▁matter , ▁cinema ▁release , ▁and ▁pr estig ious ▁award ▁success ▁all ▁contributed ▁to ▁making ▁The ▁St rike ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁Com ic ▁St rip ▁films . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁film ' s ▁theme ▁( of ▁a ▁Hollywood ▁studio ▁creating ▁a ▁war ped ▁version ▁of ▁a ▁British ▁historical ▁event ) ▁and ▁its ▁chief ▁sty list ic ▁device ▁( inter cut ting ▁the ▁narr ative ▁concerning ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁with ▁" comple ted ▁foot age " ▁from ▁it , ▁in ▁a ▁film - with in - the - film ) ▁would ▁be ▁revis ited ▁twice ▁by ▁Richard son ▁and ▁Rich ens : ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁Com ic ▁St rip ▁film ▁G LC : ▁The ▁Car n age ▁Cont in ues ..., ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁Church ill : ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Years . ▁Ne ither ▁of ▁these ▁films , ▁however , ▁achieved ▁success ▁compar able ▁to ▁The ▁St rike . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Paul , ▁a ▁Wel sh man ▁and ▁former ▁min er , ▁has ▁written ▁a ▁screen play ▁about ▁his ▁experience ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Min ers ' ▁St rike . ▁His ▁friend ▁arr anges ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁film ▁execut ives ▁of ▁" G old en ▁Pictures ", ▁which ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁por n ographic ▁films , ▁but ▁wants ▁to ▁branch ▁out ▁and ▁become ▁more ▁re put able . ▁The ▁execut ives ▁tell ▁him ▁that ▁they ▁like ▁the ▁script , ▁but ▁they ▁want ▁to ▁make ▁some ▁changes , ▁such ▁as