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11 March 1985 (USA) morePlot:
1947 in a small town in England. The war has been won two years ago, but there's still rationing of meat... more | add synopsisAwards:
Won 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Not for the faint of heart, but absolutely hilarious moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Michael Palin | ... | Gilbert Chilvers |
 | Maggie Smith | ... | Joyce Chilvers |
| Denholm Elliott | ... | Dr. Charles Swaby |
| Richard Griffiths | ... | Henry Allardyce the Accountant |
| Tony Haygarth | ... | Leonard Sutcliff the Farmer |
| John Normington | ... | Frank Lockwood the Solicitor |
| Bill Paterson | ... | Morris Wormold the Meat Inspector |
| Liz Smith | ... | Joyce's Mother |
| Alison Steadman | ... | Mrs. Allardyce |
| Jim Carter | ... | Inspector Noble |
 | Pete Postlethwaite | ... | Douglas J. Nuttol the Butcher |
| Eileen O'Brien | ... | Mrs. Sutcliff |
| Rachel Davies | ... | Mrs. Forbes, Wormold's Landlady |
| Reece Dinsdale | ... | P.C. Penny |
| Philip Whileman | ... | Preston Sutcliff (as Philip Wileman) |
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94 min | USA:93 minCountry:
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The script took three years to complete. moreQuotes:
[the pig has been abducted]Grand Hotel Manager: I can put my hands on two turkeys in Bradford.
Frank Lockwood the Solicitor: Two? TWO? We've got a hundred and fifty people coming! And Jesus isn't one of them!
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This is one of those very droll, and sometimes bizarre British comedies that is absurdly funny. The plot centers around a couple in the days right before Elizabeth II's coronation and the machinations of a social climbing Maggie Smith who equates pork with prestige. She manages to get her henpecked husband (Michael Palin) to kidnap a pig, and well the rest just needs to be experienced. I thought the movie was hilarious, but I have known others who found it just plain ridiculous. Those who disapprove of bathroom humor need not see this one.