Spice World (1997)

User Rating:

2.9/10   

Director:

Bob Spiers

Writers:

The Spice Girls (idea) &
Kim Fuller (idea) ...

Release Date:

23 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Music

Tagline:

They perform for royalty and entertain millions the world over. But now, they're making a movie.

Plot:

The film follows the Spice Girls and their entourage (mostly fictional characters) - manager Clifford...

Plot Keywords:

Spice Girl | Karaoke | Makeup | Rehearsal | Gender Stereotype

Awards:

1 win & 9 nominations

Cast

Melanie Brown	...	Melanie B - Scary Spice
Emma Bunton	...	Emma - Baby Spice
Melanie Chisholm	...	Melanie C - Sporty Spice
Geri Halliwell	...	Geri - Ginger Spice (as Geraldine Halliwell)
Victoria Beckham	...	Victoria - Posh Spice (as Victoria Adams)
Kevin Allen	...	TV Director
Devon Anderson	...	Jack
Michael Barrymore	...	Mr. Step
Richard Briers	...	Bishop
Simon Chandler	...	Hospital Parent
Elvis Costello	...	Himself
Alan Cumming	...	Piers
The Dream Boys	...	Themselves
David Fahm	...	Enzo
Jason Flemyng	...	Brad

Also Known As:

Five (UK) (working title)
Five Girls (UK) (working title)
Its Been a Hard 15 Minutes (UK) (working title)
Spice Girls (UK) (working title)
Spice Girls: The Movie (UK) (working title)
Spice Up Your Life! (UK) (working title)
Spice: The Movie (UK) (working title)
Spiceworld (UK) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some vulgarity, brief nudity and language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L (original rating) | Iceland:LH (video rating) | USA:PG (Certificate No. 35602) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Mexico:A | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

"Spice Force Five" bears many similarities to the fictional television pilot "Fox Force Five" from the movie Pulp Fiction.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the Spice Girls are kissing Elton John, from the view facing his back you can see lipstick on his left cheek but when the view changes, it is not there.

Quotes:

Mr. Step: [Yelling] Righty horrible, lot! Left, right, left, ooh! Ah! Don't give me any of that Julie Andrews hilltop clap trap! I'm your mother now, and I don't mean superior
[Yelling at Baby Spice]
Mr. Step: Take that sweet out of your mouth
[Starts rambling incoherently, then starts half-galloping]
Mr. Step: Right... now... shootanoo. Shendy. Shendy. Shendy. Shend.
Ginger Spice: Are you the dance teacher, Mr. Step?
Mr. Step: [Stops in front of Ginger Spice] That is correct. I'm going to show you pore du bra. Well, that wouldn't really apply to you.
[Ginger Spice looks at her breasts, Mr. Step starts dancing, and the girls attempt to follow along]
Mr. Step: Oh. Mama. Oh, ma. Oh, oh, oh mama. Mama. Oh ma. Mama.
[Stops dancing]
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Friday the 13th (1980)

Soundtrack:

Too Much

Just what you expect from Brit-Pop low budget movie.

I was very early tweens when the Spice Girls dominated the world, and I remember the film coming out to cinemas; counting down the days till I could go see it! As a child and massive fan I found the film entertaining as it was to cracked up to be, it was all the phenomenon of the time. Looking back now it was a great time for me enjoying it and themselves as a girl group enjoying massive success and this is why I can accept why the film may not be any BAFTA hands down winner, obviously the film was never meant to be! It was written by their managers wife! And has too many more than subtle references about Britain. The acting is cheesy but no way did it tarnish any of the many important actors/comedians/singers who cameo'd in this film because as I remember Richard E. Grant saying it was just so great to be part of the experience, it really was a time-line in history. Now who cares whether he was lying or being honest we know he is an actor who gets paid big bucks, but the fact Roger Moore was in this film and Meatloaf, I don't think you can call them all sellouts. Fact is Spice Girls did make an impact on us all, this is just a bit of history left to show their mark.