Spice World (1997)

User Rating:

2.8/10   

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:

Gary Glitter filmed an four-minute cameo appearance as himself but shortly before the film was to be released he was arrested on child porn offenses . The Spice Girls and the production team agreed that his cameo should be deleted from the final print.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the girls perform Wannabe in the café, Geri's and Victoria's positions switch, when they begin.

Quotes:

Deborah: He didn't mean that!
Clifford: [defiantly] Oh, *didn't* I?
Baby: [Tearfully] Look, can we please stop arguing?
Posh: When you know exactly what we're supposed to be doing. Will somebody please let *me* know?
[she storms off]
Scary Spice: [Angrily] Oh great, Clifford! Now look what you've gone and done!
Clifford: Well, that's just too bad!
Scary Spice: Well yeahj it is too bad cos you know what? I'm going home now, see ya!
[follows Victoria]
Clifford: Bye!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "I'm Alan Partridge: The Colour of Alan (#2.2)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Hallelujah

Nostalgic...

When I was seven and this movie came out, it was the biggest thing around. Everyone wanted to be the Spice Girls. After they split up and weren't cool anymore, everyone forgot about the movie. But ho, ho, what's this? Years later, here I am cleaning out my old Disney and Barney videos and stumble across my old friend that I used to watch everyday. Even at my old age of fifteen, never failed to crack me up.

Obviously, this isn't meant to be a contender for Oscars. Anyone can see that. But I can't find much to hate about a movie that's practically the visual to go along with the song "Girls just wanna have fun." That's all it is, fun. And a lot of good fun at that. It's just a guilty pleasure, and it's so much fun to watch it with old friends singing into hair brushes and wearing feather boas. You just need to keep in mind that it was publicity for their new record and it's not meant to be one of those heavy movies you over-analyze. Recommendation: This movie is much funner when you watch it jumping up and down on a couch like a seven year old.