Fat Slags (2004)

The Fat Slags from Viz hit the big time and become celebrities.

Director:

Ed Bye

Writer:

William Osborne

Stars:

Fiona Allen, Sophie Thompson, Jerry O'Connell

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fiona Allen	...	Sandra
Sophie Thompson	...	Tracey
Jerry O'Connell	...	Sean Cooley
Anthony Head	...	Victor
Geri Halliwell	...	Paige
James Dreyfus	...	Fidor
Naomi Campbell	...	Sales Assistant
Angus Deayton	...	Maurice the hotel receptionist
Hugh Dennis	...	Immigration 2
Les Dennis	...	MC
Tom Goodman-Hill	...	Baz
Michael Greco	...	Niarchos
Eamonn Holmes	...	Himself
Ralf Little	...	Milkman
Dolph Lundgren	...	Randy

Storyline

Fat Slags charts the rise and fall of our eponymous heroines, who are unrepentantly vulgar and crass. Leaving their hometown of Fulchester in the North of England, Sandra and Tracey head for the bright lights of London, shagging and boozing their way to fame and fortune. Sean Cooley an internationally renowned billionaire suffers a blow to the head, rendering him temporarily insane on the day The Fat Slags arrive in London. Spotting them on a popular daytime TV chat show, he falls in love with their larger than life look and approach. Determined to make them stars, he forces fashion designer Fidor Konstantin to base his next collection around the girls, creating a media sensation. In a whirlwind turn of events, Sandra and Tracey take the UK by storm, hitting number one in the record charts and inadvertently winning the Turner Prize. As far as the press is concerned, fat is the new black... Throughout their journey into the world of celebrity, the girls maintain their unique and ...

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Plot Keywords:

fat | based on comic

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 2004 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Cabot Hall, Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artists Independent Productions, Entertainment Film Distributors, Funny Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the second film where Jerry O'Connell's penis gets bitten off.

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Quotes

Sandra: [Checking mail] Bill, bill, bill, bill... I don't know why this bloke keeps writing to me!
Tracey: Who?
Sandra: Bill. There's no way I'm meeting him: Strangeways.

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Connections

Spoofs Batman (1966)

User Reviews

As an old time Viz reader, I liked it a lot

Eeeeee.... ah started readin' t'Viz when ya could onnly get't at't Kard Bar...... which is the one outlet in Newcastle that sold the thing way before its glory days (also now long gone). But on that basis, I feel entitled to say that this is actually a very funny film. It has an incredible cast, looked the part- OK, they departed from the usual locations of Mr. Vitoni's and the Dog & Hammer, but for me it worked (except for the fact that Dolph Lundgren got away with his shorts still on, of course). Geri Haliwell was actually rather excellent, and Anthony Head was superb ("...and Ethiopa has a space programme..."). The number of genuinely funny moments was enough to sustain a pleasant game of "spot the cameo"). Overall, vastly better than the animated version, and a thoroughly enjoyable bit of light entertainment. After all, anything that combines a dig at the Turner Prize with an informed critique of the doner kebab can't be all bad. Give it a try- you might just agree that it is extremely funny.