Fat Slags (2004)

Director:

Ed Bye

Writer:

William Osborne (writer)

Release Date:

15 October 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Fat | Based On Comic

Cast

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

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Artists Independent Productions

Trivia:

The makers of the British comic magazine "Viz", where the "Fat Slags" characters originally appeared, had no editorial control over this production. It was reported that they were so appalled by the final result that they dropped the characters from the magazine following the film's release. However, the strip was not dropped and that the comic creators never had any intention of doing so. This was probably based on a misquote.

Quotes:

Sandra: [Pulls out a cigerette] All right, Trace?
Tracey: No. I hear this welding is bad for your health!

Movie Connections:

References Fame (1980)

Vapid, unfunny, uninspired nonsense

This is about as low as the British Film Industry can get. I could have told those involved that this was a bad idea even before conception - and well before a script materialised. Surely someone, somewhere, throughout the entire shoot must have realized that this movie would turn out to be unfunny and a complete waste of time. I am simply at a loss for words. It amazes and, indeed, infuriates me that the British film industry is in the dolldrums and utter rubbish such as this still manages to fart itself out and splatter all over the big screen. For crimes against celluloid, Fat Slags deserves a life sentence - at the bottom of the smallest shelf in the smallest video store in Hell. And it can consider itself damn lucky, too.