Mamma Mia! (2008)

The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular '70s group ABBA.

Director:

Phyllida Lloyd

Writers:

Catherine Johnson (screenplay), Catherine Johnson (musical book)

Stars:

Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgård, Pierce Brosnan

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amanda Seyfried	...	Sophie
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Bill
Pierce Brosnan	...	Sam
Nancy Baldwin	...	Sam's PA
Colin Firth	...	Harry
Heather Emmanuel	...	Harry's Housekeeper
Colin Davis	...	Harry's Driver
Rachel McDowall	...	Lisa
Ashley Lilley	...	Ali
Meryl Streep	...	Donna
Julie Walters	...	Rosie
Christine Baranski	...	Tanya
Ricardo Montez	...	Stannos
Mia Soteriou	...	Arina
Enzo Squillino Jr.	...	Gregoris

Storyline

Set on a colorful Greek island, the plot serves as a background for a wealth of ABBA songs. A young woman about to be married discovers that any one of three men could be her father. She invites all three to the wedding without telling her mother, Donna, who was once the lead singer of Donna and the Dynamos. In the meantime, Donna has invited her backup singers, Rosie and Tanya.

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Plot Keywords:

wedding | island | greek island | diary | hotel | 

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Taglines:

Sophie has just one wish, to meet her father......whichever one he is.

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sex-related comments

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [es] Universal

Country:

USA UK Germany

Language:

English Greek

Release Date:

18 July 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mamma Mia! The Movie

Filming Locations:

Agios Ioannis Chapel, Skopelos, Greece

Box Office

Budget:

$52,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$27,751,240 (USA) (18 July 2008)

Gross:

£68,116,092 (UK) (21 November 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Littlestar

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "Slipping Through My Fingers" scene includes a short clip of Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried laughing. According to Phyllida Lloyd the crew blasted heavy metal music to get the pair to laugh so much.

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Goofs

When the guys take Sky away to his bachelor party, they dance on the dock before diving into the water. The boat anchored off the dock appears and disappears between shots.

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Quotes

Tanya: [to Sophie] I bet you don't remember me.
Rosie: Not with all that plastic surgery.

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Crazy Credits

After the final scene of the movie Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski and Julie Walters appear on a sound stage in matching 1970s glam-rock costumes and sing "Dancing Queen". When they finish Meryl 'asks' the audience if they want an encore. The three ladies are then joined by Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgard who are similarly attired. Along with Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper, they provide a rendition of "Waterloo" as the main credits roll.

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Connections

Spoofed in The Simpsons: Moonshine River (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Money, Money, Money"
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Meryl Streep, Julie Walters & Christine Baranski
Courtesy of Universal Music

User Reviews

James Bond needs singing lessons!

I did enjoy this romp in the Greek Islands and was surprised at how well Meryl Streep sang. It's light, full of froth and bubble and perhaps has some aspects of Grease and Bollywood in it. The reason the music works I feel is that they haven't really messed with the arrangements of the songs keeping them generally faithful to the Abba originals. But Pierce Brosnan's vocal efforts were abysmal, almost laughable. Perhaps it was meant to be a send up of the original songs all the way through but he really did manage to mangle the vocals in my opinion. If you have seen the musical on stage you will know what to expect and there are some funny moments in the film and the Greek islands are as always a superb backdrop for the action.