The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)

Four socially troubled 18-year-olds from the south of England go on holiday to Malia.

Director:

Ben Palmer

Writers:

Iain Morris, Damon Beesley

Stars:

James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Joe Thomas

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Simon Bird	...	Will MacKenzie
James Buckley	...	Jay Cartwright
Blake Harrison	...	Neil Sutherland
Joe Thomas	...	Simon Cooper
Emily Head	...	Carli D'Amato
Lydia Rose Bewley	...	Jane
Laura Haddock	...	Alison
Tamla Kari	...	Lucy
Jessica Knappett	...	Lisa
Theo Barklem-Biggs	...	Richard
Theo James	...	James
Anthony Head	...	Will's Dad
Victoria Willing	...	Mrs. Cartwright
Greg Davies	...	Mr. Gilbert
Henry Lloyd-Hughes	...	Mark Donovan

Storyline

Best friends Will McKenzie, Simon Cooper, Jay Cartwright and Neil Sutherland - who are not among the social outcasts, but also not cool enough to hang out with the cool kids who they aspire to be - have just graduated from their suburban London high school. Simon has finally been able to get Carli D'Amato, who he has been in love with since they were children, to be his girlfriend. Largely because they will be going away to different schools in the fall, Carli breaks up with him. To get Simon's singularly focused mind off Carli, his three best mates decide to take him on vacation for two weeks to get some sun, sand and girls before they move onto the next chapter of their lives in the fall. Neil makes the decision for them to go to Malia on the isle of Crete, a popular summer tourist destination for many a Brit. Jay, with inheritance money in hand, believes he can have the pick of any girl he wants. Neil has to decide what constitutes not cheating on his girlfriend, Nicole. Will wants...

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Plot Keywords:

holiday | male pubic hair | male frontal nudity | teenager | british youth | 

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Taglines:

This Summer four boys become men.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, some graphic nudity, language, alcohol and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 February 2012 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Sex on the Beach

Filming Locations:

Gatwick Airport, Crawley, West Sussex, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£3,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$35,955 (USA) (7 September 2012)

Gross:

$35,955 (USA) (7 September 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film4, Young Films, Bwark Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

All three of the girls from "Drifters" (2013) appear in this movie, two as girls in a club and one as Neil's girlfriend.

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Goofs

When the boys arrive at the check-in desk, the lady asks: "Malia flight?". Malia is a small town just outside Heraklion. There is no airport in Malia. All international flights to Crete go to Heraklion airport.

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Quotes

Jay Cartwright: Don't you know about foreign police? They take you up a hill, beat you up and then they bum you!
Neil Sutherland: Yeah. and if they don't kill you, you kill yourself because of the shame of you getting a boner whilst you was being bummed!

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Connections

Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 16 August 2011 (2011)

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Soundtracks

Do It
Written and Produced by Mike Skinner
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User Reviews

Loved the series, but this really wasn't very good.

Don't get me wrong - I loved The Inbetweeners series, which packed a freshness and sparkle that far outshone many of the pallid comedic offerings of the late noughties. In all accounts, sadly, I feel the film failed to capture the magic of the show.

The movie plot positively throbs with potential - horny teens, a chavvy holiday destination, a pot of money from a dead grandparent. What could go wrong? Sadly the characters proved utterly skin-deep, the jokes were sparse and predictable, and the finale an embarrassment with the characters' half-baked romances.

The television series were a warm and funny reflection on the trials of Brit adolescence. This film provides a few banal little holiday vignettes and a poo joke. Disappointing.