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Les Patterson Saves the World

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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POPULARITY
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19,789
Les Patterson Saves the World (1987)
Comedy
Fat middle aged 24/7 drunkard Les Patterson (Barry Humphries) represents Australia at the UN where his fart literally incinerates an Arab ambassador. Patterson is reassigned to the Middle Ea... Read allFat middle aged 24/7 drunkard Les Patterson (Barry Humphries) represents Australia at the UN where his fart literally incinerates an Arab ambassador. Patterson is reassigned to the Middle East so he can be tortured to death by the country he insulted. Patterson's arrival disrupts... Read allFat middle aged 24/7 drunkard Les Patterson (Barry Humphries) represents Australia at the UN where his fart literally incinerates an Arab ambassador. Patterson is reassigned to the Middle East so he can be tortured to death by the country he insulted. Patterson's arrival disrupts a coup and he is spared. At a bar Patterson meets a bioweapons scientist who's developed ... Read all
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
317
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
61,573
19,789
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    • Director
      • George Miller
    • Writers
      • Barry Humphries(screenplay)
      • Diane Millstead(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Barry Humphries
      • Pamela Stephenson
      • Thaao Penghlis
    Top credits
    • Director
      • George Miller
    • Writers
      • Barry Humphries(screenplay)
      • Diane Millstead(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Barry Humphries
      • Pamela Stephenson
      • Thaao Penghlis
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    • 19User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Barry Humphries
    Barry Humphries
    • Sir Les Patterson
    • (as Sir Les Patterson/Dame Edna Everage)
    • …
    Pamela Stephenson
    Pamela Stephenson
    • Veronique Crudite
    Thaao Penghlis
    Thaao Penghlis
    • Colonel Richard Godowni
    Andrew Clarke
    Andrew Clarke
    • Neville Thonge
    Henri Szeps
    • Dr. Charles Herpes…
    Hugh Keays-Byrne
    Hugh Keays-Byrne
    • Inspector Farouk
    Elizabeth McIvor
    • Nancy Borovansky
    Garth Meade
    • Mustafa Toul
    Arthur Sherman
    • General Evans
    Josef Drewniak
    • Mossolov
    Esben Storm
    • Russian Scientist
    Joy Westmore
    • Lady Gwen Patterson
    Connie Hobbs
    • Madge Allsop
    Christine Hill
    • A Possum for Peace
    Kati Edwards
    • A Possum for Peace
    Julie Godfrey
    • A Possum for Peace
    Patricia Howson
    • A Possum for Peace
    Penny Stehli
    • A Possum for Peace
    • Director
      • George Miller
    • Writers
      • Barry Humphries(screenplay)
      • Diane Millstead(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Barry Humphries admits that he is embarrassed by this film.
    • Quotes

      Les Patterson: Hey, Nev, where were you when the shit hit the fan, dickhead?

    • Crazy credits
      Dame Edna Everage and Dr. Sir Leslie Patterson appear by arrangement with the Barry Humphries Life Enhancement Facility.
    • Alternate versions
      A comparison between the DVDs published in the U.K. (2004) and in Germany (2011) shows different endings, apparently the Australian/worldwide Edition and a special version for the USA. The worldwide Edition ends with Sir Les Patterson getting awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. After an eulogy has been held in his favor, Sir Les, drunk like a skunk, staggers to the speaker's platform, looses some pages of his speech, bows down and farts, somebody is lighting up a cigarette and the whole story ends like is had begun. In the U.S. version, a reception is held for Sir Les by Mrs. President at the White House. Surrounded by her guests, she praises her interior designer for redecorating her domicile. Than she excuses herself for seeing the lavatories. Meanwhile the gay designer boasts of his idea of having colored the Blue Salon all in pink and that even appropriate toilet seats have installed at the lavatories this very morning. Getting suspicious about the seats being contaminated, Sir Les rushes into the ladies and comes back with a bewildered, but happy Mrs. President on his arms and the invited crowd applauds.
    • Connections
      Featured in Reflections on My Attempt to Save the World... (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      You Saved The World
      Performed by Tim Finn

    User reviews19

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    Top review
    10/10
    Endearingly raunchy fun
    I don't know what the problem is with some of IMDb's viewers. Maybe their sense of humor is atrophied, or maybe they're just a bunch of prisses. "Les Patterson" is one of my all-time favorite comedies, and the title character, played by the comic genius Barry Humphries, is earthy, lusty, memorable, and larger than life -- laughing-out-loud funny and raunchy but also endearing and in a certain way almost inspiring, with elements of Rabelais, Falstaff, and R. Crumb. (I'm told, unaccountably, that Humphries himself is none too proud of this film today; if that's the case, I'm mystified. Maybe he hasn't seen it in a while.) Try this movie for around 15 minutes; if that doesn't convince you, well, switch it off and go watch a sitcom.

    P. S. Writing this in midsummer 2022, I just watched this film for the third or fourth time. (To my surprise, it's available on YouTube.) Afterward, checking Wiki, I discovered that Humphries is now 88 years old. That's extremely depressing news; he's a unique presence, and I hate to think about losing him. However, it appears that, at least as of last spring, he's still appearing onstage -- which is cheering.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 9, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Les Patterson rettet die Welt
    • Filming locations
      • Australia
    • Production companies
      • Humpstead Productions
      • J&M Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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