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Stiff Upper Lips

  • 19971997
  • RR
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.1K
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Samuel West in Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
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  • Comedy
Aunt Agnes (Prunella Scales) vainly tries to force Emily (Georgina Cates) to marry boring Cedric Trilling (Robert Portal) by taking them to Italy and India hoping that Emily will forget abou... Read allAunt Agnes (Prunella Scales) vainly tries to force Emily (Georgina Cates) to marry boring Cedric Trilling (Robert Portal) by taking them to Italy and India hoping that Emily will forget about the handsome George (Sean Pertwee).Aunt Agnes (Prunella Scales) vainly tries to force Emily (Georgina Cates) to marry boring Cedric Trilling (Robert Portal) by taking them to Italy and India hoping that Emily will forget about the handsome George (Sean Pertwee).
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.1K
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  • Director
    • Gary Sinyor
  • Writers
    • Paul Simpkin(screenplay)
    • Gary Sinyor(screenplay)
    • Stephen Deitch(additional material)
  • Stars
    • David Artus
    • Kevin Furlong
    • Nicholas Selby
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  • Director
    • Gary Sinyor
  • Writers
    • Paul Simpkin(screenplay)
    • Gary Sinyor(screenplay)
    • Stephen Deitch(additional material)
  • Stars
    • David Artus
    • Kevin Furlong
    • Nicholas Selby
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 25User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

    Stiff Upper Lips
    Trailer 1:21
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    Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
    Robert Portal and Samuel West in Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
    Robert Portal and Samuel West in Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
    Robert Portal and Samuel West in Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
    Robert Portal and Samuel West in Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
    Robert Portal and Samuel West in Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
    Robert Portal and Samuel West in Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
    Robert Portal and Samuel West in Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
    Robert Portal and Samuel West in Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
    Peter Ustinov, Georgina Cates, Frank Finlay, Brian Glover, Sean Pertwee, Robert Portal, Prunella Scales, and Samuel West in Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
    Sean Pertwee and Samuel West in Stiff Upper Lips (1997)

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    David Artus
    • Hurdler
    Kevin Furlong
    • Hurdler
    Nicholas Selby
    Nicholas Selby
    • Don 1
    John Boswall
    John Boswall
    • Don 2
    Samuel West
    Samuel West
    • Edward
    Robert Portal
    Robert Portal
    • Cedric
    Prunella Scales
    Prunella Scales
    • Aunt Agnes
    Georgina Cates
    Georgina Cates
    • Emily
    Frank Finlay
    Frank Finlay
    • Hudson Junior
    Jon Croft
    • Station Master
    Charles Simon
    • Hudson Senior
    Anna Livia Ryan
    • Rosie
    Sean Pertwee
    Sean Pertwee
    • George
    Brian Glover
    Brian Glover
    • Eric
    Geoffrey Palmer
    Geoffrey Palmer
    • His Butler's Voice
    David Ashton
    • Dr. Henry
    Richard Braine
    • Mr. Tweeb
    Mac McDonald
    Mac McDonald
    • American Husband
    • Director
      • Gary Sinyor
    • Writers
      • Paul Simpkin(screenplay) (idea)
      • Gary Sinyor(screenplay)
      • Stephen Deitch(additional material)
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    • Trivia
      Movie Producer Ismail Merchant, whose work this movie parodies, was offered a cameo role as a merchant, but turned it down.
    • Quotes

      Hudson Junior: Where will you go?

      Rosie: My nanna has kindly invited me to London town to stay with her and be a prostitute.

      Hudson Junior: You are indeed fortunate to have such an understanding family.

      Rosie: If you're ever passin', do pop in. Like her and me Mam and me sister, I hope to bear many illegitimate children into abject poverty.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Jersey Girl (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      La Danza
      by Gioachino Rossini

      Performed by Tito Beltrán

      with The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conducted by Paul Bateman

      Produced by Frank Fitzpatrick

      Recording engineer John Timperley

    User reviews25

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    Top review
    7/10
    Even if you adore Merchand & Ivory, as I do, you will laugh over this fun-filled parody
    Emily (Georgina Cates), a lovely young British blueblood, lives with her stuffy Aunt Agnes (Prunella Scales) in a beautiful mansion. Her brother, Edward (Samuel West) is bringing home a college friend, Cedric (Robert Portal) in hopes that he may be a good match for Emily. However, although Cedric can quote Homer and dresses meticulously, he is a snob who criticizes nearly everything, including the cucumber sandwiches Aunt Agnes serves for lunch. That, of course, may be the fault of Agnes butler, Hudson, for he is the only servant-cook-bottlewasher in the whole house, and he is too busy to worry about whether the cucumbers are sliced thinly enough. In any case, Emily doesn't really warm up to Cedric but does become quite heated when George (Sean Pertwee), the local poor boy, rescues her from a near-drowning. Emily gets a bad cold from her ordeal and Aunt Agnes decides to take everyone to sunny Italy, including George in the capacity of a servant. Nothing could please Hudson more, as he will have the time to actually sit down and rest. But, will Emily and George be able to hide their budding attraction in such a romantic venue? And, does Cedric have his eye on someone, too? This film is great fun, especially for those, like myself, who adore Merchant & Ivory, David Lean, and others. It sends up such films as A Room with a View, Chariots of Fire, and A Passage to India in a most amusing way. For example, Edward manages to trip the runners at Cambridge, who are attempting to beat the clock in a race around the school's courtyard, while Emily needs a horse, pulling a rope, to get her into her corset. Fun, fun, fun. The cast is truly great, with Peter Ustinov adding to the amusement as a tea plantation owner. West, as some may know, played the unfortunate clerk in Howard's End and it is wonderful to see him getting a chance to smile, for a change. Cates is lovely, Scales a stitch, and Portal's imitation of Daniel Day-Lewis's character in Room with a View is priceless. The scenery is also gorgeous, the costumes very fine, and the production values quite high. All in all, even if you have never seen a Merchant-Ivory or David Lean film, you will still find this an entertaining film. But, if you are a true fan of distinguished British cinema, you will vastly enjoy the opportunity to laugh at this worthy parody.
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    • Release date
      • June 12, 1998 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • India
    • Official sites
      • Cowboy Booking International
      • PBS (United States)
    • Languages
      • Latin
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Period!
    • Filming locations
      • Ootacamund, India
    • Production companies
      • Cavalier Features
      • Impact Pictures
      • Ivory Hall
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $72,482
    • Gross worldwide
      • $72,482
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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