Mamma Mia! (2008)

The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA.

Director:

Phyllida Lloyd

Writers:

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

Stars:

Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 15 wins & 23 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	...	Stavros
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 Sheridan (Meryl Streep), who was once the lead singer of Donna and the Dynamos. In the meantime, Donna has invited her back-up singers, Rosie Mulligan (Dame Julie Walters) and Tanya Wilkinson (Christine Baranski).

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Plot Keywords:

bride | jukebox musical | wedding | greek island | mediterranean | 

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Taglines:

Who said a wedding couldn't be this much fun?

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sex-related comments

Did You Know?

Trivia

Pierce Brosnan plays Sam Carmichael. In real life, his mom married Bill Carmichael.

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Goofs

During "Money, Money, Money" Donna walks into the kitchen and all the staff are sitting at the table. They hurriedly get up and start working, and a newspaper is left right beside the large fish on the table. When the shot goes back with the table visible, the newspaper has gone.

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Quotes

Sky: It's my stag do - my last night of freedom. Which is how some people might see it. But for me, it's the last night before the greatest adventure of my life.

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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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Alternate Versions

The song (and scene that accompanied the song), "The Name of The Game", was removed from the film, but reinstated as a special feature in the DVD release.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Songs that Gained Popularity Through their Use in Movies (2015)

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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

Take a Chance... It's Surprisingly Brilliant!

TheFanCarpet.Com - Initial Reaction

Take a Chance... It's Surprisingly Brilliant!

While the majority of the film is brilliantly silly, Meryl Streep gives us an emotional show stopping performance of 'The Winner Takes It All. Who wouldn't pay to see James Bond singing 'SOS'? Pierce Brosnan was humorously over-emoting everything but it worked perfectly within the context of the film.

Donna and Sophie (Mother and Daughter) are perfectly cast with an uncanny similarity in both looks and personality. Julie Walters almost steals the whole show, sorry I mean film, with her performance of 'Take a Chance on Me'.

It does take you about 20 minutes to settle down from the excitement of this outstanding cast singing their hearts out. I'm not the biggest 'movical' fan but if go in with an open mind and a bunch of people and you'll leave uplifted and pleasantly surprised.

Details

Official Sites:

Universal

Country:

USA UK Germany

Language:

English Greek

Release Date:

18 July 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mamma Mia! The Movie

Filming Locations:

Volos, Greece

Box Office

Budget:

$52,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$27,751,240, 20 July 2008

Gross USA:

$144,169,664

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$609,916,146

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Littlestar

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1