Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)

The story centers on a 14-year-old girl who keeps a diary about the ups and downs of being a teenager, including the things she learns about kissing.

Director:

Gurinder Chadha

Writers:

Gurinder Chadha (screenplay), Paul Mayeda Berges (screenplay)

Stars:

Georgia Groome, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Karen Taylor

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Georgia Groome	...	Georgia Nicolson
Aaron Taylor-Johnson	...	Robbie (as Aaron Johnson)
Karen Taylor	...	Connie Nicolson
Alan Davies	...	Bob Nicolson
Eleanor Tomlinson	...	Jas
Georgia Henshaw	...	Rosie Barnes
Manjeeven Grewal	...	Ellen
Kimberley Nixon	...	Wet Lindsay
Sean Bourke	...	Tom
Tommy Bastow	...	Dave the Laugh
Liam Hess	...	Peter Dyer
Eva Drew	...	Libby
Steve Jones	...	Jem
Imogen Bain	...	Headmistress
Ingrid Oliver	...	Miss Stamp

Storyline

Angus the fluffy cat retains its dignity even in a crazy Eastbourne family, unlike them. Eldest daughter Georgia is completely besotted with 'Stiff Dylans' band hottie Robbie, who just moved in from London and helps run an organic groceries shop with his brother Tom, whom her best friend Jas has the hots for. Peter Dyer calls Georgia his best ever kissing-course pupil, but she ignores him and later the brothers' other classmate Dave the Laugh. Robbie was considering to dump haughty Lindsay, but reconsiders given the immature brat's apparent cruelty. Thus manipulative Georgia keeps changing her mind about a grand birthday party and her father's career opportunities as engineer in New Zealand, while mother seems to flirt with hunky interior decorator Jem.

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Plot Keywords:

persian cat | male objectification | love triangle | cleavage | feline | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for suggestive content involving young teens, and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Georgia tells Jas her hair is "very Keira Knightley." Gurinder Chadha previously directed Keira Knightley in Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

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Goofs

When the Ace Gang first meets, Rosie is passing around lip gloss. When Georgia gets it, she has it in one shot, talking to Rosie, but when the camera goes back to Rosie, she is holding it again.

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Quotes

Rosie Barnes: [after seeing Lindsay's thong] That is shocking.

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Connections

References For Your Eyes Only (1981)

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Soundtracks

Dance Wiv Me
Written by Calvin Harris, Dizzee Rascal, Nick Detnon and Tyrone Paul
Performed by Dizzee Rascal

User Reviews

Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging

OK, So me and a group of mates went to watch this movie, and i found it actually very funny. The film catches the right amount of embarrassment that Georgia faces all the time. For me i laughed and cringed at all the intended places, and would actually be pleased if another movie was coming out some time later.

Oh, and i have read this book, but it was like 4 years ago....so maybe thats why it wasn't such a disappointment's to me, because i couldn't remember what was actually in the book and what was being made up.

So basically if you haven't read the book at all or in a very long time, then you'll really enjoy watching it with a group of mates.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA Germany UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 2008 (UK)

Also Known As:

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging

Filming Locations:

15 Borough St, Brighton, England, UK

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,924,998

Company Credits

Production Co:

Goldcrest Pictures, Bend It Films, Internationale Filmproduktion Stella-del-Süd

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1