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

Despite the fact that this was filmed in Super 35, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.

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Goofs

When Georgia is walking toward Robbie on the beach, you can see her battery pack under her hoody. When she sits down next to him the battery pack is gone.

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Quotes

Georgia Nicolson: I don't care anymore about looking perfect, it's so overrated! I don't need a nose job or blond hair, cos my sex-god boyfriend likes me JUST the way I am!

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Connections

References For Your Eyes Only (1981)

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Soundtracks

She's So Lovely
Written by Roy Stride
Performed by Scouting for Girls

User Reviews

An enjoyable comedy

As a fan of the books I was expecting a lot from 'Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging' and although a lot of things from the books were included, a lot was changed or left out altogether, which at first I found slightly disappointing.

Having separated the film from the books and viewing the film just as it is, I thought this was a solid romantic comedy about a fourteen year old girl (Georgia Nicholson) going through all the ups and downs of being a teenager - boys, kissing, friends, fall-outs, family problems etc.

The lead character was portrayed well by Georgia Groome, who showed Georgia's many different sides from a self-obsessed drama queen to a caring and insightful young woman. Although the four young leads over acted at times, this helped to accentuate the drama of being a teenager.

'Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging' is aimed in particular at 12-16 year olds (although it's themes will appeal to females of all ages). That's not to say that males will not enjoy it, anyone who is or has been a fourteen year old can relate to the main character and her issues.

There are some very cheesy moments, and if you don't like clichéd and 'disney' type films then this isn't for you. However I think that for it's genre, 'Angus, Thongs...' has just the right mix of romance, laughter and also some very touching scenes between Georgia and her parents. Overall 'Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging' is a hilarious, light hearted film, which I thoroughly enjoyed!

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