Meet the Spartans (2008)

A spoof of 300 (2006) and many other movies, TV series/shows/commercials, video games and celebrities. King Leonidas of Sparta and his army of 12 go to war against Xerxes of Persia to fight to the death for Sparta's freedom.

Directors:

Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer

Writers:

Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer

Stars:

Sean Maguire, Kevin Sorbo, Carmen Electra

Bottom Rated Movies #22 | 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Maguire	...	Leonidas
Carmen Electra	...	Queen Margo
Ken Davitian	...	Xerxes
Kevin Sorbo	...	Captain
Diedrich Bader	...	Traitoro
Method Man	...	Persian Emissary
Jareb Dauplaise	...	Dilio
Travis Van Winkle	...	Sonio
Phil Morris	...	Messenger
Jim Piddock	...	Loyalist / Simon Cowell Look-a-Like
Nicole Parker	...	Paula Abdul Look-a-Like / Britney Spears Look-a-Like / Ellen DeGeneres Look-a-Like / Hunchback Paris
Ike Barinholtz	...	Dane Cook Look-a-Like / Bond Villain / Prophet
Crista Flanagan	...	Spartan Woman / Ugly Betty Look-a-Like
Hunter Clary	...	Leo Jr.
Emily Wilson	...	Lindsay Lohan Look-a-Like

Storyline

The heroic Spartan king Leonidas, armed with nothing but leather underwear and a cape, leads a ragtag bunch of 13 Spartan misfit warriors to defend their homeland against thousands of invading Persians whom include the Ghost Rider, Rocky Balboa, the Autobots, and an ugly hunchbacked Paris Hilton and a shaved-head Brittany Spears.

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Plot Keywords:

pixelated nudity | rocky balboa character | george w. bush character | donald trump character | rambo character | 

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Taglines:

Get Ready For the Next Big Epic Comedy.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language and some comic violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

The entire movie was shot in a week.

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Goofs

When they first sing "I Will Survive", Sonio's mouth can be seen singing alone, before we hear the song or see anyone else is singing.

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Quotes

Messenger: [Leonidas has kissed the Persian's messenger on the mouth] What the hell was that?
Leonidas: What?
Messenger: You just kissed me!
Leonidas: That is how men great each other in Sparta: high-fives for the women
[high-fives Margo]
Leonidas: and open-mouthed tongue kisses for the men!

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Crazy Credits

If you stay half way through the end credits, there are some alternative scenes and outtakes to watch

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Alternate Versions

An unrated version was released on DVD, which features additional scenes not suitable for a PG-13 rating.

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Connections

Spoofs Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)

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Soundtracks

The Bomb
Written by Ak'Sent (as Krystle Johnson), Verse Simmonds (as Maurice Simmonds) and Shama Joseph
Performed by Ak'Sent
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

Worst movie i've seen in a theater

I was recently forced to sit through Meet the Spartans. Ill start by saying that i'm very sick of all this epic/date/scary movie junk. It's been overdone and only appeals to people under the age of 9. The humor in this movie was just as awful as i thought it would be and i could predict the entire movie. I was told before-hand that it was only about 90 minutes, and was a little upset id be paying for that. After watching the movie i was beyond glad that i only had to be tortured for that long, rather than the usual 2 hours. I'll close by saying that if you're forced to watch this movie, rip your eyes out of your skull and pour salt into your head. It will be much more enjoyable.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 January 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hunting and Fishing

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,505,530, 27 January 2008

Gross USA:

$38,233,676

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$85,897,593

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Regency Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min 86 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1