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Absolutely Anything

  • 20152015
  • RR
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
43K
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POPULARITY
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246
Kate Beckinsale, Simon Pegg, and Mojo in Absolutely Anything (2015)
A disillusioned school teacher suddenly finds he has magical powers which have been bestowed upon him by aliens.
Play trailer1:57
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ComedySci-Fi
A group of eccentric aliens confers a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment.A group of eccentric aliens confers a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment.A group of eccentric aliens confers a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
43K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
5,999
246
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Terry Jones
    • Writers
      • Terry Jones(screenplay)
      • Gavin Scott(screenplay)
      • Douglas Adams(original story)
    • Stars
      • Simon Pegg
      • Kate Beckinsale
      • Sanjeev Bhaskar
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Terry Jones
    • Writers
      • Terry Jones(screenplay)
      • Gavin Scott(screenplay)
      • Douglas Adams(original story)
    • Stars
      • Simon Pegg
      • Kate Beckinsale
      • Sanjeev Bhaskar
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 134User reviews
    • 88Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    International Trailer
    Trailer 1:57
    International Trailer

    Photos101

    Simon Pegg in Absolutely Anything (2015)
    Kate Beckinsale in Absolutely Anything (2015)
    Kate Beckinsale, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Simon Pegg, and Rob Riggle in Absolutely Anything (2015)
    Simon Pegg in Absolutely Anything (2015)
    Simon Pegg in Absolutely Anything (2015)
    Kate Beckinsale and Sanjeev Bhaskar in Absolutely Anything (2015)
    Simon Pegg in Absolutely Anything (2015)
    Kate Beckinsale and Rob Riggle in Absolutely Anything (2015)
    Simon Pegg in Absolutely Anything (2015)
    Kate Beckinsale, Simon Pegg, and Mojo in Absolutely Anything (2015)
    Simon Pegg in Absolutely Anything (2015)
    Terry Jones in Absolutely Anything (2015)

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    Simon Pegg
    Simon Pegg
    • Neil
    Kate Beckinsale
    Kate Beckinsale
    • Catherine
    Sanjeev Bhaskar
    Sanjeev Bhaskar
    • Ray
    Rob Riggle
    Rob Riggle
    • Grant
    Robert Bathurst
    Robert Bathurst
    • James Cleverill
    Eddie Izzard
    Eddie Izzard
    • Headmaster
    Joanna Lumley
    Joanna Lumley
    • Fenella
    Marianne Oldham
    Marianne Oldham
    • Rosie
    Emma Pierson
    Emma Pierson
    • Miss Pringle
    Meera Syal
    Meera Syal
    • Fiona
    Mojo
    • Dennis the Dog
    Robin Williams
    Robin Williams
    • Dennis the Dog
    • (voice)
    John Cleese
    John Cleese
    • Chief Alien
    • (voice)
    Terry Gilliam
    Terry Gilliam
    • Nasty Alien
    • (voice)
    Eric Idle
    Eric Idle
    • Salubrious Gat
    • (voice)
    Terry Jones
    Terry Jones
    • Scientist Alien (voice)…
    Michael Palin
    Michael Palin
    • Kindly Alien
    • (voice)
    James David Robinson
    • Steve
    • Director
      • Terry Jones
    • Writers
      • Terry Jones(screenplay)
      • Gavin Scott(screenplay)
      • Douglas Adams(original story) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Robin Williams' final film. He had completed his dialogues before his death in August 2014 and the film was released a full year after.
    • Goofs
      The Pioneer probe is depicted flying with its parabolic dish pointing forward. Obviously, in reality this dish was pointing towards Earth at all times, which would not be in the direction of travel by the time of the Saturn encounter.
    • Quotes

      Neil Clarke: I can do ANYTHING! Okay... bu... but... what do I *really* want?

      [Looks down and laughs]

      Neil Clarke: GIVE ME A REALLY BIG DICK!

      [Falls over]

      Neil Clarke: Augh! ouch! NOT *THAT* BIG! Obviously! Dick, return to your old size!

      [Gets up]

      Neil Clarke: Agh! Ah... Ok. Um... Let me have a penis that women find exciting!

      [Looks down]

      Neil Clarke: Yeah, it's good, yeah. Could I have it white?

    • Crazy credits
      During the credits, pictures of the film's story board are shown, as well as clips of Robin Williams recording a few of his lines.
    • Alternate versions
      The British theatrical version reduced the uses of strong language in order to obtain a '12A' rating by the BBFC, and was also released on DVD. The Blu-ray release is uncut and has a '15' rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in Kylie Minogue: Absolutely Anything and Anything at All (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Absolutely Anything
      Written and performed by Roger Taylor

      Recorded and mixed by Joshua Macrae (as Joshua J Macrae)

      Licensed courtesy of Nightjar Productions Limited

      Published by EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING

    User reviews134

    Review
    Top review
    Naive, Idiotic and a missed opportunity...
    This is a movie in the fashion of Bruce Almighty starring the overestimated Simon Pegg. (The main character even has a dog who wishes to be potty-trained, like in the Jim Carrey movie).

    What would you do if you were able to do "Absolutely Anything"? Well, you can easily do a couple of ...turds to go flush themselves into the toilet, or make your dog able to speak, or spy on your cute neighbor.

    Most of the jokes aren't funny at all and are based on the literal meaning of Pegg's wishes like I want to be on the bus means on its roof etc. The lack of imagination of the main character is derived from the poor imagination and talents of its writers and creators.

    Obviously in such a movie you need good visuals to produce the "mind-blowing" and extravagant possibilities, but the movie fails miserably in that department too.

    This is the absolute worst thing Monty Python has ever done. Naive, Idiotic and a missed opportunity... Avoid it...
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    • Dr_Sagan
    • Nov 19, 2015

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    • What are the differences between the BBFC 12 and BBFC 15 Version?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 12, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Absolutely Anything Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Cầu Được Ước Thấy
    • Production companies
      • Bill and Ben Productions
      • GFM films
      • Premiere Picture
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,169
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,303,792
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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