Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)

After attracting both media and police attention for accidentally knocking Kate Moss into the River Thames, Edina and Patsy hide out in the south of France.

Director:

Mandie Fletcher

Writer:

Jennifer Saunders (screenplay)

Stars:

Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Jane Horrocks

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lulu	...	Lulu
Gwendoline Christie	...	Gwendoline Christie
Jennifer Saunders	...	Edina
Joanna Lumley	...	Patsy
Julia Sawalha	...	Saffy
Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness	...	Lola
Jane Horrocks	...	Bubble
June Whitfield	...	Mother
Mo Gaffney	...	Bo
Christopher Ryan	...	Marshall
Mark Gatiss	...	Joel
Graham Norton	...	Graham Norton
Nick Mohammed	...	Casper
Kathy Burke	...	Magda
Celia Imrie	...	Claudia Bing

Storyline

Edina (Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy (Joanna Lumley) are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life to which they are accustomed; shopping, drinking, and clubbing their way around London's trendiest hot-spots. Blamed for a major incident at a fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to pubic hair | drinking | based on television series | british | injection in face | 

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Taglines:

It's a huge great bloody movie, sweetie!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language including sexual references, and some drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ozwald Boateng: As Fashion Show/Huki Muki Attendee.

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Goofs

Early in the film, Edina learns that her ex-husband is cutting off her alimony. Edina's alimony (and other financial assistance) was already cut by both her ex-husbands in the series 2 episode, Absolutely Fabulous: Poor in 1994.

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Quotes

Edina: Oh, that's great, isn't it? Now I've killed two people!

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Crazy Credits

Near the end of the end credits Dame Edna Everage (Barry Humphries) is listed as Herself.

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Connections

Referenced in The Graham Norton Show: Jennifer Saunders/Joanna Lumley/Rebel Wilson/Iggy Pop/Josh Homme (2016)

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Soundtracks

Hangin'
Written by William Thomas Ritson / Matthew Donald Ritson
Performed by Formation
Published by Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
Licensed courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd.

User Reviews

I Loved It...but the Bubble Burst!

It started very slowly, and at first I was really worried that this was nothing but a cash grab...after they "killed" Kate Moss, though, it really took off! In lieu of a "review", I've got bullet points:

*Stella McCartney was totally hilarious, but only if you know your Beatles

*It saddens me to say, but the least funny person in this film is...BUBBLE??? Let me put it this way - in "AF:tM", she is the equivalent of Jack Black in "Tropic Thunder"

*Saffy's tirade is hysterically funny...but only if you watched the series

*I recognized Barry Humphries in his 2 seconds as Dame Edna, but NOT as Charles...I didn't realize it until the credits

*I LOVED the homage to "Some Like it Hot"!!

Details

Official Sites:

Fox Searchlight Official Site [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

22 July 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,861,118, 24 July 2016

Gross USA:

$4,772,155

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$39,219,109

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Searchlight Pictures, British Film Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1