What We Did on Our Holiday (2014)

Doug and Abi take their kids on a family vacation. Surrounded by relatives, the kids innocently reveal the ins and outs of their family life and many intimate details about their parents. ... See full summary »

Directors:

Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin

Writers:

Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin

Stars:

Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rosamund Pike	...	Abi
David Tennant	...	Doug
Billy Connolly	...	Gordie
Ben Miller	...	Gavin
Amelia Bullmore	...	Margaret
Emilia Jones	...	Lottie
Bobby Smalldridge	...	Mickey
Harriet Turnbull	...	Jess
Celia Imrie	...	Agnes Chisolm
Annette Crosbie	...	Doreen
Lewis Davie	...	Kenneth
Ralph Riach	...	Jimmy Cazzarotto
Ron Donachie	...	Sgt. Murdoch
Ben Presley	...	PC McLuhan
Michele Austin	...	Lucy

Storyline

Doug and Abi take their kids on a family vacation. Surrounded by relatives, the kids innocently reveal the ins and outs of their family life and many intimate details about their parents. It's soon clear that when it comes to keeping a big secret under wraps from the rest of the family, their children are their biggest liability... Find out how the rest of the family cope and see if the holiday will ever end.

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Plot Keywords:

dysfunctional marriage | dysfunctional family | media frenzy | odin | norse mythology | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 July 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ce week-end là

Filming Locations:

Red Point beach, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£3,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,289,998 (United Kingdom), 28 September 2014, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films,Lipsync Productions,Origin Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Billy Connolly was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and early prostate cancer shortly before he was due to start work on this film but went ahead without mentioning his condition to anybody.

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Goofs

Gordy McLeod shows a photo of him on his 30th birthday in Northern Rhodesia. If his 75th birthday was in 2014 then his 30th birthday would have been in 1969, five years after Northern Rhodesia ceased to exist. It became the country of Zambia on 24 Oct 1964.

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Quotes

Abi: For your information, Leon is my new boss. The man I'm screwing is called Wallace.
Doug: Wallace? Do the kids know?
Abi: I'll tell 'em when it's time.
Doug: Does he have a dog called Gromit?

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Connections

Features The Vikings (1958)

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Soundtracks

The Vikings Suite - Funeral/Finale
Performed by The The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Paul Bateman, Crouch End Festival Chorus, David Temple (Choir Conductor)
Courtesy of Silva Screen Records Ltd
Composed by Mario Nascimbene
Published by Primary Wave Tunes/EMI Music Publishing

User Reviews

Carrying on the tradition of Local Hero and Whisky Galore

What a great film this is, carrying on in the Great British tradition of Local Hero and Whisky Galore. It has been a long time since I heard such laughter in a cinema and everyone came out with smiles. Now it's not some daft children's film, on the surface it looks a simple feel good romp, but it's not, it goes to very interesting places and it really took me by surprise. Set in Scotland it looks superb (I'm a sucker for the Scottish landscape), The child actors are simply stunning (their scenes with their Grandfather are beautiful) the script (apparently improvised at times sparkles with fun and creativity. How I recommend this film to anyone wanting a great trip to the cinema but please don't research it too much, watch out for spoilers and avoid them. Come to the film fresh as I did. Enjoy.