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''Les Patterson Saves the World'' grossed $626,000 at the box office in Australia.<ref>[http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf ''Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office'']</ref> "It was a disaster of major proportions," said Jonathan Chissick of Hoyts, who distributed the film in Australia.<ref name="stratton">David Stratton, ''The Avacado Plantation'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p308</ref> [[David Stratton]] wrote in 1990, "The gala opening was an embarrassing occasion, and it is still rumoured in the industry today that the Federal Treasurer [[Paul Keating]], who attended, was so angry that he decide to end rorts in the film industry."<ref name="stratton"/> |
''Les Patterson Saves the World'' grossed $626,000 at the box office in Australia.<ref>[http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf ''Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office''] {{wayback|url=http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf |date=20110723234802 |df=y }}</ref> "It was a disaster of major proportions," said Jonathan Chissick of Hoyts, who distributed the film in Australia.<ref name="stratton">David Stratton, ''The Avacado Plantation'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p308</ref> [[David Stratton]] wrote in 1990, "The gala opening was an embarrassing occasion, and it is still rumoured in the industry today that the Federal Treasurer [[Paul Keating]], who attended, was so angry that he decide to end rorts in the film industry."<ref name="stratton"/> |
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The movie was released to British cinemas in 1988 but was not successful there either.{{cn|date=April 2015}} |
The movie was released to British cinemas in 1988 but was not successful there either.{{cn|date=April 2015}} |
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| Les Patterson Saves the World | |
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| Directed by | George T. Miller |
| Written by | Barry Humphries Diane Millstead |
| Produced by | Sue Milliken |
| Starring | Barry Humphries Pamela Stephenson Joy Westmore Thaao Penghlis |
| Cinematography | David Connell |
| Music by | Tim Finn |
| Distributed by | Hoyts (Australia) Recorded Releasing (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutess |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$7.3 million[1] |
| Box office | A$626,000 (Australia) |
Les Patterson Saves the World is a 1987 Australian comedy film starring Barry Humphries as his stage creations Sir Les Patterson and Dame Edna Everage.
Plot
The uncouth Sir Les Patterson, played by Barry Humphries, teams up with Dame Edna Everage (again played by Barry Humphries) to save the world from a virulent bioterror attack ordered by Colonel Richard Godowni of the Gulf State of Abu Niveah.
Cast
- Barry Humphries as Sir Les Patterson / Dame Edna Everage
- Pamela Stephenson as Veronique Crudité
- Thaao Penghlis as Colonel Richard Godowni
- Andrew Clarke as Neville Thonge
- Henri Szeps as Dr. Charles Herpes / Desiree Herpes
- Hugh Keays-Byrne as Inspector Farouk
- Elizabeth McIvor as Nancy Borovansky
- Garth Meade as Mustafa Toul
- Arthur Sherman as General Evans
- Josef Drewniak as Mossolov
- Esben Storm as Russian Scientist
- Joy Westmore as Lady Gwen Patterson
- Connie Hobbs as Madge Allsop
- Joan Rivers as the U.S. President[2]
Production
The film was co-written by Humphries with his third wife Diane Millstead, and directed by George Miller of The Man from Snowy River fame.
The film was originally meant to be made by Thorn EMI in Britain but was eventually established in Australia with entirely Australian money.[3]
Box Office
Les Patterson Saves the World grossed $626,000 at the box office in Australia.[4] "It was a disaster of major proportions," said Jonathan Chissick of Hoyts, who distributed the film in Australia.[3] David Stratton wrote in 1990, "The gala opening was an embarrassing occasion, and it is still rumoured in the industry today that the Federal Treasurer Paul Keating, who attended, was so angry that he decide to end rorts in the film industry."[3]
The movie was released to British cinemas in 1988 but was not successful there either.[citation needed]
Critical reception
Michael Adams included Les Patterson Saves The World on his list of "worst ever" Australian films.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Australian Productions Top $175 million", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p64
- ^ "Les Patterson Saves the World". Empire. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c David Stratton, The Avacado Plantation, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p308
- ^ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Michael Adams, Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies : a film critic's year-long quest to find the worst movie ever made. New York : Itbooks, 2010. ISBN 978-0-06-180629-2 (p.144)
External links
- Les Patterson Saves The World at the National Film and Sound Archive
- Les Patterson Saves the World at IMDb
- Les Patterson Saves the World at Oz Movies
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