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This article is about the 2008 film adaptation. For the musical, see Mamma Mia! For the song from which the musical got its name, see Mamma Mia (song).

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Mamma Mia!
Teaser poster
Directed byPhyllida Lloyd
Written byCatherine Johnson
Benny Andersson (lyrics)
Björn Ulvaeus
Produced byTom Hanks
Rita Wilson
Benny Andersson
Björn Ulvaeus
StarringMeryl Streep
Amanda Seyfried
Pierce Brosnan
Colin Firth
Stellan Skarsgård
Christine Baranski
Julie Walters
CinematographyHaris Zambarloukos
Edited byLesley Walker
Music byStig Anderson
Benny Andersson
Björn Ulvaeus
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Playtone
Release dates
Greece July 3, 2008
United Kingdom July 10, 2008
Sweden July 11, 2008
United States July 18, 2008
Running time
108 min.[1]
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$90,000,000

Mamma Mia! is a film adaptation of the West End musical of the same name based on the songs of successful pop group ABBA. The title of the film comes from the group's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma Mia". It was produced by Universal Pictures in partnership with Playtone and Littlestar.[2] It will be released on July 10, 2008 in the United Kingdom, July 3, 2008 in Greece[3], July 11, 2008 in Sweden[3], and July 18, 2008 in the United States.[4]

All four ABBA members were reunited at the Swedish premier on July 4. It was the first time all of them appeared together in public since in 1986.[5].

ABBA appeared together 2008. Foto: Daniel Åhs Karlsson

Oscar winner Meryl Streep heads the cast of the film, playing the role of single mother Donna Sheridan. Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgård play the three potential fathers to Donna's daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried).

The film has been given a PG-13 rating by the MPAA for sex-related comments.

Plot

Mamma Mia! uses the music of ABBA to tell the story of Sophie Sheridan (Amanda Seyfried), a 21-year-old American girl who's ready to marry her fiancé Sky (Dominic Cooper), but wants to learn the identity of her father so he can give her away at the wedding. Reading her mother Donna's (Meryl Streep) diary, she brings three men, Sam Carmichael (Pierce Brosnan), an American architect; Harry Bright (Colin Firth), a British banker; and Bill Anderson (Stellan Skarsgård), a Swedish novelist, to the Greek island they visited over two decades ago.

Cast

Cameos

Musical numbers/soundtrack

See also: Mamma Mia Movie Soundtrack
  1. "I Have a Dream" – Sophie
  2. "Honey, Honey" – Sophie
  3. "Money, Money, Money" – Donna
  4. "Mamma Mia" – Donna
  5. "Chiquitita" - Tanya and Rosie
  6. "Dancing Queen" – Donna, Tanya, and Rosie
  7. "Our Last Summer" – Sophie, Sam, Harry, and Bill
  8. "Lay All Your Love on Me" – Sky and Sophie
  9. "Super Trouper" – Donna, Tanya, and Rosie
  10. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" - Cast
  11. "The Name of the Game" – Sophie and Bill
  12. "Voulez-Vous" – Cast
  13. "SOS" – Sam and Donna
  14. "Does Your Mother Know" – Tanya and Pepper
  15. "Slipping Through My Fingers" – Donna and Sophie
  16. "The Winner Takes It All" – Donna
  17. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" - Cast
  18. "When All Is Said and Done" – Sam and Company
  19. "Take a Chance on Me" – Rosie and Bill
  20. "Mamma Mia" – Cast
  21. "I Have a Dream" – Sophie
  22. "Dancing Queen" – Cast
  23. "Waterloo" – Cast
  24. "Thank You For The Music" - Cast (over the closing credits)

The soundtrack will be released July 8, 2008 by Decca.

The songs "Thank You for the Music", "Under Attack", "One of Us" and "Knowing Me, Knowing You" have been removed from the movie, "Chiquitita" and "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" will not be included in the soundtrack. However, it is reported that "When All is Said and Done", the lead single in North America from ABBA's 1981 and final studio album, The Visitors, will be included in the film as a new song not present in the stage musical. "When All Is Said and Done" was ABBA's last top 30 hit in the United States. Recently, it has also reported that "Thank You For The Music" WILL be featured in the movie, but in the closing credits. Sophie and Bill's song "The Name of the Game" was recently announced it has been cut from the final cut of the film. The scene will be included in the deleted scenes of the DVD release.

Production

The picture was filmed in several different locations in the Greek islands of Skopelos and Skiathos and Damouchari (a seaside hamlet in the nearby Pelion peninsula of central Greece). Filming on Skiathos island began August 29 to August 30 in the harbor, and in the bell tower for the wedding from August 30 to September 3. Filming on Skopelos island began on September 3rd and wrapped at the end of September. Locations in Skopelos included Agios Iannis tou Kastri (wedding), Kastani Beach (bar), Agnondas, Amarantos (3pine trees), Velanio & Stafilos beach, Nisi area near Glisteri (house), Milia beach, and other locations.

Production offices for the film were based at Pinewood Studios and although the film is set on a Greek island, much was filmed on the 007 stage at Pinewood Studios where lighting and temperature could be controlled.

The Mamma Mia! trailer was released the week of December 10, first on Entertainment Tonight, then released to the internet. A high quality version can be found on the film's official website.

Release dates

Country Date
Greece 3 July 2008
London 4 July 2008
United Kingdom,
Australia 		10 July 2008
Sweden 11 July 2008
Germany 17 July 2008
United States 18 July 2008
Brazil 15 August 2008
Israel 21 August 2008

References

  1. ^ "BBFC Certificate". BBFC. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  2. ^ "Mamma Mia! (2008) - Company Credits". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  3. ^ a b Mamma Mia! (2008) - Release dates
  4. ^ Mamma Mia! (2008) - Release dates
  5. ^ http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/film/article2836959.ab. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |språk= and |sid= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |datum= ignored (|date= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |författare= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |hämtdatum= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |rubrik= ignored (|title= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |tidning= ignored (|work= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Gans, Andrew (2007-01-11). "Playbill News: Meryl Streep to Star in Mamma Mia! Film". Playbill. Retrieved 2008-03-09. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ Amanda Seyfried
  8. ^ "Brosnan set for Abba show movie". BBC. 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2008-03-09. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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