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A Few Best Men
Directed byStephan Elliott
Written byDean Craig
Produced byAntonia Barnard
Gary Hamilton
Laurence Malkin
Share Stallings
StarringXavier Samuel
Laura Brent
Olivia Newton-John
CinematographyStephen F. Windon
Edited bySue Blainey
Music byGuy Gross
Production
company
Quickfire Films
Distributed byIcon Film Distribution(Australia)
Arclight Films (US)
Buena Vista International (UK)
Release dates
  • 14 October 2011 (2011-10-14) (Mill Valley)
  • 26 January 2012 (2012-01-26) (Australia)
Running time
91 minutes
CountriesAustralia
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$14 million
Box officeA$5,114,775[1]

A Few Best Men is a 2011 Australian-British comedy film written by Dean Craig and directed by Stephan Elliott. The film stars Xavier Samuel as a young groom heading to the Australian Blue Mountains with his three best men for his wedding.

Plot

While on holiday, David (Xavier Samuel) and Mia (Laura Brent) meet and fall in love. By the end of the week, David proposes to Mia and they will be married within a few days. David travels back to England and rounds up his three best friends, sensible Tom (Kris Marshall), naive Graham (Kevin Bishop), and recently dumped-in turn depressed Luke (Tim Draxl), and the groom and his best men trek to Australia for David and Mia's wedding. But Mia's parents, Barbara (Olivia Newton-John) and Jim (Jonathan Biggins), are skeptical of this sudden elopement and when Jim's prized sheep gets involved, all hell breaks loose.

Cast

Release

A Few Best Men was released in Australia on 26 January 2012. The film premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival in San Rafael, California on 14 October 2011.[2] The movie was released in Germany on 14 June 2012.

Soundtrack

Main article: A Few Best Men (soundtrack)

Universal Music Australia released A Few Best Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Remixes on 20 January 2012. The film soundtrack is sung primarily by Olivia Newton-John.

Track listing

  1. "Weightless" – Olivia Newton-John
  2. "The Rain, the Park and Other Things" (Lo Five Remix) – Olivia Newton-John
  3. "The Nips Are Getting Bigger" – The Wedding Band
  4. "Daydream Believer" (Chew Fu Fix) – Olivia Newton-John
  5. "The Pushbike Song" (Pablo Calamari Remix) – Olivia Newton John
  6. "Wankered" – The Wedding Band
  7. "Afternoon Delight" – The Wedding Band
  8. "A Beautiful Morning" – The Wedding Band
  9. "Brand New Key" (Archie Remix) – Olivia Newton-John
  10. "The Love Boat" (Roulette Remix) – Olivia Newton-John
  11. Live It Up" – The Wedding Band
  12. "Sugar, Sugar" (Chew Fu Fix) – Olivia Newton-John
  13. "Living in the '70s" – The Wedding Band
  14. "Devil Gate Drive" (Chew Fu & PVH Night Fever Remix) – Olivia Newton-John
  15. "Georgy Girl" – Olivia Newton-John (Roulette Remix)
  16. "I Think I Love You" (Chew Fu & PVH Love Hurts Remix) – Olivia Newton-John
  17. "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" (Lo Five remix) – Olivia Newton-John
  18. "Mickey" (Chew Fu Fix) – Olivia Newton-John
  19. "Weightless" (Punk Ninja Remix) – Olivia Newton-John

References

  1. ^ http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/boxoffice.asp
  2. ^ Mill Valley Film Festival (24 September 2011). "The Mill Valley Film Festival (October 6-16-, 2011) - Special Premiere". California Film Institute. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
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