Mamma Mia! (2008)
Comedy, Musical, Romance |
Mamma Mia! is a jukebox musical romantic comedy film directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Catherine Johnson based on the 1999 musical of the same name, also written by Johnson, which itself is based on the songs of pop group ABBA, including the title song, with additional music composed by ABBA member Benny Andersson.
The film features an ensemble cast, including Christine Baranski, Pierce Brosnan, Dominic Cooper, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgård, Meryl Streep and Julie Walters. The plot follows a young bride-to-be who invites three men to her upcoming wedding, each one with the possibility of being her father. The film was an international co-production between Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and was co-produced by Relativity Media, Playtone and Littlestar Productions.
On the Greek island of Kalokairi, 20-year-old bride-to-be Sophie Sheridan reveals to her bridesmaids, Ali and Lisa, that she has secretly invited three men to her wedding without telling her mother, Donna. They are the men that her mother’s diary reveals having sex with during a 25-day period coincident with Sophie‘s conception. They are Irish-American architect Sam Carmichael, Swedish adventurer and writer Bill Anderson and British banker Harry Bright. She hopes that her father will walk her down the aisle at her big day, and believes that after she spends time with them she will know which is her father.
Donna, who owns a villa and runs it not very successfully as a hotel, hoping to find herself a wealthy man for a better life, is ecstatic to reunite with her former Dynamos bandmates, wisecracking author Rosie Mulligan and wealthy multiple divorcée Tanya Chesham-Leigh, and reveals her bafflement at her daughter’s desire to get married. Donna shows off the villa to Rosie and Tanya.
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Writers: Catherine Johnson
Stars: Christine Baranski, Pierce Brosnan, Dominic Cooper, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgård, Meryl Streep, Julie Walters
►Cast:
| Amanda Seyfried | … | Sophie |
| Stellan Skarsgård | … | Bill |
| Pierce Brosnan | … | Sam |
| Nancy Baldwin | … | Sam’s PA |
| Colin Firth | … | Harry |
| Heather Emmanuel | … | Harry’s Housekeeper |
| Colin Davis | … | Harry’s Driver |
| Rachel McDowall | … | Lisa |
| Ashley Lilley | … | Ali |
| Meryl Streep | … | Donna |
| Julie Walters | … | Rosie |
| Christine Baranski | … | Tanya |
| Ricardo Montez | … | Stavros |
| Mia Soteriou | … | Arina |
| Enzo Squillino Jr. | … | Gregoris |
| Dominic Cooper | … | Sky |
| Philip Michael | … | Pepper |
| Chris Jarvis | … | Eddie |
| George Georgiou | … | Panos |
| Hemi Yeroham | … | Dimitri |
| Maria Lopiano | … | Ione |
| Juan Pablo Di Pace | … | Petros |
| Norma Atallah | … | Irini |
| Myra McFadyen | … | Elena |
| Leonie Hill | … | Ariana |
| Jane Foufas | … | Elpida |
| Niall Buggy | … | Father Alex |
| Karl Bowe | … | Stag |
| Celestina Banjo | … | Hen |
| Emrhys Cooper | … | Stag |
| Maria Despina | … | Hen |
| Gareth Davis | … | Stag |
| Charlotte Habib | … | Hen |
| Gareth Derrick | … | Stag |
| Jennifer Leung | … | Hen |
| Kage Douglas | … | Stag |
| Lydia Scott-Lee | … | Hen (as Lydia Louisa) |
| Phillip Dzwonkiewicz | … | Stag |
| Kristina MacMillan | … | Hen |
| Tommy Franzen | … | Stag |
| Lauri Owen | … | Hen |
| Tom Goodall | … | Stag |
| Joanne Sandi | … | Hen |
| Aykut Hilmi | … | Stag |
| Christie Saunders | … | Hen |
| Jamie Hughes-Ward | … | Stag |
| Emma Slater | … | Hen |
| Taylor James | … | Stag |
| Helen Soraya | … | Hen |
| Jack Jefferson | … | Stag |
| Caterina Spano | … | Hen |
| Peter Le Brun | … | Stag |
| Michelle Theunissen | … | Hen |
| Sebastien Torkia | … | Stag |
| Kitty Whitelaw | … | Hen |
| Dylan Turner | … | Stag |
| Nikki Davis-Jones | … | Hen |
| Ed White | … | Stag |
| Michelle Trimboli | … | Hen |
| Sean Williams | … | Stag |
| Kirsty Mather | … | Hen |
| Lee Honey-Jones | … | Stag |
| Rebecca Lee | … | Hen |
| Gareth Chart | … | Stag |
| Clare Louise Connolly | … | Hen |
| Sonny Lee Hymas | … | Stag |
| Kirsty Swain | … | Hen |
| Tim Stanley | … | Stag |
| Lisa Reynolds | … | Hen |
| Sara West | … | Hen |
| Claire Fishenden | … | Hen |
| Adrian Allan | … | Businessman |
| Benny Andersson | … | Piano Player on Boat |
| Anthony Backman | … | Dancer |
| Mackenzie Criswell | … | Dancer |
| Lori Haley Fox | … | Dancer |
| Shannon Frank | … | Dancer |
| Sommer Garcia | … | Dancer |
| Kenny James | … | Dancer |
| Will Jeffs | … | Singer |
| Spencer Kayden | … | Agnes – Dancer |
| Kirk McGee | … | Dancer |
| Meghan McLeod | … | Dancer |
| Steven Quale | … | Dancer / Musician |
| Nikki Rapp | … | Dancer |
| Björn Ulvaeus | … | Greek God |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia