Spice World (1997)

Director:

Bob Spiers

Writers:

The Spice Girls (idea) &
Kim Fuller (idea) ...

Release Date:

23 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Music

Tagline:

They perform for royalty and entertain millions the world over. But now, they're making a movie.

Plot:

The film follows the Spice Girls and their entourage (mostly fictional characters) - manager Clifford...

Plot Keywords:

Spice Girl | Karaoke | Makeup | Rehearsal | Gender Stereotype

Awards:

1 win & 9 nominations

Cast

Melanie Brown	...	Melanie B - Scary Spice
Emma Bunton	...	Emma - Baby Spice
Melanie Chisholm	...	Melanie C - Sporty Spice
Geri Halliwell	...	Geri - Ginger Spice (as Geraldine Halliwell)
Victoria Beckham	...	Victoria - Posh Spice (as Victoria Adams)
Kevin Allen	...	TV Director
Devon Anderson	...	Jack
Michael Barrymore	...	Mr. Step
Richard Briers	...	Bishop
Simon Chandler	...	Hospital Parent
Elvis Costello	...	Himself
Alan Cumming	...	Piers
The Dream Boys	...	Themselves
David Fahm	...	Enzo
Jason Flemyng	...	Brad

Also Known As:

Five (UK) (working title)
Five Girls (UK) (working title)
Its Been a Hard 15 Minutes (UK) (working title)
Spice Girls (UK) (working title)
Spice Girls: The Movie (UK) (working title)
Spice Up Your Life! (UK) (working title)
Spice: The Movie (UK) (working title)
Spiceworld (UK) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some vulgarity, brief nudity and language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L (original rating) | Iceland:LH (video rating) | USA:PG (Certificate No. 35602) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Mexico:A | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

"Spice Force Five" bears many similarities to the fictional television pilot "Fox Force Five" from the movie Pulp Fiction.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the concert scene at the Albert Hall, after they finish the song and end it off with each individual pose Victoria's back shot has both hands behind her. However once they go to the front shot her hands are in front with one hand on her hip and the other up high. Once it goes to the back shot again her hands are behind her again.

Quotes:

Mr. Step: [Yelling] Righty horrible, lot! Left, right, left, ooh! Ah! Don't give me any of that Julie Andrews hilltop clap trap! I'm your mother now, and I don't mean superior
[Yelling at Baby Spice]
Mr. Step: Take that sweet out of your mouth
[Starts rambling incoherently, then starts half-galloping]
Mr. Step: Right... now... shootanoo. Shendy. Shendy. Shendy. Shend.
Ginger Spice: Are you the dance teacher, Mr. Step?
Mr. Step: [Stops in front of Ginger Spice] That is correct. I'm going to show you pore du bra. Well, that wouldn't really apply to you.
[Ginger Spice looks at her breasts, Mr. Step starts dancing, and the girls attempt to follow along]
Mr. Step: Oh. Mama. Oh, ma. Oh, oh, oh mama. Mama. Oh ma. Mama.
[Stops dancing]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Maybe Baby (2000)

Soundtrack:

Saturday Night Divas

Have Fun with it

It was made to be silly. There's nothing in this movie that's meant to offend anyone. It's a silly, fun-loving, harmless movie. I enjoyed it when I was 8 and I still do now at 18. Anyone who takes this movie seriously, needs to relax, have fun, enjoy the goofiness. This movie is one you can enjoy with your friends, family and young children DON'T have to be sent out of the room for inappropriate action.

It's silly, remember that. It's supposed to make you laugh!

All the girls are young, and the band still together. A few years later, everything fell apart for them. Enjoy the youth and laughter while you can.