Mamma Mia! (2008)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Phyllida Lloyd

Writers:

Catherine Johnson (screenplay)
Catherine Johnson (musical book)

Release Date:

18 July 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

Take a trip down the aisle you'll never forget

Plot:

The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular '70s group ABBA.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Song | Singer | Wedding | Kiss

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 13

9:35 AM

MAX

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 Sheridan
Julie Walters	...	Rosie
Christine Baranski	...	Tanya
Ricardo Montez	...	Stannos
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	...	Bailarin
Maria Despina	...	Hen
Gareth Davis	...	Stag
Charlotte Habib	...	Hen
Gareth Derrick	...	Stag
Jennifer Leung	...	Hen
Kage Douglas	...	Stag
Lydia Louisa	...	Hen
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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Benny Andersson	...	Piano Player on Boat (uncredited)
Lori Haley Fox	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Björn Ulvaeus	...	Greek God (uncredited)

Directed by
Phyllida Lloyd

Writing credits
Catherine Johnson		(screenplay)
Catherine Johnson		(musical book)

Produced by
Benny Andersson	....	executive producer
Judy Craymer	....	producer
Gary Goetzman	....	producer
Tom Hanks	....	executive producer
Mark Huffam	....	executive producer
Björn Ulvaeus	....	executive producer
Rita Wilson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Benny Andersson		(score music)

Cinematography by
Haris Zambarloukos		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Lesley Walker

Casting by
Priscilla John
Ellen Lewis

Production Design by
Maria Djurkovic

Art Direction by
Dean Clegg
Rebecca Holmes
Nick Palmer		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Barbara Herman-Skelding

Costume Design by
Ann Roth

Makeup Department
Christina Baker	....	makeup artist
Francesca Crowder	....	hair stylist (as Fran Crowder)
Polly Earnshaw	....	makeup artist
Tina Earnshaw	....	makeup designer
Eithne Fennel	....	hair stylist (as Eithné Fennel)
J. Roy Helland	....	hair stylist: Meryl Streep
J. Roy Helland	....	makeup artist: Meryl Streep
Belinda Hodson	....	makeup artist
Jessica Needham	....	makeup artist
Zoe Tahir	....	key hair designer
Amy Byrne	....	crowd makeup artist (uncredited)
Louise Coles	....	makeup daily (uncredited)
Nana Fischer	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Dimitra Giatrakou	....	makeup artist: Greece (uncredited)
Denise Kum	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Sophie Slotover	....	makeup dailies (uncredited)

Production Management
Bruno Cassoni	....	unit manager
Jeanette Haley	....	post-production supervisor
Matt Jones	....	unit manager: Greece (as Matthew Jones)
Nikos Koumandarakis	....	assistant unit manager: Greece (as Nikos Koumantarakis)
Jenny Panoutsopoulos	....	production manager: Greece
Lisa Rodgers	....	post-production supervisor
Kathy Sykes	....	unit production manager
Ahmed Abounouom	....	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Chasey	....	second second assistant director
Emmanuela Fragiadaki	....	second assistant director: Greece
Richard Goodwin	....	second assistant director
Christos Houliaras	....	assistant director: extras, Greece
Michael Michael	....	second assistant director: crowd
Christopher Newman	....	first assistant director (as Chris Newman)
Carly Taverner	....	third assistant director
Yann Mari Faget	....	first assistant director: Morocco (uncredited)

Art Department
David Ball	....	chargehand carpenter
John Bohan	....	construction manager
Dean Coldham	....	chargehand plasterer
Graham Cole	....	supervising carpenter
Lee Cummings	....	greensman
Catharina Curtis	....	art department coordinator (as Kate Curtis)
Alexandros Dimitriou	....	art department assistant: Greece
Paul Duff	....	chargehand carpenter
Colin Ellis	....	dressing prop
Gill Farr	....	production buyer
Alan Grenham	....	supervising painter
Catherine Haugh	....	construction coordinator
Terry Heggarty	....	stand-by painter
Nicholas Henderson	....	junior draughtsman
Leonie Heys-Cerchio	....	art department assistant (as Leonie Heys Cerchio)
Tara Ilsley	....	model maker
Patricia Johnson	....	senior draftsman (as Patsy Johnson)
Gerassimos Karvounis	....	chargehand dressing props: Greece (as Gerasimos Karvounis)
Helen Koutas	....	graphic designer
Seeta Lingam	....	junior draughtsman (as Seeta Lingham)
Steve Macdonald	....	chargehand stand-by props (as Stephen McDonald)
Bradley Malin	....	stand-by stagehand
Thomas Martin	....	assistant construction manager
Bernie Mayor	....	chargehand carpenter
Richard A. McCarthy	....	hod plasterer (as Richard McCarthy)
Maxie McDonald	....	property master
Eamon McLoughlin	....	hod carpenter
Neil Murrum	....	chargehand dressing props
Giannis Mylonas	....	chargehand dressing props: Greece (as Yiannis Mylonas)
John O'Brien	....	supervising carpenter
Catherine Palmer	....	junior draughtsman
Richard Payne	....	head greensman
Sandra Phillips	....	junior draughtsman
John Roberts	....	chargehand painter
Andreas Siroyiannis	....	props buyer: Greece (as Andreas Syrogiannis)
David Smith	....	chargehand stagehand
Eric Strange	....	props
Sarah Stuart	....	stand-by art director
Steve Transfield	....	supervising plasterer (as Steve Tranfield)
Maria Verdouka	....	art department assistant: Greece
Tony Vice	....	plasterer
Clive Ward	....	hod painter
Paul Whitelock	....	supervising painter
Derek Whorlow	....	hod stagehand
Sophie Campbell	....	assistant props buyer (uncredited)
Graham Caulfield	....	drapesmaster (uncredited)
Roy Chapman	....	dressing props (uncredited)
Stephen Conway	....	stand-by prop (uncredited)
James Gambino	....	typesetting (uncredited)
Bruce Gordon	....	art department sculptor (uncredited)
Gavin Gordon	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Julian Walker	....	decor and lettering artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Nick Adams	....	supervising sound editor
Mark Appleby	....	adr mixer
Michael Barry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ricky Butt	....	foley artist
Jennie Evans	....	dialogue editor
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Tim Hands	....	supervising dialogue editor
Simon Hayes	....	production sound mixer
Harry Higgins	....	dubbing recordist
Eric Hirsch	....	dubbing recordist
Robin Johnson	....	boom operator
Alex Joseph	....	foley editor
Mark Kenna	....	sound consultant: Dolby (foreign language versions)
Mark Lafbery	....	foley recordist
Laura Lovejoy	....	additional dialogue editor
Conor Mackey	....	assistant sound editor
Rhys Maitland-Jones	....	sound mix technician
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alastair Sirkett	....	sound designer
Sam Southwick	....	additional sound editor
Ruth Sullivan	....	foley artist
Dominick Tavella	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jack Whittaker	....	additional sound editor
Philip Young	....	adr recordist
Jeremy Adamson	....	location sound effects recordist (uncredited)
Simon Bysshe	....	sound assistant: dailies (uncredited)
Matt Dawson	....	additional adr mixer (uncredited)
Neel Dhorajiwala	....	foley editor (uncredited)
Arthur Fenn	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Jamie Gambell	....	boom operator: splinter unit (uncredited)
Matthew Haasch	....	foley editor (uncredited)
John Hayes	....	sound mixer: splinter unit (uncredited)
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Mark Sheffield	....	sound mix technician (uncredited)
Tim Surrey	....	sound assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Caimin Bourne	....	special effects technician
Paige Chaytor	....	special effects coordinator
Chris Corbould	....	special effects assistant technician
Ian Corbould	....	special effects floor supervisor
Paul Corbould	....	special effects supervisor
Jason McCameron	....	special effects workshop supervisor
Tim Mitchell	....	senior special effects technician
Ty Senior	....	special effects modeller
Marie Weston	....	special effects coordinator
Nigel Sinclair	....	special effects (uncredited)
Daniel Williams	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Gareth Wingrove	....	special effects senior technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Aaron Barclay	....	compositor: Framestore
Tom Baskaya	....	compositor: Framestore
Zachary Bloom	....	scanning and recording: Framestore
Turea Blyth	....	visual effects editorial: Framestore
Clare Brody	....	data operator: Framestore
Andy Burrow	....	scanning and recording: Framestore
Tim Caplan	....	visual effects associate producer
Miodrag Colombo	....	compositor: Framestore
Tabitha Dean	....	visual effects editorial: Framestore
Jose Fernandez de Castro	....	compositor: Framestore
Richard Edwards	....	data operator - framestore
James D. Fleming	....	compositor: Framestore (as James Fleming)
Jeremy Hume	....	visual effects editor
Jon Keene	....	visual effects coordinator: Framestore
Tim Keene	....	visual effects producer: Framestore
Bryan Lennon	....	digital paint & roto artist: Framestore
Peter Logarusic	....	digital paint & roto artist: Framestore
Jesse Morrow	....	visual effects artist
Mark Nelmes	....	visual effects supervisor
Gustaf Nilsson	....	compositor: Framestore
Sirio Quintavalle	....	compositor: Framestore
James Reed	....	scanning and recording
Jimmy Saul	....	scanning and recording: Framestore
Jeremy Sawyer	....	compositor: Framestore
Denis Scolan	....	compositor: Framestore
Kristi Valk	....	digital matte painter: Framestore
Giuliano Dionisio Vigano'	....	compositor: Framestore (as Giuliano Vigano)
Tim Young	....	compositor: Framestore
Lindsay Anderson	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Ilona Blyth	....	visual effects editor: Framestore (uncredited)
Paul Burke	....	scanning and recording: Framestore (uncredited)
Sam Dabbs	....	end title animator (uncredited)
Alexis Haggar	....	title supervisor (uncredited)
Karsten Hecker	....	film mastering engineer: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Alex Hessler	....	effects technical director: Framestore (uncredited)
Justin Israel	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Paulina Kuszta	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Veronica Marcano	....	scanning and recording operator: Framestore (uncredited)
Christophe Meslin	....	head of systems (uncredited)
Oliver Minchin	....	digital compositor: opening titles: DEAD (uncredited)
Bruce Nelson	....	digital compositor: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Lee Rankin	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Matthew Redding	....	digital compositor: opening titles: DEAD (uncredited)
Dave Robinson	....	systems engineer (uncredited)
Aatesh Shah	....	systems engineer: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Stephen Willey	....	senior systems engineer (uncredited)

Stunts
David Anders	....	stunt performer
Marvin Campbell	....	stunt performer (as Marvin Stewart-Campbell)
Tracey Caudle	....	stunt performer (as Tracy Caudle)
Nicholas Daines	....	stunt performer
Aldonio Danny Freitas	....	stunt performer (as Danny Freitas)
Rick English	....	stunt performer
Sarah Franzl	....	stunt double
Steve Griffin	....	stunt arranger
Ian Kay	....	stunt performer
Christian Knight	....	stunt performer
Kai Martin	....	stunt performer
Kim McGarrity	....	stunt performer
Andy Merchant	....	stunt performer
Gareth Milne	....	stunt coordinator
Justin Pearson	....	stunt performer
Andy Pilgrim	....	stunt performer
Willie Ramsey	....	stunt performer
Seon Rogers	....	stunt performer (as Séon Rogers)
Roy Taylor	....	stunt performer
Andy Wareham	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Marc Atherfold	....	focus puller
Simon Baker	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Rami Bartholdy	....	camera loader
George Bird	....	electrician
Ashley Bond	....	focus puller
Joe Buxton	....	libra technician
Peter Byrne	....	focus puller
Christopher Craig	....	light programmer and operator: moving lights
Hamish Doyne-Ditmas	....	focus puller
Kevin Edland	....	best boy
Warren Evans	....	chargehand electrician
Chris Gilbertson	....	dimmer board operator
Rob Gilmour	....	central loader
Peter Hawkins	....	head of department rigger
John Higgins	....	gaffer
Alice Hobden	....	camera loader
Alex Howe	....	focus puller
Eifion Hughes	....	rigging electrician
Martin Kenzie	....	camera operator: "c" camera, second unit, Morocco
Jody Knight	....	best boy grip
Wayne Leach	....	rigging gaffer
Iain Mackay	....	camera loader
John Marzano	....	camera operator: aerial crew
David McAnulty	....	grip: "b" camera
Adrian McCarthy	....	key grip
Guy McCormack	....	video playback assistant
Liam McGill	....	electrician
Peter Mountain	....	still photographer
Andy Munday	....	electrician
Gary Nolan	....	electrician
Dennis O'Connell	....	rigging electrician
Darren Piercy	....	crane operator
William Poynter	....	chargehand rigger
Russell Prosser	....	chargehand electrical rigger
Luke Redgrave	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Ron Shane	....	electrician (as Ronnie Shane)
Frank Shields	....	systems technician: moving lights (as Frankie Shields)
Philip Sindall	....	camera operator
Martin Smith	....	chargehand rigger
Martin Smith	....	stand-by rigger
John Turner	....	electrician
Anna Valdez-Hanks	....	camera loader (as Anna Valdez Hanks)
Martin Ward	....	video playback operator
J. Glyn Williams	....	camera technician: aerial crew (as Glyn Williams)
Marc Woodcock	....	lighting technician
Simon Baker	....	steadicam operator (uncredited)
Russell Diamond	....	crane grip (uncredited)
Stephen Fell	....	electrical rigger (uncredited)
Danny McGee	....	practical electrician (uncredited)
Joe McGee	....	practical electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Abigail Barbier	....	adr voice casting
Stephen Crockett	....	casting associate: ensemble
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting
David Grindrod	....	casting: ensemble
Christos Houliaras	....	extras casting: Greece
Orla Maxwell	....	casting associate
Geoffrey Miclat	....	casting assistant: US
James Orange	....	csting associate: ensemble
Kevin Riddle	....	casting assistant: UK
Elizabeth Dionne	....	casting manager (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lita Blechman	....	costume coordinator
Charlotte Child	....	wardrobe assistant
Annie Dunn	....	wardrobe assistant (as Elizabeth Dunn)
Jenny Hawkins	....	dresser: Meryl Streep
Maria Kokkini	....	wardrobe assistant: Greece
Linda Lashley	....	seamstress (as Linda Duffield)
Katerina Lemoni-Betsani	....	seamstress: Greece
Michelle Matland	....	assistant costume designer
Ciara McArdle	....	wardrobe assistant
Katerina Mouzoula	....	costume supervisor: Greece
Jacqueline Mulligan	....	costumer
Lindsay Pugh	....	costume supervisor
Adam Roach	....	key set wardrobe
Jessica Scott-Reed	....	chief costume dyer/breakdown (as Jessica Scott-Read)
Dimitra Vamvakari	....	wardrobe assistant: Greece
Justine Warhurst	....	wardrobe assistant
Dominic Young	....	costume cutter
David Bethell	....	costume props (uncredited)
Holly Dench	....	costume trainee (uncredited)
Staci Greenbaum	....	costume production assistant (uncredited)
Krystal T. White	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Patrick Wiley	....	costume shopper (uncredited)
Diana Wyand	....	wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Siobhan Boyes	....	post-production coordinator
Lorene Dewett	....	second assistant editor
Sascha Dhillon	....	first assistant editor
Jimmy Fusil	....	digital intermediate producer
Jesse Morrow	....	smoke editor
John Persichetti	....	digital colorist
Saska Simpson	....	assistant editor
Gabrielle Smith	....	assistant editor
Bridgette Williams	....	first assistant editor
Alison Carter	....	assistant editor: Avid (uncredited)
Ollie Gatehouse	....	editorial assistant (uncredited)
Rob Gordon	....	on-line editor: preview (uncredited)
Sze-Wun Li	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Steve Maguire	....	assistant editor: Avid (uncredited)
Andrew Melhuish	....	conforming editor (uncredited)
Mark Neale	....	assistant editor: Avid (uncredited)
Ben Renton	....	assistant editor: Avid (uncredited)
Michael P. Whipple	....	digital intermediate engineer (uncredited)
Lee Wimer	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Anna Afzelius	....	musician: choir
Tobias Ahlsell	....	musician: choir
Anki Albertsson	....	musician: choir
Anna Andersson	....	musician: choie
Benny Andersson	....	composer: additional score
Benny Andersson	....	lyrics
Benny Andersson	....	musician: piano and keyboards
Göran Arnberg	....	orchestrator
Göran Arnberg	....	vocal coach
Chris Barrett	....	additional music recordist
Jan Bengtson	....	musician: flute, piccolo, baritone saxophone
Becky Bentham	....	music supervisor
Micke Blomqvist	....	musician: choir (as Michael Blomqvist)
Magnus Borén	....	musician: choir
Thomas Bowes	....	orchestra leader
Lesley Burdett	....	musician: rehearsal pianist
Robert Carlson	....	musician: choir
Children from the Italia Conti School	....	musicians: children's choir (as The Children of the Italia Conti School)
Rupert Christie	....	additional orchestrator
Sara Dahlgren	....	musician: choir
Andrew Dudman	....	additional music recordist (as Andy Dudman)
Carlton Edwards	....	musician: rehearsal pianist
Mats Englund	....	musician: bass, Waterloo
Johanna Eriksson	....	musician: choir
Per Grebacken	....	musician: recorder, clarinet, saxophone (as Pär Grebacken)
Isobel Griffiths	....	musicians contractor
Rutger Gunnarsson	....	musician: bass & bouzouki
Görel Hanser	....	music coordinator: Sweden
Robert Houston	....	music editor
Calle Jakobsson	....	musician: tuba
Hans Johansson	....	musician: choir
Lasse Jonsson	....	musician: acoustic guitars
Tony Lewis	....	supervising music editor
Lotta Lilliestrom Stenberg	....	assistant music coordinator
Leif Lindvall	....	musician: trumpet
Per Lindvall	....	musician: drums
Abbie Lister	....	assistant music supervisor
Therese Lof	....	musician: choir (as Thérèse Löf)
Bernard Löhr	....	music mixer
Bernard Löhr	....	music recordist
Markus Lönneborg	....	musician: choir
Martin Lowe	....	conductor
Martin Lowe	....	musical director
Martin Lowe	....	vocal coach
Jenny Miina	....	musician: choir
Perra Moraeus	....	musician: alto saxophone
Kalle Moreaus	....	musician: bouzouki, guitar, violin (as Kalle Moraeus)
Torquil Munro	....	vocal coach
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures
Mats Nilsson	....	musician: choir
Jenny O'Grady	....	choir contractor: UK
Robin Olson	....	musician: choir (as Robin Olsson)
Henrik Orwander	....	musician: choir
Steve Price	....	additional music recordist
Martin Redhe Nord	....	musician: choir
Stefan Rundqvist	....	musician: choir
Anna Rydgren	....	musician: choir
Jesper Sjölander	....	musician: choir
Cecilia Skarby	....	musician: choir
Robert Skowronski	....	musician: choir
Mia Soteriou	....	vocal coach
Jörgen Stenberg	....	musician: drums, Waterloo
Jörgen Stenberg	....	musician: percussion
Björn Ulvaeus	....	lyrics
Björn Ulvaeus	....	musician: guitar, Waterloo
Lasse Welander	....	musician: guitars and bouzouki (as Lasse Wellander)

Transportation Department
Phil Allchin	....	transportation captain (as Philip Allchin)
Brian Baverstock	....	transportation coordinator: location (as Bryan Baverstock)
John Coleman	....	driver: Meryl Streep
Colin Morris	....	personal driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Clint Bailey	....	diver
Daren Bailey	....	marine supervisor
Katrina Barton	....	assistant script supervisor
Dimitris Birbilis	....	location manager: Greece
Mark Birmingham	....	location accountant
Roy Borrett	....	stand-in (as Roy Borret)
Mr. Bovoletis	....	air force officer: aerial crew
Dougal Cadiou	....	assistant accountant
Morgan Cline	....	assistant: Mr. Goetzman
Nicola Conlon	....	assistant: Mr. Brosnan
Nicola Conlon	....	executive assistant: Pierce Brosnan
Ian Creed	....	marine co-coordinator
Matt Curtis	....	title designer
Giorgos Damigos	....	location assistant: Greece
Elena Dentopoulou	....	assistant production coordinator: Greece
Jolene Dodson	....	assistant: Mr. Brosnan
Janie Dowding	....	assistant: Ms. Craymer
Mina Dreki	....	assistant accountant: Greece
George Filias	....	assistant location manager: Greece
Claire Fishenden	....	stand-in
Panagiotis Galios	....	assistant location manager: Greece
Samantha Gardner	....	production assistant
Ashley Grisdale	....	representative: Littlestar Services
Jim Hajicosta	....	post-production accountant
Tory Haljun	....	assistant: Mr. Goetzman
Denise Hanrahan	....	assistant production coordinator
Denise Hanrahan	....	location coordinator: Greece
Kirstie Harding	....	aerial services coordinator
Lisa Heathcote	....	food stylist
Ali James	....	location manager: UK
Non Jones	....	assistant accountant
Sally Jones	....	script supervisor
Martin Joy	....	location scout
Giorgos Kalogiannis	....	location assistant: Greece
Themis Katz	....	location assistant: Greece (as Themis Katsimihas)
Vlassis Kavouxis	....	location assistant: Greece
Rachel King	....	unit nurse
George Litinas	....	production assistant: Greece (as George Lytanis)
William Loyd-Holmes	....	floor runner
Iain Mackenzie	....	production runner
Polly Mallinson	....	executive: Playtone
Layla Mall	....	assistant: Mr. Huffam
Stacy Mann	....	publicist
Liz McGinity	....	representative: Littlestar Services
Wendy Millyard	....	assistant: Ms. Lloyd
Sian Milne	....	stand-in
James Napier	....	marine safety
Terry Neil	....	ground support: aerial crew
Babis Nikolis	....	location assistant: Greece
Chris Norman	....	assistant accountant
Lance Palmer	....	marine safety
Ann Pattison-Bingham	....	assets representative (as Ann Pattison Bingham)
Emma Pill	....	supervising location manager
Nikos Pitsakis	....	location assistant: Greece
Kostas Raftopoulos	....	assistant location manager: Greece
Lisa Reynolds	....	stand-in
James Richardson	....	production accountant
Janet Rothermil	....	dance coach
Georgia Sarantopoulou	....	accounting clerk: Greece
Theodora Sarli	....	production assistant: Greece
Rob Seager	....	post-production accountant
Deryn Stafford	....	production coordinator
Tim Stanley	....	assistant choreographer
Jonjo Stickland	....	marine safety
Michele Tandy	....	financial controller
Dean Taylor	....	stand-in
Claire Teare	....	representative: Littlestar Services
Aurelia Thomas	....	location scout
Michael Thorpe	....	marine safety
Achilles Tirekedis	....	helicopter pilot: aerial crew
Nichola Treherne	....	associate choreographer
Anthony Van Laast	....	choreographer
Graham Vick	....	stand-in
Valie Vousta	....	accounting clerk: Greece
Jo Wallett	....	assistant production coordinator
Sara West	....	stand-in
Betty Williams	....	location accountant (as Betty Ann Williams)
Kori E. Wilson	....	assistant: Ms. Streep (as Kori Wilson Griffin)
Katie Wolfryd	....	representative: Littlestar Services
Duncan Broadfoot	....	location assistant: Greece (uncredited)
Nicole Chapman	....	set production assistant: dailies (uncredited)
Christian McWilliams	....	location scout (uncredited)
Mark Munnelly	....	auditor (uncredited)
Brieann Rich	....	rescue diver (uncredited)
Michael Rich	....	rescue diver (uncredited)
Nicholas Rich	....	key set medic (uncredited)
Nicholas Rich	....	rescue diver (uncredited)
Paul Secker	....	runner: dailies (uncredited)
Andy Stephens	....	aerial operations manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Littlestar Productions (as Littlestar)
• Relativity Media (in association with)
• Playtone
• Internationale Filmproduktion Richter

Distributors

• Toho-Towa (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures Canada (2008) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Universal Films Canada)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD) (karaoke edtion)
• Finnkino (2008) (Finland) (all media)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (gift set)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (gift set)

Special Effects

• Custom Film Effects
• Framestore (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded at
• Adacc  
• Affinity Artists Agency  marketing and promotion
• Air Studios  music recorded at
• Angel Studios  music recorded at
• Arion Facilities  dailies telecine transfers
• Atlantis Studios  music recorded at
• Boneau / Bryan-Brown  press representation: international
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Crew Catering  catering
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting
• Dakota Music Services  music preparation
• Dead  titles post-production
• Decca Records  soundtrack
• Flying Pictures  aerial services provided by
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• HireWorks  Avid equipment rental
• Hothouse Music  music supervisor
• Klass Entertainment  product placement
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• Lee Lighting  lighting equipment
• Light by Numbers  lighting control system
• Mono Music Studio  music mixed at
• Mono Music Studio  music recorded at
• Nina Lannan Associates  general management: US
• On Tour Productions  grip and lighting equipment
• Panalux  grip and lighting equipment
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Pinewood Studios  movie studio
• Polydor  soundtrack
• Right Lobe Design Group  titles
• Sound One  sound re-recorded at
• Synxspeed  sound re-recording (foreign dub)
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Treagus Stoneman Associates  general management: UK and International
• Yamaha Motor Europe  waverunners

Also Known As:

Mamma Mia! The Movie (UK) (promotional title) (USA) (promotional title)
Mamma Mia! (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sex-related comments.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

UK | USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:PG | Australia:PG | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Sweden:Btl | Netherlands:AL | Finland:K-3 | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44470) | South Korea:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Norway:A | Portugal:M/6 | Hong Kong:IIA | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | South Africa:PG | Peru:PT | Brazil:10 | Germany:o.Al. | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Mexico:B

Filming Locations:

Agios Ioannis Chapel, Skopelos, Greece

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The picture on Donna's (Meryl Streep's) mirror in the bedroom at the start of the Dancing Queen scene is actually Amanda Seyfried's professional head shot which can be seen on her IMDb profile.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the dancing scene on the beach, there is what appears to be a decanter and an ice bucket on the bar. These objects change position when the camera angle has changed.

Quotes:

Tanya: [talking about Donna's money troubles and her life in general] Yeah, but are you being taken care of?
Donna: What do you mean?
Tanya: Are you getting any?
Donna: Oh, you mean...
[turns on the drill, making loud noises, then says to the drill:]
Donna: Down, boy.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-07-19)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Thank You For The Music

I'm Coming Out ... the year's guiltiest pleasure.

I have a confession to make that could land me in serious trouble here. I love this movie with a love bordering on the unnatural. Of course, I hear you saying, that can only mean one thing; you're a gay man of a certain age and if you haven't come out of the closet already. you're coming out now, and wearing sequins at the same time. No straight man, I hear you say, could love this movie with this kind of unbridled passion, so if you have aspirations to being a 100% red-blooded heterosexual male, (is there such a thing?), then keep any fondness for "Mama Mia" to yourself; you will automatically be suspect. Of course, I could just as easily be a teenage girl, (it's a chick flick, after all), and be in equally serious difficulties with my peers, for loving "Mama Mia" would then mean I had already turned into my mother, for this is a chick flick for the older chick and no mistake.

I had avoided it on stage. I have never been a fan of 'juke-box' musicals where a plot is conjured up around a set of songs by a well-known group or artist. And my undiminished love of Abba, (there, I'm out of the closet - happy now?), made me shy away from, rather than run to, a show where their greatest hits were sung, karaoke-style, by others. But something drew me to the movie. Perhaps it was Meryl, (if Meryl liked it, it can't be that bad, I kept saying to myself). Perhaps it was the locations, (it all takes place on a very travelogue Greek isle). Perhaps, ultimately, it was the songs, (who isn't a dancing queen, after all). Nevertheless, going to "Mama Mia", the movie, was still like dipping my toe in the water before deciding if I wanted to do a full length of the pool. The last thing I expected was to fall head over heels, to turn into a blubbering mess, to turn into the oldest dancing queen on the block and into my mother all at the same time. "Mama Mia" is a guilty pleasure, (no self-respecting cineaste should ever admit to even liking this movie, never mind loving it), but as guilty pleasures go, this is the best junk meal you are ever likely to have.

It's director, Phyllida Law, did it on the stage so at least she is familiar with the material, but she is new to movies and after the mess Susan Stroman made of "The Producers" I didn't really expect anything, but while "The Producers" was stagey,(and not in an appealing way), "Mama Mia" is genuinely cinematic. Lloyd's idea of film-making may be to let her camera roam all over the place, (she seems to have an MTV mentality), but she also knows how to build a production number. This is a fully-fledged musical of the old school. And now I am beginning to see the light. It's OK, guys, you can admit to liking "Mama Mia" without worrying too much about revealing your sexuality. Straight men are allowed to like musicals, too, aren't they? Then, of course, there are those songs, the ones we grew up loving. I read somewhere that Abba didn't write great songs because no-one covered them, unlike, say, Lennon and McCartney; that what made Abba's songs 'great' was the Abba sound. There may be something in that; the 'Abba sound' produced some of the greatest pop ever. Arguably, the songs that Abba, (and by Abba, I mean Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson), wrote and recorded are the greatest pop songs we've been given. So how do they work coming from the mouths of people who, effectively, aren't singers? (Ok, Meryl, we all know you can sing and act and probably split the atom at the same time, and the girl who plays her daughter, Amanda Seyfried, sounds very pleasant to the ear). Well, the answer is bloody marvelous. Most of these songs sound as if they were written for the film and not the other way round; in other words, they fit the plot in the way that songs in a good musical should and they are good enough to stand on their own.

These are Broadway show-tunes and they aren't wholly reliant on 'the Abba sound'. So what if Julie Walters and Stellan Skarsgard croak their way through 'Take a Chance on Me'; by the time they get around to it I would have taken a chance on anyone. So Pierce Brosnan can't sing? Neither can Tom Waits or Leonard Cohen and yet we love them to bits. (Actually, Brosnan can just about manage to hold a tune and he makes a fairer fist of it than Lee Marvin or Clint Eastwood did in "Paint your Wagon"). And Meryl, of course, is wonderful. Our greatest living actress is having fun here. This is her first fully-fledged musical: I just wondered what took her so long, (her rendition of 'The Winner takes it All' is one of the great solo performances in any musical).

But does any of this justify my over-whelming and totally inexplicable passion? Probably not, which is why it is inexplicable. It's not a 'great' movie, (although it could just be a 'great' musical); it often feels like a bunch of friends' best ever holiday video where they keep bursting into song with fully orchestrated backing, and it gives a totally new meaning to the term 'Greek Chorous'. So, obviously I am a middle-aged gay man with a full wardrobe of seventies gear. (I certainly haven't turned into my mother!). I mean, what other explanation can there be? Oh, I've just thought of one. It is a great movie musical and it's a terrific way to spend an evening. So I can now safely go back into my closet if I can find room among all the sequins and seventies gear.