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Movie Name: Spiceworld: The Movie
Casting By: Victoria Beckham - Victoria
Melanie Brown - Melanie B
Released: 26 December 1997 (UK), 23 January 1998 (US)
Genre: Performing Arts
Runtime: 89 min.
Rating: PG
Director(s): Bob Spiers
Producer(s): Uri Fruchtmann, Mark L. Rosen, Barnaby Thompson
Writer(s): Kim Fuller, Jamie Curtis
Distribution: Columbia Pictures (USA), PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (UK), Buena Vista International (Scandinavia)
U.S. Box Office: $29,247,405
Country: UK
Language: English
  Spiceworld: The Movie
Movie Review
 

Spiceworld is the debut feature film by English pop girl group Spice Girls. It details the events leading up to their major concert at Albert Hall, liberally interspersed with dream sequences and flashbacks as well as non sequiturs such as surreal moments and humorous asides. Released in the UK on Boxing Day, 1997, the lighthearted comedy was made in a similar vein to The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night and featured a multitude of cameos and guest stars.

As the movie opens, the Spice Girls are enjoying their fame, but becoming dissatisfied with the burdens of it. The sinister owner of a newspaper (Barry Humphries (also known as Dame Edna Everage)) is trying to ruin their reputation in order to cash in on the headlines, and even dispatches a photographer (Richard O'Brien) to take pictures and tape recordings of the girls. Less threatening but more annoying is a film director (Alan Cumming) who with his crew stalks the band, hoping to use them as documentary subjects; at the same time, the girls' manager, Clifford, (Richard E. Grant) is fending off two over-eager Hollywood writers (George Wendt and Mark McKinney) who relentlessly pitch absurd plot ideas for a Spice Girls feature film. Elton John also passes by a crowd of people.

Amid this, the band must prepare for an Albert Hall concert, their biggest performance yet. At the heart of it, the constant practices, traveling, publicity appearances, and other burdens of celebrity affect them on a personal level, preventing them from spending much time with their best friend outside the band, Nicola, who is due to give birth soon. Throughout their busy schedule, the girls keep asking Clifford for time off to spend with Nicola and to relax, but he refuses--mainly because his own boss, the cryptic and eccentric "Chief" Roger Moore, won't allow it. The stress and overwork compound, culminating in a huge argument with Clifford and among the bandmates; the girls storm out, refusing to play Albert Hall.

Separately, the bandmates think back on their humble beginnings, their struggle to the top, and their strengthened friendship. They reunite by chance outside the now-closed pub where they practiced in the early days, reconcile, then decide to take Nicola out dancing. However, she goes into labor at the nightclub and is rushed to the hospital in the tour bus (while the girls attempt to coach her with conflicting advice). The band stay at the hospital to provide Nicola with support, refusing to perform until after she has given birth.

The next morning, the day of their Albert Hall gig, Nicola finally gives birth to a girl. As they are leaving the hospital, the girls bump into a doctor, but when Emma notices he has a camera, the girls realize the doctor is the photographer whose been stalking them in disguise. The photographer runs off with the girls in hot pursuit, only to hit his head on the wall after colliding with an empty stretcher, and when he sees the girls standing over him, he tells them that they've made him see the error of his ways, and he goes after the owner of the newspaper, who is subsequently fired in a "Jacuzzi Scandal".

After noticing their bus driver (Meat Loaf) missing, Victoria decides to drive herself. So it becomes a race against time as Victoria drives like a maniac, even screaming "Get out of the way! Get out of the way". Along the way to the Albert Hall, the bus drives by Buckingham Palace, the the girls wave to the Royal Family. Victoria puts her foot down when a bridge starts to go up to let a boat through. They land safely on the other side, but when Emma opens a trapdoor in the floor, she discovers a bomb, and the girls scream before Emma slams the trapdoor shut again.

The girls finally arrive at the Albert Hall, and run up the steps to the Rocky theme, but they have one more obstacle to overcome; a policeman who wants to talk to them about "Dangerous driving, criminal damage, flying a bus without a license, and frightening the pigeons". Emma is pushed forward, and she explains to the officer they were in a hurry. Emma smiles at him, and he lets them off.

The girls finish the movie with a performance of "Spice Up Your Life". Footage airs during the closing credits of the films various stars talking about the film, and even talking to the girls. Mel C then looks towards the camera, and tells the other girls someone is watching them. The girls talk into the camera, and discuss various things. Victoria even says to a certain woman in the audience "I like your dress". When Mel C suddenly asks what happened to the bomb on the bus, her question is answered by a loud explosion.

The movie took in US $75 million dollars at the box office worldwide, including $29,247,405 in America.Despite being a commercial success, the film was widely panned by critics, won the award for 'Worst Picture' and the Spice Girls won the award for 'Worst Actress' at the 1998 Golden Raspberries. Later, on Rotten Tomatoes, the overall score was 25%.

Set the record for the highest ever weekend debut for Super Bowl Weekend (January 25, 1998) with box office sales of $10,527,222. This record was broken by the 2004 film The Butterfly Effect.

 
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