Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMandie Fletcher
Written byJennifer Saunders
Based onAbsolutely Fabulous
by Jennifer Saunders
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChris Goodger
Edited by
  • Anthony Boys
  • Gavin Buckley
Music byJake Monaco
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 29 June 2016 (2016-06-29) (London)
  • 1 July 2016 (2016-07-01) (United Kingdom)
  • 22 July 2016 (2016-07-22) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes[1][2][3]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Languages
  • English
  • French
Box office$39.2 million[4]

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie is a 2016 comedy film directed by Mandie Fletcher, written by Jennifer Saunders and based on the television series Absolutely Fabulous. It stars Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield (in her final acting role) and Jane Horrocks, reprising their roles from the series. The film finds the drug-addicted, alcoholic PR agent Edina Monsoon and her best friend/codependent Patsy Stone on the run from the authorities after it is suspected they killed supermodel Kate Moss. The film serves as a de facto series finale for the show.

Principal photography began on 12 October 2015 in London, with additional filming in the South of France. The film premiered in London on 29 June 2016 and was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on 1 July 2016 by 20th Century Fox and in the United States on 22 July 2016 by Fox Searchlight Pictures. In addition to being the final role for Whitfield, it also marked the final film role for Barry Humphries before his death in April 2023.[5]

  1. ^ "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Absolutely Fabulous The Movie (2016)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie". Cineuropa. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Dame Edna Everage Comic Barry Humphries Dies at 89". Extra. 22 April 2023.