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Thank You for the Music appears as a hidden track, 38 seconds after All Out of Love finishes (4:53). When All Is Said and Done , the lead single in North America from ABBA s final studio album, The Visitors (1981), was included in the film as a new song that was not present in the stage musical. It is available on the 2-disc special edition DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Most of the filming was done on the small Greek island of Skopelos (during August/September 2007), Other parts of the film were produced on the 007 stage at Pinewood Studios, where lighting and temperature could be controlled.
Donna shows the villa, rumored to be built on the legendary fountain of Aphrodite, and explains her precarious finances to Rosie and Tanya ( Money, Money, Money ). The three men arrive, and Sophie smuggles them to their room and explains that she, not her mother, sent the invitations. From across the globe, the men set off for the wedding. Sophie s two bridesmaids arrive and she reveals that she found her mother s diary and learned she has three possible dads: New York-based Irish architect Sam Carmichael (Pierce Brosnan), Swedish adventurer and writer Bill Andersson (Stellan Skarsgård), and British banker Harry Bright (Colin Firth).
On Bill s boat, Bill and Harry are about to confide in each other, but are interrupted by Rosie. Donna confronts Sophie in the courtyard, believing Sophie wants the wedding stopped. As the bridal party walks to the chapel, Sam intercepts Donna and begs her to talk.
She invited them without telling her mother, believing that after she spends time with them she will know who her father is ( Honey, Honey ). Villa owner Donna Sheridan (Meryl Streep) is ecstatic to reunite with former Donna and The Dynamos bandmates, wisecracking author Rosie (Julie Walters) and wealthy multiple divorcee Tanya (Christine Baranski), and reveals her bafflement at her daughter s desire to get married. As Donna helps her daughter dress for the wedding, their rift is healed and Donna reminisces about Sophie s childhood and how quickly she s grown ( Slipping Through My Fingers ).
The part of the film where Pierce Brosnan s character, Sam, leaves his New York office to go to the Greek Island was actually filmed at the iconic Lloyds Building on Lime Street in the City of London. Sophie is delighted to see her mother rock out, but becomes nervous when the festivities are interrupted by the arrival of Sam, Bill and Harry.
The set includes the 2-disc special edition with bonus soundtrack and 32-page collective booklet. There is a 2-disc Ultimate Party Edition available in Hong Kong that includes all the 2-disc features with the 30 Rock episode Mamma Mia! . The single-disc DVD released in Sweden on 26 November contains all of the following: The widescreen single-disc includes a bonus disc which includes: Some The BBC s 2009 Red Nose Day special for Comic Relief featured a 10-minute satire of Mamma Mia. Meryl Streep heads the cast, playing the role of single mother Donna Sheridan.
S. Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Dominic Cooper, Christine Baranski and Julie Walters are confirmed for the sequel. Mamma Mia! was released in Australia and New Zealand on DVD on November 6, 2008, and was released on Blu-ray on December 3.
The scene is included in the deleted scenes of the DVD release and the song remains on the soundtrack. Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, and Stellan Skarsgård play the three possible fathers to Donna s daughter, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried). On 29 August 2008, Mamma Mia!: The Sing-Along Edition, with lyrics to the songs highlighted on the screen, was released in selected cinemas. On a Greek island called Kalokairi, 20-year-old bride-to-be Sophie Sheridan (Amanda Seyfried) posts three wedding invitations ( I Have A Dream ) to three different men.
It was released on both DVD and Blu-ray in the UK and Norway on November 24 and November 26 respectively. The three possible fathers appear only momentarilly in a spoof of their introduction to Sophie: Phillip Glenister is dressed and credited as Pierce Brosnan but references Colin Firth s joking reference to Brosnan by saying I m Bond, while Alan Carr is credited as Colin Firth and introduces himself, I m Dorothy, and a piece of fruit is credited as the Swede .
The title originates from ABBA s 1975 chart-topper Mamma Mia . Produced by Universal Pictures in partnership with Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson s Playtone and Littlestar, it became the highest-grossing film musical of all time breaking the 30-year-old record of Grease.
He reacts angrily to his fiancée s deception and Sophie turns to her mother for support. All the couples present proclaim their love ( Mamma Mia reprise), as their raucous dancing causes the ground to crack and erupt with water from the fountain of Aphrodite.
The short starred Jennifer Saunders and her long-time collaborators, Dawn French and Joanna Lumley as Donna, Rosie and Tanya, respectively. Sophie asks Donna to give her away.
Harry confesses that Donna was the first (and last) woman he loved. It was ABBA s last top 30 hit in the United States. Amanda Seyfried (Sophie) recorded a music video for the song Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) that was released in Europe and elsewhere.
To date it has sold 6,318,582 units in the US. By December 31, 2008, Mamma Mia! had become the best-selling DVD of all time in Sweden with 545,000 copies sold. The DVD was released as a single-disc edition and a two-disc special edition. On December 15, 2009, the Mamma Mia! The Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! More Gift Set was released. An upset Donna is accosted by Sam, concerned about Sophie getting married so young.
He dashes down the escalators and through the porte-cochere, where yellow cabs and actors representing New York mounted police were used for authenticity. The Fernando Bill Anderson s beautiful yacht (actually a ketch) in the movie was the Tai-Mo-Shan built in 1934 by H. Donna confronts him and both realize they still have feelings for each other ( SOS ). Down on the beach, Tanya and young Pepper (Philip Michael) continue their flirtations from the previous night ( Does Your Mother Know ). Sophie comes clean to Sky and asks for his help.
Rouse at the Hong Kong and Whampoa dockyards. Both composers, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, appear in minor, uncredited roles in the film. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 53% of critics gave the film positive reviews based upon a sample of 168 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The casting of actors not noted for their singing abilities led to some mixed reviews.
Mamma Mia!, promoted as Mamma Mia! The Movie, is a 2008 romantic comedy film adapted from the 1999 West End musical of the same name, based on the songs of successful pop group ABBA, with additional music composed by ABBA member Benny Andersson. It was released in US on December 16. On November 24, Mamma Mia! became the fastest-selling DVD of all time in the UK, according to Official UK Charts Company figures.
The three men concur that they would be happy to be one-third of a father for Sophie. She decides to get each of her three prospective dads alone to talk. While her girlfriends dance with the men ( Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) ), Sophie learns from Bill that Donna received the money to invest in her villa from his great aunt Sofia.
She tells Sky that they should postpone their wedding and travel the world as they have always wanted. .
Sophie musters up the courage to speak with her fiancé Sky (Dominic Cooper) about her ploy, but loses her nerve. She asks him to give her away and to keep their secret from Donna until the wedding. Sophie s happiness is short-lived as Sam and Harry each tell her they must be her dad and will give her away ( Voulez-Vous ).
It was the first time all four members of ABBA had been photographed together since 1986. Mamma Mia! received mixed reviews from critics. Tanya and Rosie rally her spirits by getting Donna to dance with the female staff and islanders ( Dancing Queen ). Sophie finds the men aboard Bill s yacht, and they sail around Kalokairi ( Our Last Summer ) and tell stories of Donna as a carefree girl.
The record was previously held by Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl with sales of 4.7 million copies. On November 26, 2008, Mamma Mia! became the best-selling DVD in Finland, by selling 110,000 copies and is the first DVD to earn a platinum award in that country. In the United States the DVD made over $30 million on its first day of release. It sold 1,669,084 copies on its first day of release, breaking the previous record (held by Titanic) by 560,000 copies.
She accepts and they are married. At the wedding reception, Sam sings to Donna ( When All Is Said and Done ), which prompts Rosie to make a play for Bill ( Take a Chance on Me ) which in time prompts Harry to do the same for a local guy. A recuring theme is awkward transitions into the songs.
They overhear Donna working (humming Fernando ) and swear to Sophie they won t reveal her secret. Donna spies them and is dumbfounded to find herself facing three former lovers she could never forget ( Mamma Mia ), and is adamant that they leave. He stated that he would be delighted if Judy Craymer, Catherine Johnson, Phyllida Lloyd, Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus agreed to the project, noting that there are still plenty of ABBA songs to use.
At the time, it made Mamma Mia! the record-holder for the highest grossing opening weekend for a movie musical, surpassing Hairspray s box office record in 2007. Because of Mamma Mia! s financial success, Hollywood studio chief David Linde, the co-chairman of Universal Studios told The Daily Mail that it would take a while, but there could be a sequel. Sophie guesses she must be her namesake and Bill is her father.
Sophie says that all she wants is to avoid her mother s mistakes and storms off. A high quality version can be found on the film s official site. Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog joined Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson at the Swedish premiere of the film, held at the Rival Theatre in Mariatorget, Stockholm, owned by Andersson, on July 4, 2008.
Finally, Amanda Seyfried sings Thank You for the Music over the end credits. The following songs were included in the film, of which 17 are on the soundtrack album: The soundtrack album was released July 8, 2008 by Decca. The film opened at #1 in the U.K, taking £6,594,058 on 496 screens.
She begs them to hide so Donna will have a surprise at the wedding: seeing the old friends of whom she so often favorably speaks. Sam suddenly proposes to Donna ( I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do ).
Sophie and Sky bid farewell to Kalokairi and sail away on their honeymoon( I Have A Dream reprise). During the principal credits, Donna, Tanya, and Rosie reprise Dancing Queen , followed by Waterloo with the rest of the cast. Variety stated that some stars, especially the bouncy and rejuvenated Streep, seem better suited for musical comedy than others, including Brosnan and Skarsgård. As of April 6, 2009, Mamma Mia! has grossed a worldwide total of $602,609,487 and is the fifth highest grossing film of 2008 It is the third highest-grossing film of 2008 internationally (i.e., outside North America) with an international total of $458,479,424 and the thirteenth highest gross of 2008 in North America (the US and Canada) with $144,130,063. In the United Kingdom, Mamma Mia! has grossed £69,166,087 as of January 23, 2009, and is the highest grossing film of all time at the UK box office.
Because the film is based on a stage musical, the songs are new renditions, not performances by ABBA. A shocked Sophie can t tell them the truth and, overwhelmed by the consequences of her actions, faints. In the morning, Rosie and Tanya reassure Donna they will take care of the men.
While the opening credits listed Saunders and French s characters as Meryl Streep and Julie Walters, rather than the character names, Lumley s portrayal of Tanya was described in dialogue and the opening credits as Patsy whom she played opposite Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous; Christine Baranski s boozing, campy Maryanne on Cybill had been often compared to Patsy. Sophie and Bill s song The Name of the Game was cut from the final version of the film.
Sam reveals that although he left to get married, he didn t go through with it and returned, only to find Donna with another man, so he married his former fiancée (and later divorced her). She reveals the pain she felt over losing him ( The Winner Takes It All ). During the wedding, Donna tells Sophie that her father is present but he could be any of the three candidates, whom Sophie admits to inviting.
By the end of 2008, The Official UK Charts Company declared it had become the biggest selling DVD ever in the UK, with one in every four households owning a copy (over 5 million copies sold). Sky and Sophie sing to each other ( Lay All Your Love on Me ), but are interrupted when Sky is kidnapped for his bachelor party. At Sophie s bachelorette party, Donna, Tanya, and Rosie perform as Donna and The Dynamos ( Super Trouper ).
It managed to hold onto the top spot for 2 weeks, narrowly keeping Pixar s WALL-E from reaching #1 in its second week. When released on July 3 in Greece, the film grossed $1,602,646 in its opening weekend, ranking #1 at the Greek box office. The film made $9,627,000 in its opening day in the United States and Canada, and $27,605,376 in its opening weekend, ranking #2 at the box office, behind The Dark Knight. Andersson, dressed as a fisherman, plays the piano in Dancing Queen as the cast dances; Ulvaeus is a Greek god (with lyre) showering the girls with gold dust during the closing credits. Actress Meryl Streep had taken opera singing lessons as a child, and as an adult, she had previously sung in several movies, including Postcards from the Edge, Silkwood, Death Becomes Her, and A Prairie Home Companion. The Mamma Mia! trailer was released the week of December 10, 2007 first on Entertainment Tonight, then released to the internet.
Production offices for the film were based at Pinewood Studios. The part of the film where two of the characters miss the last ferry to the island was filmed at the old port of Skiathos. She confides in Tanya and Rosie ( Chiquitita ) a secret she has kept from everyone — she is uncertain which of the three men is Sophie s father.
