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Calendar Girls

Name: Calendar Girls
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2003-09-02
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 6.527

★ 6,5 /10 (414 Votes)

2003 EN 108 min

Overview

Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for a charity calendar.

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Release date

02/09/2003

Votes

414

Popularity

2.9

Some ladies will do anything for a good cause.

Genres

Drama Comedy

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

108 min

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$96,542,059

Website

www.calendargirls.tv

Helen Mirren

Chris Harper

Julie Walters

Annie Clarke

John Alderton

John Clarke

Linda Bassett

Cora

Annette Crosbie

Jessie

Philip Glenister

Lawrence Sertain

Ciarán Hinds

Rod Harper

Celia Imrie

Celia

Geraldine James

Marie

Penelope Wilton

Ruth

George Costigan

Eddie

Graham Crowden

Richard

John Fortune

Frank

Georgie Glen

Kathy

Angela Curran

May

Rosalind March

Trudy

John-Paul Macleod

Jem

Marc Pickering

Gaz

John Sharian

Danny

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Belinda Everett

Maya

Harriet Thorpe

Brenda Mooney

Gillian Wright

Eddie's Woman

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Ian Embleton

Andy

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Janet Howd

Julia

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Lesley Staples

Jenny

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Richard Braine

Policeman

Maggie McCarthy

W.I. Administrator 1

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Diana Marchment

W.I. Administrator 2

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Celia Henebury

Check-In Stewardess

Ted Robbins

Bike Man

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Arthur Kelly

Bookshop Owner

Alison Pargeter

Chemist's Assistant

Tim Barker

Holiday Speaker

Angus Barnett

Orchid Photographer

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Frank Barrie

Lecherous Photographer

John Sparkes

Welsh Photographer

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Merryn Owen

Student Photographer

Richard Ashton

Policeman 2

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Shameer Seepersand

Policeman 3

Elizabeth Bennett

W.I. Judge

Simon Ludders

Waiter

Darren Southworth

Sofa Salesman

Sharon Thomas Cain

TV Reporter

Christa Ackroyd

News Presenter

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Geoffrey Wilkinson

Seed Company Manager

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Bob Flag

Alan Rathbone

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Mark Hayford

Charity Chicken Worker

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Geoffrey Banks

Lycra Cyclist 1

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Wilfred Harrison

Lycra Cyclist 2

Adil Hussain

Jem's Friend 1

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Waqas Altaf

Jem's Friend 2

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Paul McLeary

Husband 1

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Peter Lorenzelli

Husband 2

Jay Leno

Himself

Matt Malloy

Hotel Manager

Patton Oswalt

Larry

Craig Kirkwood

Bellboy

Frank Bello

Anthrax

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John Bush

Anthrax

Scott Ian

Anthrax

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Ashley Niles

Hotel Registration

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Angela Baker

Highgyll W.I. Lady

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Beryl Bamforth

Highgyll W.I. Lady

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Christine Clancy

Highgyll W.I. Lady

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Ros Fawcett

Highgyll W.I. Lady

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Lynda Logan

Highgyll W.I. Lady

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Tricia Stewart

Highgyll W.I. Lady

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Roy Harrison

Original Soundtrack

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It's not naked it's nude. When Annie Clarke's beloved husband succumbs to leukaemia, her best friend Chris comes up with a unique idea for raising funds for the hospital that cared for the dearly departed John. They, and fellow members of the Knapely Womens Institute, will pose in some strategically nude pictures and sell them as a calendar! Based on a true story, and following on from the roaring success of 1997s The Full Monty, it was a story just begging to be adapted for the big screen. Also boasting a shot in the arm for actresses of a certain age, who sadly are bereft of decent cin…

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Another one of those movies I watched decades ago and recently revisited. I enjoyed it just as much as I did the first time. It reminds me of Waking Ned Devine in a way. It contains witty and realistic dialogue and a good percentage of the actors are older. There is a bit more drama in Calendar Girls, but it never submerges into melodrama. I am glad I watched it a second time. It has aged well and is a classic feel old movie.

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Another one of those movies I watched back when it came out and recently watched again. Like the women who pose for the calendar, the movie has aged well. My wife and I watch a lot of British tv (for Americans) so we have seen the actresses in many other excellent performances. Calendar a Girls reminds me of another great movie, (Waking) Ned Devine. There is humor, a feel good plot, and a fine ensemble cast. There are a perhaps a couple of more serious subplots in this film, such as Alderton’s character’s illness that gives birth to the calendar fundraiser. The movie is of course based o…

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My dad worked in the motor trade when I was a kid, and I was forever seeing Pirelli or Michelin calendars with scantily clad women on them; hell even the beer cans had them too! Well, it's in a garage that "Chris" (Helen Mirren) spots one and it gives her inspiration. Why? Her best friend "Annie" (Julie Walters) has recently become a widow following the death from cancer of her beloved husband "John" (John Alderton), and they are trying to organise a fund raiser to buy a new sofa for their local hospice. With another vodka tasting already ruled out by their slightly prudish WI President "Marie…

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