St Trinian's : Pensionnat pour jeunes filles rebelles

Original title: St. Trinian's

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In order to save their bankrupt school, a group of troublesome girls stage a robbery with a group of geniuses on their backsIn order to save their bankrupt school, a group of troublesome girls stage a robbery with a group of geniuses on their backsIn order to save their bankrupt school, a group of troublesome girls stage a robbery with a group of geniuses on their backs

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

24K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,885

401

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 nominations total

Trivia
There are many references to Orgueil et préjugés (1995). For example: Fritton's dog is Mr D'Arcy, one of the girls mentions Colin Firth, Colin Firth dripping in water after falling into the unused fountain and Sir Stephen Fry asking the question "Which book was originally titled "First Impressions" (A: Pride and Prejudice).

Goofs
The volume of a sphere is not pi * r^3 and Stephen Fry must surely know that.

Quotes
Kelly: [the girls are trying to decide what to steal to save their school from foreclosure] What about that?
Kelly: [Points at copy of "Girl With Pearl Earring"]
Chelsea, Chloe, Peaches: [Gasp] Oh my God.
Chelsea: You want to steal Scarlett Johansson?
Kelly: You are so blonde, Chelsea.

Crazy credits
In the end credits, there is a credit which reads "MISS EVERETT'S COSTUMES BY..."

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: New York, I Love You/Trucker/Damned United/St. Trinian's/Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Soundtracks
Theme to St Trinian's
Written by Charlie Mole
Lyrics by Ali Thompson
Performed by Girls Aloud
Courtesy of Fascination Records

User reviews112

Featured review

5/10

Good in parts

Mixed views like the mixed reviews really.

Firstly this is a film for the tweenies (12-15 I would have thought) though on the night we went despite the 12a certificate there were 5 and 6 year olds there. Most of the humour was for kids, though there were enough references to amuse adults and lots of references to other films.

Everett was superb as a the headmistress, and remembering that this was slapstick, absolutely fine. Not so convinced by Colin Firth, but he was OK. Russell Brandt seemed nervous. Otherwise everone else played their roll perfectly. The young actors were splendid.

As stated, a good film for young teenagers who can identify with the schoolgirl antics, and in our cinema they were laughing from the beginning.

Not a patch on the originals? Well different. The originals were 40 to 50 years ago and they were made in a different age. I like them, but do they appeal to 12 and 15 year olds today? This is the problem with remakes, we always compare them with the "classic" and find them wanting.