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Absolutely Anything

  • 2015
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Robin Williams, Kate Beckinsale, Simon Pegg, and Mojo in Absolutely Anything (2015)
A disillusioned school teacher suddenly finds he has magical powers which have been bestowed upon him by aliens.
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A group of eccentric aliens confers a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment.A group of eccentric aliens confers a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment.A group of eccentric aliens confers a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment.

  • Director
    • Terry Jones
  • Writers
    • Terry Jones
    • Gavin Scott
  • Stars
    • Simon Pegg
    • Kate Beckinsale
    • Sanjeev Bhaskar
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    52K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,559
    520
    • Director
      • Terry Jones
    • Writers
      • Terry Jones
      • Gavin Scott
    • Stars
      • Simon Pegg
      • Kate Beckinsale
      • Sanjeev Bhaskar
    • 160User reviews
    • 89Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Videos15

    International Trailer
    Trailer 1:57
    International Trailer
    Absolutely Anything: Biscuits (French)
    Clip 3:44
    Absolutely Anything: Biscuits (French)
    Absolutely Anything: Biscuits (French)
    Clip 3:44
    Absolutely Anything: Biscuits (French)
    Absolutely Anything: Conversation With Dennis (Spanish Subtitled)
    Clip 4:25
    Absolutely Anything: Conversation With Dennis (Spanish Subtitled)
    Absolutely Anything: I Can Do Anything
    Clip 0:53
    Absolutely Anything: I Can Do Anything
    Absolutely Anything: Mirror
    Clip 0:43
    Absolutely Anything: Mirror
    Absolutely Anything: Hostage (Spanish Subtitled)
    Clip 3:09
    Absolutely Anything: Hostage (Spanish Subtitled)

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    Simon Pegg
    Simon Pegg
    • Neil
    Kate Beckinsale
    Kate Beckinsale
    • Catherine
    Sanjeev Bhaskar
    Sanjeev Bhaskar
    • Ray
    Rob Riggle
    Rob Riggle
    • Grant
    Robert Bathurst
    Robert Bathurst
    • James Cleverill
    Eddie Izzard
    Eddie Izzard
    • Headmaster
    Joanna Lumley
    Joanna Lumley
    • Fenella
    Marianne Oldham
    Marianne Oldham
    • Rosie
    Emma Pierson
    Emma Pierson
    • Miss Pringle
    Meera Syal
    Meera Syal
    • Fiona
    Mojo
    • Dennis the Dog
    Robin Williams
    Robin Williams
    • Dennis the Dog
    • (voice)
    John Cleese
    John Cleese
    • Chief Alien
    • (voice)
    Terry Gilliam
    Terry Gilliam
    • Nasty Alien
    • (voice)
    Eric Idle
    Eric Idle
    • Salubrious Gat
    • (voice)
    Terry Jones
    Terry Jones
    • Scientist Alien (voice)…
    Michael Palin
    Michael Palin
    • Kindly Alien
    • (voice)
    James David Robinson
    • Steve
    • Director
      • Terry Jones
    • Writers
      • Terry Jones
      • Gavin Scott
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    User reviews160

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    8Alexlionfire

    A simple, silly, but funny and enjoyable family movie.

    What should I start with ? Oh, yes, I don't really get the mediocre score and reviews for this movie. Yeah, it's not another Holymollywood show (thank heavens!), it's not amazing in any way, but it does great at being a simple, enjoyable and funny movie to watch with your family. Both Simon Pegg and Kate are lovely to watch here.

    You can just sit, relax and have a fun time. It clearly doesn't try to be smart or serious, people should understand this. There's also a tiny but nice message in it, that once understood, makes a better image of it all. If you enjoyed "Hector and the search for happiness", you should give this one a try. We need more movies like this!
    5MattBrady099

    Absolutely disappointing

    While I don't think it's "One of the worst movies ever made", or "appalling", as some critics have said. But I must say that I was really disappointed with Absolutely Anything, because I had such high hopes for this movie to be great just by the cast behind the movie and the director, but it didn't reach my expectations has I wanted. What's more sad is that this is the very last Robin Williams performance (He voices the dog in the movie).

    Not once did I laugh or even smile. It was very predictable and not that original when it comes to the story. Simon Pegg dose make a likable main character and Robin Williams dose a great job voicing the dog named "Dennis". But what's more crushing is that The Monty Python crew were involved in making this movie, because they wrote it, stared in it and one of them directed it.

    Overall Absolutely Anything isn't awful, but nowhere near great or good.
    8thedrrjp

    "Bruce Almighty" meets "Bedazzled" Absolutely hilarious

    Anyone who rated this less than a 5 has no sense of humor. I don't know what the heck they were expecting to see but whatever it was it was not ab out this funny flick.

    Simon Pegg, a British staple in comedic endeavors, is perfectly cast as the poor shlub who is given the power to have anything he wishes just by saying it and waving his hand. The kicker is that he only has the power for 24 hours and that his wishes don't go exactly as planned.

    The maxim, "Be careful what you wish for," could be the theme of this funny flick - especially if you are used to speaking literally. The power is granted to Pegg by a bunch of the weirdest assortment of aliens this side of the Bar Scene in Star Wars who travel from galaxy to galaxy looking for species worthy of joining their fraternity of planets.

    I liked this film so much that I watched it a second time with my daughter. You'll love it.
    8in1984

    A story you'd expect from Douglas Adams

    8.25 of 10. Amusing, alien-based soft-science fiction. Not as intricate as Douglas Adams' classic Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy or its 2005 adaptation, but delivers in almost every other way. It's too bad it wasn't developed a little more and made into a longer film.

    Besides Simon Pegg being the ideal pick for the lead character, Robin Williams doing another post-death cameo as the voice of a dog character - speaking, thinking animals being another favorite of Adams - adds a lot of fun and post-film credits enjoyment to a story about humans getting in the way of our alien overlords.

    More than just comedy or sci-fi-light, there's some excellent satire, subtexts, and recursive comprehension built into the film, making it one of the rare alien, animal-speaking films that are almost believable.
    Dr_Sagan

    Naive, Idiotic and a missed opportunity...

    This is a movie in the fashion of Bruce Almighty starring the overestimated Simon Pegg. (The main character even has a dog who wishes to be potty-trained, like in the Jim Carrey movie).

    What would you do if you were able to do "Absolutely Anything"? Well, you can easily do a couple of ...turds to go flush themselves into the toilet, or make your dog able to speak, or spy on your cute neighbor.

    Most of the jokes aren't funny at all and are based on the literal meaning of Pegg's wishes like I want to be on the bus means on its roof etc. The lack of imagination of the main character is derived from the poor imagination and talents of its writers and creators.

    Obviously in such a movie you need good visuals to produce the "mind-blowing" and extravagant possibilities, but the movie fails miserably in that department too.

    This is the absolute worst thing Monty Python has ever done. Naive, Idiotic and a missed opportunity... Avoid it...

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    • Trivia
      Robin Williams' final film. He had completed his dialogues before his death in August 2014 and the film was released a full year after.
    • Goofs
      The Pioneer probe is depicted flying with its parabolic dish pointing forward. Obviously, in reality this dish was pointing towards Earth at all times, which would not be in the direction of travel by the time of the Saturn encounter.
    • Quotes

      Neil Clarke: I can do ANYTHING! Okay... bu... but... what do I *really* want?

      [Looks down and laughs]

      Neil Clarke: GIVE ME A REALLY BIG DICK!

      [Falls over]

      Neil Clarke: Augh! ouch! NOT *THAT* BIG! Obviously! Dick, return to your old size!

      [Gets up]

      Neil Clarke: Agh! Ah... Ok. Um... Let me have a penis that women find exciting!

      [Looks down]

      Neil Clarke: Yeah, it's good, yeah. Could I have it white?

    • Crazy credits
      During the credits, pictures of the film's story board are shown, as well as clips of Robin Williams recording a few of his lines.
    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, this film was originally seen for advice. The distributor was advised the likely classification was 15 but that their preferred 12A could be obtained by reducing the quantity of strong language. When the film was submitted for formal classification, the number of uses of strong language had been reduced and the film was therefore classified 12A.
    • Connections
      Featured in Kylie Minogue: Absolutely Anything and Anything at All (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Absolutely Anything
      Written and performed by Roger Taylor

      Recorded and mixed by Joshua Macrae (as Joshua J Macrae)

      Licensed courtesy of Nightjar Productions Limited

      Published by EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 12, 2015 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Absolutely Anything Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Cầu Được Ước Thấy
    • Production companies
      • Bill and Ben Productions
      • GFM films
      • Premiere Picture
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,169
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,303,792
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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