
Elderly aristocrats Lord Charles (Peter O'Toole) and Lady Diana Foxley (Dame Joan Plowright) give their staff - butler Benson (Ian Downie) and cook Margaret (Helen Beavis) - a one week vacation while the Foxleys visit friends as they have rented out their historic mansion for that week to a multinational corporation. As they are proud people, what no one but the Foxleys are aware of is that they are doing so only because they are in dire financial straits, and desperately nee... (Full plot summary below)
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Elderly aristocrats Lord Charles (Peter O'Toole) and Lady Diana Foxley (Dame Joan Plowright) give their staff - butler Benson (Ian Downie) and cook Margaret (Helen Beavis) - a one week vacation while the Foxleys visit friends as they have rented out their historic mansion for that week to a multinational corporation. As they are proud people, what no one but the Foxleys are aware of is that they are doing so only because they are in dire financial straits, and desperately need the money to retain their outwardly lavish lifestyle. But when the agency through which they hired the temporary cook and butler for the renters goes bankrupt, leaving them with no temporary staff, Lady Diana believes the only way they can get away with this rental plan without incurring a costly penalty or to advertise their financial problems is to act as "Benson" and "Margaret" themselves, much against stuffy Lord Charles' wishes and despite they not knowing how to be domestics. What the Foxleys are unaware of is that the multinational corporation is a front for Global Heresy, young immature American rock stars whose record company has set up this stint as a secret retreat location for them to test their new materials. It is also their first opportunity to rehearse with their new bassist Natalie Bevan (Alicia Silverstone), as their original bassist and the band's front man, Ben Gould (Alex Karzis), mysteriously disappeared two months ago and is supposedly deceased based on what little evidence is available. It becomes a clash of cultures between the proper Foxleys and the wild band. It also proves to be a clash within the five member band, as Nat is trying to be her own person and not a Ben Gould clone. Further problems arise that week as the record company's hospitality man, James Chancellor (Martin Clunes), has ulterior motives in his job at the mansion, and as two unexpected guests arrive who could upset the apple cart both on the Foxley and the band's sides of the issue.
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| User ReviewAmy FFlit...Flit....Flit....Flit....Flit..."Eeverybody haaass a staaarrrr" *Solo de guitare* YAHOOOO!!! |
| User ReviewLoriThere are times when the filming could've been a bit better, but on the whole I found that the script had more interesting jokes than most movies I've seen lately. |
| User ReviewKatie Clove this movie can watch it many times in one day |
| User ReviewSimon CSO much fun I even own it. The music is great, the characters are great, it's heartwarming, it's funny. What more could you want? |
| User Reviewdaniel rAlicia Silverstone in a british rock band! Joan Plowright and Peter O'toole are brillaint. |
| User ReviewCristi GI wish I could find the soundtrack, I really liked the songs. |
| User ReviewShell BAwesome fun movie. Watch it over and over and have soundtrack on mp3 |
| User ReviewSonja RI had never heard of it before, saw it on tv and fell in love! A MUST see. I own it! |
| User ReviewSamantha FThe movie is really funny and the songs are awesome! |
| User ReviewManda MThis movie is so amazing. I loved the music in this movie. I am so mad they didn't make a soundtrack for it. |