Guest House Paradiso (1999)

Director:

Adrian Edmondson

Writers:

Adrian Edmondson (writer)
Rik Mayall (writer)

Release Date:

3 December 1999 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller

Plot:

Richie and Eddie are in charge of the worst hotel in the UK, Guest House Paradiso, neighbouring a nuclear power plant...

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Fish | Wedding Dress | Sadomasochism | Radiation

Cast

Rik Mayall	...	Richard Twat
Adrian Edmondson	...	Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba
Vincent Cassel	...	Gino Bolognese
Hélène Mahieu	...	Gina Carbonara
Bill Nighy	...	Mr Johnson
Simon Pegg	...	Mr Nice
Fenella Fielding	...	Mrs Foxfur
Lisa Palfrey	...	Mrs Nice
Kate Ashfield	...	Mrs Hardy
Steven O'Donnell	...	Chef (as Steve O'Donnell)
Charles Cartmell	...	Newscaster
Paul Garcia	...	Screen lover
Sophia Myles	...	Saucy wood nymph
Emma Pierson	...	Saucy wood nymph
Anna Madeley	...	Saucy wood nymph

MPAA:

Rated R for gross humor, comic violence, language and sexual content.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | France:U | Germany:16 | Hungary:18 | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Company:

PolyGram Films International

Trivia:

The distinctive "boing" sound made by the dining room door is exactly the same as the sound of the dining room door in Mr Hulot's Holiday (_Vacances de M. Hulot, Les (1953)_)

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Reflected in Eddies glasses several times through out the film.

Quotes:

Richard Twat: Pheeb. One boiled egg.

Movie Connections:

References Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953)

Soundtrack:

Jazz Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold

Catastrophic

Wow, this film was terrible. It is as simple as that. It is actually the first time that I walked out early, as far as I can remember. This turned out okay, though: I had a very nice chat with two most charming girls while we all waited for the rest to finally give up on that crap they called a "movie".

Where to start. Bad acting, bad jokes. Faecal humour, which I simply cannot stand. Sorry, but snot, pee and scat are *not* funny. You have seen the title picture? That scene actually drags on for about 5 minutes, with the two "heroes" hitting and mutilating each other, which is supposed to be humorous all by itself. It is not.

Apart from body fluids, violence and cross-dressing, I do not remember much about this. At least not much good. I was really, really disappointed by this piece of garbage. Or let us be honest here: given that I am actually a big fan of "british" (i.e., black) humour, I was angry.

So, want my advice? Three words: do not watch.