Kath and Kimderella | |
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Directed by | Ted Emery |
Produced by |
Gina Riley Jane Turner Rick McKenna Greg Sitch |
Written by | Gina Riley Jane Turner Magda Szubanski |
Starring | Jane Turner Gina Riley Magda Szubanski Peter Rowsthorn Glenn Robbins Rob Sitch Richard E. Grant Barry Humphries |
Music by | Kim Green Andrew Kotatko |
Cinematography | David Parker |
Edited by | Steven Robinson ASE |
Production
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Turner Productions
Screen Australia |
Distributed by | Roadshow Films |
Release date
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Running time
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86 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Box office | $6,150,771 |
Kath & Kimderella is a 2012 Australian film. It is a spin-off of the hit television series, Kath & Kim created by Gina Riley and Jane Turner, and is written by and starring Riley, Turner, and Magda Szubanski.
The film was released in Australia in September 2012, and arrived on Blu-ray and DVD on 23 May 2013. It premiered on Australian television just five days after, on the Seven Network.
Kath Day-Knight (Jane Turner) is still living in Fountain Lakes, Melbourne, however Kel (Glenn Robbins) has become a bore after their honeymoon period, and Kim (Gina Riley) has moved back in after a divorce with Brett (Peter Rowsthorn), despite receiving marriage counselling from Marion (Marg Downey). While visiting the local pharmacy for wart remover, Kath fills out a form for a chance to win a holiday to (the fictional) "Kingdom of Papilloma", on the heel of Italy (with the real scenes being filmed in Positano). Initially asking Kel, who refuses to travel because of his fear of flying and his dedication to watching the finals of MasterChef, Kath reluctantly decides to take Kim and Sharon (Magda Szubanski) along on the trip. Coincidentally, Prue (Jane Turner) and Trude (Gina Riley) are clandestinely embarking on a holiday to Italy at the same time.
After a 50-plus hour flight, the three arrive in Italy exhausted. Becoming energised again following a stop at a cheap knock-off fashion shop, they arrive in Papilloma to find that their accommodation has closed down. Deciding to take their complimentary trip to the castle which sits atop the hill, they meet page Alain (Richard E. Grant), who Sharon takes a liking to, and King Javier (Rob Sitch), who takes a liking to Kath, and allows all three to stay in the castle, under the impression the three are rich from their imitation-brand clothing and can save him from bankruptcy. Meanwhile, a strange noise can be heard echoing throughout the castle, eyes watch from holes in pictures, and a masked figure, revealed to be the son of Javier, Prince Julio (Erin Mullally), becomes attracted to Kim (thinking that she is royalty from her top bearing the title "Princess").