A Few Best Men

A Few Best Men
Directed by	Stephan Elliott
Produced by	Antonia Barnard Gary Hamilton Laurence Malkin Share Stallings
Written by	Dean Craig
Starring	Xavier Samuel Laura Brent Olivia Newton-John
Music by	Guy Gross
Cinematography	Stephen F. Windon
Editing by	Sue Blainey
Studio	Quickfire Films
Distributed by	Icon Film Distribution(Australia) Arclight Films (US) Buena Vista International (UK)
Release date(s)	14 October 2011 (2011-10-14) (Mill Valley) 26 January 2012 (2012-01-26) (Australia)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Australia United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	A$14 million
Box office	A$5,114,775[1]

A Few Best Men is a 2011 Australian-British comedy film written by Dean Craig and directed by Stephan Elliott. The film stars Xavier Samuel as a young groom heading to the Australian Blue Mountains with his three best men for his wedding.

Plot

While on holiday, David (Xavier Samuel) and Mia (Laura Brent) meet and fall in love. By the end of the week, David proposes to Mia and they will be married within a few days. David travels back to England and rounds up his three best friends, sensible Tom (Kris Marshall), naive Graham (Kevin Bishop), and recently dumped-in turn depressed Luke (Tim Draxl), and the groom and his best men trek to Australia for David and Mia's wedding. But Mia's parents, Barbara (Olivia Newton-John) and Jim (Jonathan Biggins), are skeptical of this sudden elopement and when Jim's prized sheep gets involved, all hell breaks loose.

Cast

• Xavier Samuel as David Locking
• Laura Brent as Mia Ramme
• Olivia Newton-John as Barbra Ramme
• Jonathan Biggins as Jim Ramme
• Kris Marshall as Tom
• Kevin Bishop as Graham
• Tim Draxl as Luke
• Rebel Wilson as Daphne Ramme
• Steve Le Marquand as Ray
• Elizabeth Debicki as Maureen

Release

A Few Best Men was released in Australia on 26 January 2012. The film premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival in San Rafael, California on 14 October 2011.^[2]

Soundtrack

Universal Music Australia released A Few Best Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Remixes on 20 January 2012. The film soundtrack is sung primarily by Olivia Newton-John.

Track listing

1. "Weightless" – Olivia Newton-John
2. "The Rain, the Park and Other Things" (Lo Five Remix) – Olivia Newton-John
3. "The Nips Are Getting Bigger" – The Wedding Band
4. "Daydream Believer" (Chew Fu Fix) – Olivia Newton-John
5. "The Pushbike Song" (Pablo Calamari Remix) – Olivia Newton John
6. "Wankered" – The Wedding Band
7. "Afternoon Delight" – The Wedding Band
8. "A Beautiful Morning" – The Wedding Band
9. "Brand New Key" (Archie Remix) – Olivia Newtown-John
10. "The Love Boat" (Roulette Remix) – Olivia Newton-John
11. Live It Up" – The Wedding Band
12. "Sugar, Sugar" (Chew Fu Fix) – Olivia Newton-John
13. "Living in the '70s" – The Wedding Band
14. "Devil Gate Drive" (Chew Fu & PVH Night Fever Remix) – Olivia Newton-John
15. "Georgy Girl" – Olivia Newton-John (Roulette Remix)
16. "I Think I Love You" (Chew Fu & PVH Love Hurts Remix) – Olivia Newton-John
17. "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" (Lo Five remix) – Olivia Newton-John
18. "Mickey" (Chew Fu Fix) – Olivia Newton-John
19. "Weightless" (Punk Ninja Remix) – Olivia Newton-John

References

External links

• A Few Best Men at the Internet Movie Database