Absolutely Anything

2015
R
1h 25m

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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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High-Concept Comedy Comedy Sci-Fi

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.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

50K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,386

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

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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Featured review

8/10

"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.