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Les Patterson Saves the World

Les Patterson Saves the World

Les Patterson Saves the World. A True Story

1987•1h 38m•4.7/10
Comedy

Ratings

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4.7/10(15)

Fat middle aged 24/7 drunkard Les Patterson represents Australia at the UN where his fart literally incinerates an Arab ambassador. Patterson is reassigned to the Middle East so he can be tortured to death by the country he insulted. Patterson's arrival is the prefect distract of a coup and he is spared. At a bar Patterson meets a bio weapons scientist who's developed a horrific disease for the KGB whom plan to distribute it to the Pentagon via toilet seats. Patterson of course is far too drunk to understand anything happening and teams up with Dane Edna to save the world.

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Production

J&M Entertainment, Humpstead Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries

Sir Les Patterson / Dame Edna Everage

Pamela Stephenson

Pamela Stephenson

Veronique Crudite

Thaao Penghlis

Thaao Penghlis

Colonel Richard Godowni

Andrew Clarke

Neville Thonge

Henri Szeps

Henri Szeps

Charles Herpes

Hugh Keays-Byrne

Hugh Keays-Byrne

Inspector Farouk

Elizabeth McIvor

Nancy Borovansky

Garth Meade

Mustafa Toul

Arthur Sherman

General Evans

Josef Drewniak

Mossolov

Esben Storm

Esben Storm

Russian Scientist

Joy Westmore

Joy Westmore

Lady Gwen Patterson

Connie Hobbs

Madge Allsop

Paul Jennings

Prime Minister Bob

Graham Kennedy

Graham Kennedy

Brian Lannigan

John Clarke

John Clarke

Mike Rooke

Sally Tayler

Rhonda

Peter Collingwood

Peter Collingwood

Jeremy Williams

Paul Jabara

Paul Jabara

Leroy

Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers

President Rivers (uncredited)

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