The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Gillies Mackinnon
Ted Beaumont
Olympia Dukakis
Nicholas Pallister
Carla Mackinnon
Ian Holm
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
After the death of her husband, Elizabeth realizes for the first time that, after 50 years of a conventional marriage and a safe, respectable life, the only time she felt truly alive was when she was a teenager, playing in an (almost) all-girl band as London was being bombed during the darkest hours of World War II. To recreate the happiest era of her life, she organizes a reunion of the Blonde Bombshells. Scouring England and beyond for her former bandmates, she finds herself falling under the spell of the band's drummer, Patrick, who shares her joy for music and life. Bandmates include: Betty, the tough-talking piano player; Evelyn, the alto saxophonist, who served jail time for shoplifting; Annie, the trombonist, who now fronts a Salvation Army band; Gwen, the vocalist, who's still singing in a jazz quartet; Dinah, the hard-drinking trumpet player, who married well and lives in a Scottish castle; and Madeline, the double-bass player who moved to France years ago.
Director
Gillies Mackinnon
Cast
Ted Beaumont
Olympia Dukakis
Nicholas Pallister
Carla Mackinnon
Ian Holm
Glenn Drewes
Lucy Pawlby
Eddie Mordue
June Whitfield
Peter Youngblood Hills
Clemency Burton-hill
Kate Maberly
Harry Jones
Ria-belinda Mundell
Joan Sims
John Horler
Thelma Ruby
Laura Crossley
Tony Fisher
Patricia Valentine
Billie Whitelaw
Leslie Caron
Lennie Bush
Cleo Laine
Phil Lee
James Cosmo
Grant Ibbs
Kathryn Pogson
Lucy Voller
Tommy Whittle
Valentine Pelka
John Warnaby
Dom Chapman
Judi Dench
George Patterson
Romola Garai
Millie Findlay
Alan Granley
Felicity Dean
Saskia Vale
Ken Mccarthy
Crew
Brian Agar
Su Armstrong
Joss Barratt
Analisa Barreto
Keith Batten
Bob Beaton
Charlotte Bellamy
Steven Bennett
Kate Benton
Kate Benton
Beverly Binda
Beverly Binda
Sean Board
Rob Bourne
Pierre Boussaguet
Paul Bridge
Keith Bryant
Jayne Buxton
Jayne Buxton
Di Carling
Laurent Cordier
Mark Costick
David Creed
Alistair Crocker
David Daniels
John Dankworth
Julie Dartnell
Julie Dartnell
Keith Devlin
Pia Di Ciaula
Milly Donaghy
Barry Dupille
Roger Edwards
Steven Edwicker
John Falcini
Anthony Faust
Gerry Floyd
Simon Fraser
David Fyson
John Galpin
Steve Garrad
Alex Garrett
Pat Garrett
Chris George
Chris Gibbons
Tracey Gibbons
Robert Gould
Richard Greatrex
Dave Green
Marvin Hall
Barbara Hampshire
Max Harris
Dan Harrod
Jimmy Hastings
Zane Hayward
Stefan Henrix
Mike Higham
Barney Hughes
Jeremy Jacobs
Chris John
Gareth John
John E Keane
Andy Kennedy
Skip Kimball
Andrea King
Richard Law
Lee Lighting
David Lloyd
Kate Lloyd-spencer
Adrian Macintosh
Carla Mackinnon
Fiona Mccann
Catriona Mckail
Janine Modder
Barrie More
Richard Morrison
Shirley Nevin
Jay Jay Odeora
Pete Oldroyd
Tony Osbourne
Andy Ouested
Andy Panyani
Cherry Parker
Chris Parker
Michael Pickwoad
Alan Plater
Nick Powell
Steve Price
Mike Prudence
Roger Reid
Brian Reilly
Adam Richards
Megan Roberts
Ed Rutherford
Quinney Sacks
Ralph Salmins
Ron Schillingford
Olive Segre
Matthew Sharp
Nicola Short
Alex Mein Smith
Peter Stenning
Jack Stew
Emily Stillman
Kathy Stobart
Peter Strange
Frances Tempest
Faith Thomas
Claire Toyey
John Triplett
Niki Wakefield
David Walter
Peter Waygood
Kathy Wenning
Liz West
Lisa Westcott
Lisa Westcott
Jimmy Wilson
Aad Wirtz
Jason Woodall
Simon Wright
Danny Young
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States August 26, 2000
Released in United States on Video September 4, 2001
Began shooting November 1, 1999.
Completed shooting December 11, 1999.
Released in United States August 26, 2000
Released in United States on Video September 4, 2001
