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Penelope

Year:

2008

Duration:

104 min | Thailand:86 min (DVD)

Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

Mark Palansky

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2008-02-29

Filming Locations: 56 Holland Park, Holland Park, London, England, UK

Earnings

Budget: $15,000,000

Opening Weekend: $3,802,144 (USA) (2 March 2008)

Gross: $10,011,274 (USA) (1 June 2008)

Cast

Actor

Character

Richard E. Grant

Penelope

Burn Gorman

Penelope

Catherine O'Hara

Jessica Wilhern

Nick Prideaux

Penelope's Great-Grandfather (as Nicholas Prideaux)

Michael Feast

Jake

Christina Ricci

Penelope Wilhern

Ronni Ancona

Wanda

Simon Woods

Edward Vanderman

Paul Herbert

Leonard Wilhern

Simon Chandler

Doctor

Peter Dinklage

Lemon

Andi-Marie Townsend

Young Penelope

John Voce

Station Cop

Andrew Bailey

Floorman in Card Club

James McAvoy

Johnny

Nick Frost

Max

Eve Pearce

Old Lady Card Player

Rob Rouse

Mr. Mosely - Suitor

William Willoughby

Handsome Suitor (as Will Willoughby)

Rubria Negrao

Hotel Desk Clerk

Ross Boatman

Cheery Dealer

Nigel Havers

Mr. Vanderman

Richard James

New Card Dealer

Lenny Henry

Krull

Tallulah Evans

Little Girl in Photobooth

Pam Phillips

Old Lady in Photobooth

Richard Leaf

Jack the Bartender

Reese Witherspoon

Annie

Russell Brand

Sam the Jazz Club Owner

Martin McDougall

Dr. Stone

James Howard

Reporter Outside Hospital 1

Shaun Parkes

Reporter Outside Hospital 2

Paul Viragh

Reporter in Mr. Vanderman's Office

Christina Greatrex

Mrs. Vanderman

Cornelius Booth

Pub Patron 1

Colin Marsh

Pub Patron 2

Tom Barker

Boy Pupil on Hillside

Todd Boyce

Preacher

Amaka Oditah

Girl Pupil

Preston Nyman

Boy Pupil

Rosie Stewart

Girl Pupil

Katie Hughes

Girl Pupil

Francesca Edgerton

Girl Pupil (Alice)

Abigail Chan

Girl Pupil

Pheobe Llewellyn

Girl Pupil

Shane James Bordas

Reporter (uncredited)

Nigel Martin Davey

Street Vendor

Christopher Fosh

Chris Casino Security

Matt Rippy

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Nick Shafer

(voice) (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

It took an hour and a half just to put the nose prosthetic on Christina Ricci.

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Reese Witherspoon's first project as the leading producer as well as an actress, and also Mark Palansky's feature film directorial debut.

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Delivered to some theaters under the codename "Scarfy",

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Goofs

Penelope's lipstick changes in between where she walks into Max/John's apartment and when she comes out of his bathroom.

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SPOILER:Penelope's lipstick changes when she's in her wedding dress between when she has her snout to when she has a regular nose.

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(at around 1 min) A part of the mattress can be seen when Penelope's mother faints in the kitchen.

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Quotes

Jessica Wilhern: Honey, just think about what you're doing. This is the moment we have worked so hard for.

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Wanda: Wait! He's still a blue-blood! He can break the curse.

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Edward Vanderman Jr.: Try to remember - I'm your son.

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Faq

What is "Penelope" about?

It's a fairytale story about a young girl cursed to have the nose of a pig until she can find true love.

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Penelope can be found here.

A Note Regarding Spoilers

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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