The World's End

Year:

2013

Duration:

109 min

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

IMDB rate:

7

Director:

Edgar Wright

Awards:

4 wins & 14 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2013-08-23

Filming Locations: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Earnings

Budget: $28,000,000

Opening Weekend: $8,790,237 (USA) (25 August 2013)

Gross: $26,003,149 (USA) (1 December 2013)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jonathan Aris

Rosamund Pike

The World's End

Thomas Law

Young Gary

Zachary Bailess

Young Andy

Jasper Levine

Young Steven

James Tarpey

Young Peter

Luke Bromley

Young Oliver

Sophie Evans

Becky Salt

Samantha White

Erika Leekes

Rose Reynolds

Tracy Benson

Richard Hadfield

Young Shane

Flora Slorach

Young Sam

Francesca Reidie

Teenage Twins

Charlotte Reidie

Teenage Twins

Pierce Brosnan

Guy Shepherd

David Bradley

Basil

Michael Smiley

Reverend Green

Simon Pegg

Gary King

Alex Austin

Pale Young Man

Nick Frost

Andy Knightley

Martin Freeman

Oliver Chamberlain

Paddy Considine

Steven Prince

Jenny Bede

Fitness Instructor (26)

Angie Wallis

Peter's Wife

Eddie Marsan

Peter Page

Paul Bentall

Peter's Dad

Richard Graham

Head Builder

Alice Lowe

Young Lady

Rafe Spall

Young Man

Leo Thompson

Felicity

Steve Oram

Motorcycle Policeman

Julia Deakin

B&B Landlady

Greg Townley

Greg

Sebastian Zaniesienko

Seb

Luke Scott

Luke

Tyler Dobbs

Tyler

Samuel Mak

Sam

Teddy Kempner

Publican 1

Mark Kempner

Publican 2

Nick Holder

Publican 3

Darren Boyd

Shane Hawkins

Paul Kennington

Publican 5

Michael Sarne

Publican 6 (as Mike Sarne)

Reece Shearsmith

Collaborator

Nicholas Burns

Collaborator

Mark Heap

Publican 7

Kelly Franklin

Kelly

Stacy Franklin

Stacey (as Stacey Franklin)

James Granstrom

Adrian Keane

Gabe Cronnelly

Upstairs Beehive Man

Patricia Franklin

Upstairs Beehive Lady

Bill Nighy

The Network (voice)

Mark Donovan

Big Ugly Bastard

Ricky Champ

Big Ugly Bastard

Ken Bones

Publican 13

Lee Paul Atkinson

Blank Amputee (uncredited)

Feyi Babalola

Blank Zombie (uncredited)

Paul Blackwell

Pub Customer (uncredited)

Stewart Brown

Starer 2 (uncredited)

Gabriel Constantin

Searcher 1 (uncredited)

John uk Conway

Starer 3 (uncredited)

Chris Cowlin

Dancer at a School Disco Reunion (uncredited)

John Duggan

Pub Customer (uncredited)

Amanda Edwards

Dancer at School Reunion Disco (uncredited)

Mark Fox

A Blank (uncredited)

Matt Harris

Blank

Michael Haydon

Blank Zombie (uncredited)

Pete Buzzsaw Holland

Post Apocalyptic Thug (uncredited)

Luke Hope

Blank

Thomas Matthews

Publican 8 (uncredited)

Andrew Thomas Mckenzie

Blank Zombie (uncredited)

Vander McLeod

Blank Robot (uncredited)

Shane Nolan

Office Worker (uncredited)

Mark Pettitt

Searcher 2 (uncredited)

Adam Prickett

Cross Hands Customer (uncredited)

Mike Ray

Blank

Marc Rolfe

Blank

Julian Seager

Blank

Ian Seale

Starer 4 (uncredited)

Scott Stevenson

Blank

Anick Wiget

Group therapy patient (uncredited)

Emma Louise Williams

Trusty Servant Customer /

Edgar Wright

Voice of construction worker (uncredited)

Lucas Yashere

Mental patient (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Gary King is adorned by merchandise for Sisters of Mercy, a seminal goth band from the 80s. His post-apocalyptic cowboy attire closely resembles attire worn by Andrew Eldritch, the lead singer of the Sisters of Mercy, in their music video for "Black Planet".

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The girl sitting next to Gary in the opening group therapy scene is played by Nicola Cunningham, who had previously appeared in Shaun of the Dead (2004) as "Bloody" Mary (the zombie girl who shows up in Shaun and Ed's garden).

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After he follows her into the ladies room Gary tells Sam "You gave me the sign." A few minutes later she literally gives him a sign.

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Goofs

The copy of Oliver supposedly has the birthmark which the real Oliver had had removed, because it was made from his DNA. But birthmarks aren't coded for in your DNA.

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When Gary crosses off the tenth pub on the map, the figure of the "modern art" statue can be seen on the map just below the second and third pubs. But since this is the same map he used for the original crawl, before The Network arrived, and since the statue is apparently part of The Network, it should not appear on the map. It is also apparent that the statue was not there at the time of the original Golden Mile since they wonder about what it is when they pass it earlier in the night.

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Andrew Knightley's law firm is called Beckingham, Davies and Knigthley LLB. In England, the suffix 'LLB' means 'Bachelor of Laws' and describes a person who has an undergraduate degree in Law. Law firms should bear the suffix 'LLP' ('Limited Liability Partnership').

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Quotes

Gary King: [to The Network] Oh fuck off, you big lamp!

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Andrew Knightley: Oh, my god, Gary, this is robbing Peter to pay Paul!

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Gary King: [at The First Post, everyone except Andy has ordered a pint of lager] I can't fucking believe this. A man of your legendary prowess drinking fucking... rain. It's like a lion eating hummus.

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Faq

Q

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

A

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 The World's End can be found here.

Q

What will this film's genre be?

A

Pegg and Wright have both said that the Blood and Ice Cream trilogy will be one horror (Shaun of the Dead), one action (Hot Fuzz) and one sci-fi (The World's End), but all consisting of the main genre: Comedy

Q

A Note Regarding Spoilers

A

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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