Kevin & Perry Go Large
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Kevin & Perry Go Large is a 2000
British
comedy
film based upon the Harry Enfield
sketch Kevin the Teenager
. The film was directed by Ed Bye
and was written by Dave Cummings and Harry Enfield
. Enfield, Kathy Burke
and Louisa Rix all return to their roles after previously appearing in Harry Enfield's Television Programme
, and later Harry Enfield and Chums
. James Fleet
replaced Stephen Moore
as Kevin's father.
and become "top DJs", and plan to go to Ibiza
to do so. They receive a reward for accidentally foiling a bank raid, and with Kevin's parents agreeing on the condition that they accompany them, they go to Ibiza.
Once in Ibiza, they meet the world famous DJ Eyeball Paul (whose nickname derives from his practice of vodka eyeballing
), who takes every opportunity to patronise and insult them - of which they seem to be blissfully ignorant, describing him repeatedly as "such a nice bloke" and "a rinsing geezer". Kevin and Perry persuade Eyeball Paul to play a song they have created at his next performance, but only after they carry out several chores for him, including cleaning his kitchen floor and unblocking his toilet by hand.
Throughout their stay in Ibiza, Kevin and Perry set their sights on "the girls of their dreams", Candice and Gemma, whom Kevin and Perry try and chat up with put-on posh accents. The teenagers experience several bizarre mishaps which set back their pursuit of Candice and Gemma, including being vomited on from a height and crashing moped
s, and their friendship is strained when Perry films Kevin's parents while they are having sex
.
The film ends with Kevin and Perry losing their virginity to Candice and Gemma respectively. When back at home, the boys are seen signing copies of their record in a music store, whilst Kevin's parents are seen signing copies of a video they have made about better mid-marriage sex.
DJ Judge Jules
created the mix that Kevin and Perry create in the film, "Big Girl", which was subsequently released as a single credited to the Precocious Brats with Kevin And Perry. It was in the top 40 for 4 weeks in 2000, and reached #16 in the UK Singles Charts.
"Straight to Hell" by The Clash
features at the beginning of the film when Kevin begins banging his head on the bedroom wall; the camera pans out to view the street, in which the film title appears. All of the cars are Ford Focuses, and all of the people shown outside are wearing red baseball caps and using Flymo
lawnmowers.
In the film, Eyeball Paul is a wealthy and very successful DJ, however, actor Rhys Ifans admits he is a terrible DJ, but thanks to "the magic of film" he'll "look pretty sharp out there".
makes an appearance in the film. However, the front view of the club, as shown in in the film, is not the same as the actual Amnesia. The DJ booth that Eyeball Paul uses in the film is not the actual booth of the club, which is sited above the giant "spectrum analyser", seen in the film to the right of the fictitious booth. The Charter Place Shopping Centre in Watford was also used. Freemans Close in the small village of Stoke Poges
in Buckinghamshire
was the set in which the Patterson's house is found. Ibiza Airport
was briefly used; however, the footage of a Virgin Sun Airlines
plane landing was actually filmed at El Altet airport in Alicante
.
Kevin and Perry and Kevin's parents' apartment is in Santa Eulària des Riu
in Ibiza.
2000 in film
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....
British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
film based upon the Harry Enfield
Harry Enfield
Henry Richard "Harry" Enfield is a BAFTA-winning English comedian, actor, writer and director.-Early life:...
sketch Kevin the Teenager
Kevin the Teenager
Kevin Patterson is a character created and played by the British comedian, Harry Enfield.-Evolution:Kevin first appeared in the "Little Brother" sketches of Harry Enfield's Television Programme as an annoyingly energetic boy who constantly vexed his older brother with his irritating catchphrases...
. The film was directed by Ed Bye
Ed Bye
Edward Richard Morrison Bye is a British film and TV producer and director. He is best known for his work with Grant Naylor, Harry Enfield and Jasper Carrott, and has worked with many of British TV's best known comedians and comedy actors...
and was written by Dave Cummings and Harry Enfield
Harry Enfield
Henry Richard "Harry" Enfield is a BAFTA-winning English comedian, actor, writer and director.-Early life:...
. Enfield, Kathy Burke
Kathy Burke
Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke is an English actress, comedienne, playwright and theatre director. She is best known for her portrayals of Perry in the Harry Enfield film Kevin and Perry Go Large, and of Linda La Hughes in the British sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme...
and Louisa Rix all return to their roles after previously appearing in Harry Enfield's Television Programme
Harry Enfield's Television Programme
Harry Enfield's Television Programme was a British sketch show starring Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse...
, and later Harry Enfield and Chums
Harry Enfield's Television Programme
Harry Enfield's Television Programme was a British sketch show starring Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse...
. James Fleet
James Fleet
James Edward Fleet is an English actor. He is most famous for his roles as the bumbling and well-meaning Tom in the 1994 British romantic comedy film Four Weddings and a Funeral, and the dim-witted Hugo Horton in the BBC situation comedy television series The Vicar of Dibley.-Personal life:Fleet...
replaced Stephen Moore
Stephen Moore (actor)
Stephen Moore is an English actor, known for his work on British television since the 1980s. He is known for his appearances in Rock Follies and other TV series such as The Last Place on Earth, the children's series The Queen's Nose and the drama Mersey Beat and the British TV comedy series Solo,...
as Kevin's father.
Story
Best friends Kevin and Perry decide they need to lose their virginityVirginity
Virginity refers to the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. There are cultural and religious traditions which place special value and significance on this state, especially in the case of unmarried females, associated with notions of personal purity, honor and worth...
and become "top DJs", and plan to go to Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
to do so. They receive a reward for accidentally foiling a bank raid, and with Kevin's parents agreeing on the condition that they accompany them, they go to Ibiza.
Once in Ibiza, they meet the world famous DJ Eyeball Paul (whose nickname derives from his practice of vodka eyeballing
Vodka eyeballing
Vodka eyeballing is the practice of ingesting vodka through the eye socket. Reports of this practice as a new fad surfaced in the media beginning in 2010, as hundreds of clips of persons engaging in the practice were posted on the internet.Some observers maintain that the phenomenon is not a real...
), who takes every opportunity to patronise and insult them - of which they seem to be blissfully ignorant, describing him repeatedly as "such a nice bloke" and "a rinsing geezer". Kevin and Perry persuade Eyeball Paul to play a song they have created at his next performance, but only after they carry out several chores for him, including cleaning his kitchen floor and unblocking his toilet by hand.
Throughout their stay in Ibiza, Kevin and Perry set their sights on "the girls of their dreams", Candice and Gemma, whom Kevin and Perry try and chat up with put-on posh accents. The teenagers experience several bizarre mishaps which set back their pursuit of Candice and Gemma, including being vomited on from a height and crashing moped
Moped
Mopeds are a type of low-powered motorcycle designed to provide economical and relatively safe transport with minimal licensing requirements.Mopeds were once all equipped with bicycle-like pedals , but moped has been increasingly applied by governments to vehicles without pedals, based on their...
s, and their friendship is strained when Perry films Kevin's parents while they are having sex
Sexual intercourse
Sexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, commonly refers to the act in which a male's penis enters a female's vagina for the purposes of sexual pleasure or reproduction. The entities may be of opposite sexes, or they may be hermaphroditic, as is the case with snails...
.
The film ends with Kevin and Perry losing their virginity to Candice and Gemma respectively. When back at home, the boys are seen signing copies of their record in a music store, whilst Kevin's parents are seen signing copies of a video they have made about better mid-marriage sex.
Music Production
Enfield tried to use songs in the film that were top of the dance charts at the time.DJ Judge Jules
Judge Jules
Judge Jules is a British dance music DJ and producer, known for his DJ activities and popular radio show which achieved global success.-Education:...
created the mix that Kevin and Perry create in the film, "Big Girl", which was subsequently released as a single credited to the Precocious Brats with Kevin And Perry. It was in the top 40 for 4 weeks in 2000, and reached #16 in the UK Singles Charts.
"Straight to Hell" by The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
features at the beginning of the film when Kevin begins banging his head on the bedroom wall; the camera pans out to view the street, in which the film title appears. All of the cars are Ford Focuses, and all of the people shown outside are wearing red baseball caps and using Flymo
Flymo
The Flymo hover mower was invented by Karl Dahlman in 1964 after seeing Sir Christopher Cockerell's Hovercraft machine. "Flymo" is a brand name of the Swedish company Husqvarna AB, formerly a part of Electrolux...
lawnmowers.
In the film, Eyeball Paul is a wealthy and very successful DJ, however, actor Rhys Ifans admits he is a terrible DJ, but thanks to "the magic of film" he'll "look pretty sharp out there".
Cast
| Cast | Characters |
|---|---|
| Harry Enfield Harry Enfield Henry Richard "Harry" Enfield is a BAFTA-winning English comedian, actor, writer and director.-Early life:... |
Kevin Kevin the Teenager Kevin Patterson is a character created and played by the British comedian, Harry Enfield.-Evolution:Kevin first appeared in the "Little Brother" sketches of Harry Enfield's Television Programme as an annoyingly energetic boy who constantly vexed his older brother with his irritating catchphrases... |
| Kathy Burke Kathy Burke Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke is an English actress, comedienne, playwright and theatre director. She is best known for her portrayals of Perry in the Harry Enfield film Kevin and Perry Go Large, and of Linda La Hughes in the British sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme... |
Perry |
| Rhys Ifans Rhys Ifans Rhys Ifans is a Welsh actor and musician. He is known for his portrayal of characters such as Spike in Notting Hill and Jed Parry in Enduring Love and as a member of the Welsh rock groups Super Furry Animals and The Peth. Ifans also appeared as Xenophilius Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Deathly... |
Eyeball Paul |
| James Fleet James Fleet James Edward Fleet is an English actor. He is most famous for his roles as the bumbling and well-meaning Tom in the 1994 British romantic comedy film Four Weddings and a Funeral, and the dim-witted Hugo Horton in the BBC situation comedy television series The Vicar of Dibley.-Personal life:Fleet... |
Dad (Ray) |
| Louisa Rix Louisa Rix Louisa Rix is a British film and television actress.She is the daughter of the farce actor Brian Rix.-Notable appearances:... |
Mum (Sheila) |
| Laura Fraser Laura Fraser Laura Fraser is a Scottish actress.-Early life:Fraser is the daughter of Rose, a college lecturer and nurse, and Alister Fraser, a scriptwriter who also worked in business. She attended Hillhead High School and is a former member of the Scottish Youth Theatre... |
Candice |
| Tabitha Wady Tabitha Wady Tabitha Wady is a British actress, best known for playing Receptionist Katrina Bullen in the BBC television soap opera Doctors and for her role as Gemma in "Kevin & Perry Go Large".... |
Gemma |
| Steve O'Donnell | Big Baz |
| Paul Whitehouse Paul Whitehouse Paul Whitehouse is a Welsh actor, writer and comedian. He became known for his work with Harry Enfield and as one of the stars of the popular BBC sketch show, The Fast Show. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was in the top 50 comedy acts voted for by comedians and comedy insiders... |
Bouncer 1 |
| Steve McFadden Steve McFadden Steve McFadden is an English actor, known for his role as Phil Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, which he has played since1990.-Early life:... |
Bouncer 2 |
| Natasha Little Natasha Little Natasha Little is a British actress. She is best known for her work on British television, but has also featured in many film and theatre roles.- Early life :... |
Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn ;c.1501/1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of Henry VIII of England and Marquess of Pembroke in her own right. Henry's marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the... |
| Anna Shillinglaw | Bikini Girl |
| Badi Uzzaman Badi Uzzaman Mohammed Badi Uzzaman Azmi , better known as Badi Uzzaman and also known as BadiUzzaman, was an Indian-born British television and film actor. According to The Guardian, Uzzaman was perhaps best known for his role as a hospital patient in the 1985 television series, The Singing Detective, opposite... |
Norma Baxter |
| Kenneth Cranham Kenneth Cranham Kenneth Cranham is a film, television and stage actor. He starred in the title role in the popular 1980s comedy drama Shine on Harvey Moon. He also appeared in Layer Cake, Gangster No. 1, Rome, Oliver! and many other films. He is probably best known to horror genre fans as the deranged Dr... |
Vicar |
| Sam Parks | Police Officer |
| Frank Harper Frank Harper Frank Harper is a British actor and film producer. He is best known for his "Hard Man" roles, such as Billy Bright in The Football Factory , Dog in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels .-Career:... |
Robber |
| Mark Tonderai Mark Tonderai Mark Tonderai is an ex-disc jockey, writer, actor and film director. He is co-founder of the London-based production company Shona Productions, with partner Zoe Stewart.-Career:... |
Music Store Boss |
| Amelia Curtis Amelia Curtis Amelia A Curtis is a British actress born in Stockholm, Sweden. She is notable for having played the role of Viki Lovejoy in the final series of Lovejoy, a role that she took over from Amelia Shankley.... |
Sharon |
Soundtrack
This is a list of all the songs used for the soundtrack in the film (taken from the film's credits).- Y:Traxx - "Mystery Land (Sickboys Courtyard Remix)"
- The Precocious Brats feat. Kevin & Perry - "Big Girl (All I Wanna Do Is Do It!)"
- Fatboy SlimFatboy SlimNorman Quentin Cook better known by his former stage name Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, electronic dance music musician, and record producer. He is a pioneer of the big beat genre that achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s...
- "Love Island (4/4 Mix)" - The Wiseguys - "Oh La La"
- Underworld - "King Of Snake (Fatboy Slim Remix)"
- CRW - "I Feel Love (R.A.F. Zone Mix)"
- Jools HollandJools HollandJulian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer, and television presenter. He was a founder of the band Squeeze and his work has involved him with many artists including Sting, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Who, David Gilmour and Bono.Holland is a...
& His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra feat. Jamiroquai - "I'm In The Mood For Love" - FragmaFragmaFragma, also known as the Fragma Project, are a German dance project, originally comprising three producers. Their most successful collaboration to date is "Toca's Miracle", which has sold over 500,000 copies and debuted #1 in the UK....
- "Toca Me" - Fragma - "Toca Me (In Petto Mix)"
- Ayla - "Ayla (DJ Taucher Remix)"
- Sunburst - "Eyeball (Eyeball Paul's Theme)"
- Yomanda - "Sunshine (Hi-Gate remix)"
- Oasis - "Wonderwall" (excerpts performed by Mr. & Mrs. Patterson)
- Mauro Picotto - "Lizard (Claxxix Mix)"
- Gladys KnightGladys KnightGladys Maria Knight , known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author...
- "The Look of LoveThe Look of Love (1967 song)"The Look of Love" is a popular song composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and sung by Dusty Springfield, which appeared in the 1967 spoof James Bond film Casino Royale.-Songwriters:...
" - Skip Raiders feat. Jada - "Another Day (Perfecto Dub Mix)"
- Samuel BarberSamuel BarberSamuel Osborne Barber II was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. His Adagio for Strings is his most popular composition and widely considered a masterpiece of modern classical music...
- "Barber's 'Adagio For StringsAdagio for StringsAdagio for Strings is a work by Samuel Barber, arranged for string orchestra from the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11. Barber finished the arrangement in 1936, the same year as he wrote the quartet...
'" - Hybrid feat. Chrissie Hynde - "Kid 2000"
- The Precocious Brats feat. Kevin & Perry - "Big Girl (All I Wanna Do Is Do It!) (Yomanda Remix)"
- Phil Pope & Los Lidos - "Mi Amour"
- Roger Sanchez - "The Partee"
- The ClashThe ClashThe Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
- "Straight To Hell" - Lange feat. The Morrighan - "Follow Me"
- Tosca - "F*ck Dubs Parts 1&2"
- Groove ArmadaGroove ArmadaGroove Armada is an English electronic music duo from London, England comprising Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They are perhaps best known for their singles "I See You Baby" and "Superstylin'"...
- "Chicago" - The Birthday PartyThe Birthday Party (band)The Birthday Party were an Australian rock band, active from 1973 to 1983.Despite being championed by John Peel, The Birthday Party found little commercial success during their career...
- "Release The Bats" - Ver Vlads - "Crazy Ivan"
- Drew Milligan & Stewart Resiyn - "Elixir"
- Nick Bardon & Steve Warr - "Insanity"
- Dominic Glynn & Martin Smith - "Onslaught"
- Laurie Johnson - "Galliard"
- Mike Hankinson - "Death & The Maiden"
- Nightmares On Wax - "Sweet Harry" / "Emotion"
- Nightmares On Wax - "Ethnic Majority"
- Southside Spinners - "Luvstruck"
- The Precosious Brats feat. Kevin & Perry - "Big Girl (All I Wanna Do Is Do It!) (The Shaft Remix)"
- Signum feat. Scott Mac - "Coming On Strong"
Venues featured in the film
The Ibiza club AmnesiaAmnesia (nightclub)
Amnesia is one of several internationally renowned clubs in Ibiza due to Joseph Murphy who created Cream in 1996 and was awarded Best Global Club in the 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 International Dance Music Awards for the respective previous year at the Winter Music Conference in Miami...
makes an appearance in the film. However, the front view of the club, as shown in in the film, is not the same as the actual Amnesia. The DJ booth that Eyeball Paul uses in the film is not the actual booth of the club, which is sited above the giant "spectrum analyser", seen in the film to the right of the fictitious booth. The Charter Place Shopping Centre in Watford was also used. Freemans Close in the small village of Stoke Poges
Stoke Poges
Stoke Poges is a village and civil parish in the South Buckinghamshire district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the south of the county, about three miles north of Slough and a mile east of Farnham Common....
in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
was the set in which the Patterson's house is found. Ibiza Airport
Ibiza Airport
Ibiza Airport is the airport serving the Balearic islands of Ibiza and Formentera in Spain, used by 95% of all people who arrive at or depart from these two islands...
was briefly used; however, the footage of a Virgin Sun Airlines
Virgin Sun Airlines
Virgin Sun Airlines often known just as Virgin Sun, was a British scheduled & charter airline which was created and owned by Virgin in 1998...
plane landing was actually filmed at El Altet airport in Alicante
Alicante
Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
.
Kevin and Perry and Kevin's parents' apartment is in Santa Eulària des Riu
Santa Eulària des Riu
Santa Eulària des Riu is a municipality on the eastern coast of Ibiza. The only river on the island flows through the town of Santa Eulària. The town was depicted, in the time before and up to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, in Elliot Paul's Life and Death of a Spanish Town...
in Ibiza.