The ‘legendary’ businessman Keith Lemon makes his movie debut in Keith Lemon: The Film, a rags to riches story with a twist as Leeds’ finest becomes an all-conquering business mogul thanks to a spur of the moment idea and a coach-load of mobile phones. Movie Info Keith (Leigh Francis) invents a phone with a light-up lemon on it and he becomes rich. Cook) studies serial killers under a famous expert (Bruce Payne), but her classmates soon start dying at the hands of a Jack the Ripper copycat. Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rare 0% score, based on twelve reviews. The set includes an uncut version of the film which was not shown in cinemas. Therefore Leigh Francis (I find it hard to come to any other conclusion) is rubbish. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Down the years, Keith and his alter ego Leigh Francis, from Beeston in Leeds, have been involved in so many great things like Celebrity Juice, Bo’ Selecta! Who paid for it to be made ? UK. At the convention, the securipole fails to attract any big investor attention, and back at home, an order of 1,000,000 securipoles arrives, much to Rosie and Dougie's dismay. A collection of sketches and workouts that will exercise the smiles muscles and give you a right arm like Popeye. Keith Lemon: The Film (2012) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. "It's written and ready to film," says star, The Keith Lemon Sketch Show confirmed for ITV2. Archimedes flies Keith back to Leeds, dropping him over Evil Steve's lair and proceeding to Heaven. Worst Film, Worst Dialogue and Worst Female Acting Performance.[13]. Having wasted so much money would they refund my ticket price, please !! T his film deserves to usher in an age of specific cautionary notices on movie posters, such as "Warning: contains brief scenes … [11] During its second weekend, the movie dropped to #9, earning £370,735, for a two-week total gross of £2,531,902. At first, Rosie is angered by Keith's actions and refuses to forgive him (especially when Keith off-handedly confesses that Kelly Brook was the superior girlfriend), but she soon accepts both his apology and proposal, and with their relationship repaired, Keith, Rosie and Dougie leave the warehouse. The scenes that should have been funny were so repetitive they were painfully awful. I am still reeling and unable to believe the amount of resources that have been sunk into this quagmire in order for it to go on general release. Keith Lemon – The Film. Leeds funnyman Leigh Francis reprises his role as Keith Lemon from his bafflingly successful television show Celebrity Juice. "[7] In writing for Total Film, George Bass describes the funniest moment in the film as "a bus sign (“T’LEEDS”). He move to Hollywood and lives a celebrity lifestyle while he dates Kelly Brook. Keith Lemon has fallen ill after Celebrity Juice was cancelled following the coronavirus outbreak.. Gothic horror meets industrial-strength cleaning products in this spine-tingler about a pill-popping cleaning service employee and a sprawling mansion with secrets of its own. The movie debuted at #5 at the UK Box Office, earning £1,196,310 in revenue. This FAQ is empty. On 13 January 2014, Francis confirmed that the writing of a sequel had been completed. I left this movie gob-smacked! Keith Lemon (Leigh Francis) is preparing to take his invention, the securipole, which he has been attempting to lift off the ground for twenty years, to a business convention in London. Keith Lemon and Richard Blackwood on the Swing Boats at Blists Hill Victorian Town, Ironbridge – Image: ITV The comedy duo took a ride on the famous swing boats at Blists Hill Victorian Town, had a go on the coconut shy, visited the Victorian school, shops and buildings and enjoyed a pint at the town’s New Inn as they filmed scenes for ITV2 late-night show Shopping with Keith Lemon. Keith Lemon: The Film and Through The Keyhole to name just a few but there’s no getting away from the fact Keith Lemon: The Film was a real stinker. With a documentary film crew recording his every move, Keith Lemon: Coming In America charts Keith's journey as he attempts to realise his ultimate dream of hosting his own US chat show. [3] He also announced at the 2015 National Television Awards on 21 January 2015 that the sequel had been pushed back and that he would instead focus on other projects. In its opening weekend, the film was the highest ranking debut film at the box office. In his early career, Francis did a series of shorts for Comedy Central (then known as Paramount Comedy) called Stars in Their Houses. The laughter was from incredulity. He becomes a household name, earns billions of pounds from the Lemon Phone, and starts dating Kelly Brook (playing an exaggerated version of herself) who, unbeknownst to Keith, is only dating him so she can divorce him and take his money later. The show follows the irrepressible Keith Lemon as he and some of his best loved sketch show characters, head to L.A. to try to break America. Keith's girlfriend Rosie (Laura Aikman) advises that he should start the Securipole business slowly and try to sell some poles in Leeds first, but Keith is too eager for the Securipole to be an overnight success and ignores her. [2], The film's plot surrounds Lemon's rags to riches story, after achieving success on the basis of a mobile phone with a lemon sweet stuck on the back. He later placed it at number one on his worst films of 2012 list and, in 2018, at number five of his worst movies of the past ten years. [9] An Italian temptress arrives at a school in Newcastle to teach a group of Geordies about the art of romance. "Keith Lemon film sequel has been written", "The Ten Worst Films Of The Last Ten Years - Part Two", "UK Film Council - UK Box Office: 24 - 26 August 2012", "Total Recall knocks Brave from the top of the UK box office", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keith_Lemon:_The_Film&oldid=986049962, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Graeme Keast as Crazy audience member (Hoff Hour), This page was last edited on 29 October 2020, at 14:11. Some of the shorts can be found on YouTube. "[6] Phelim O'Neill, in another one-star review for The Guardian, said "the script ... must have taken longer to read than it did to write. Celebrity Juice, which he has hosted since 2008, will be back for series 24 in the autumn, and his other popular reality show Shopping with Keith Lemon will … Keith Lemon: The Film This perfunctory rags-to-riches narrative is secondary to the smutty groan-along gags and second-class celeb cameos that are the pillars of Keith Lemon's shtick. "Keith Lemon: The Film honoured at inaugural Barftas". Keith Lemon and wife Jill Carter Jill and Leigh married on 30 October 2002 at Allerton Castle in North Yorkshire, and have two children, Matilda … [12] It went on to make a total of £4,017,234. After Keith is attacked by a group of muggers, a talking satellite navigation app on Kushvinder's phone leads him to the office of Archimedes (Verne Troyer), an advice guru who tries to solve the problems of those in need. In a world ravaged by disease, he's the only cure... and the last hope for human-kind. The film won three BARFTA awards (a spoof award given to poorly-reviewed films, similar to the Razzies); Anonymous. Was this review helpful to you? Keith Lemon: The Film is so overindulgent as to become indecipherable even to hardened fans of the comedian. This film totally failed to humour us. Keith Lemon: The Film is a 2012 British comedy film written and directed by Paul Angunawela, and co-written by and starring Leigh Francis as television personality Keith Lemon. The mouths of everyone who were using the phone immediately sag, including those of Kelly and some of Keith's celebrity friends. The Inbetweeners actress, 30, … The characters failed to develop, in fact decompose would be a better verb to describe what happened. The film also features a selection of celebrity cameos, including appearances by David Hasselhoff, Ronan Ke… ", Title: View production, box office, & company info, protagonist and antagonist played by same actor. The "Lemon Phone" becomes an overnight success, and Keith is instantly propelled into the life he has always wanted. Despite Archimedes' advice however, Keith prefers his new celebrity lifestyle and decides not to return to Leeds, the Securipole business or Rosie. Dir: Paul Angunawela. The star, whose real name is Leigh Francis, took … We absolutely love Keith Lemon but there’s an elephant in the room that needs addressing. Going back to Leeds, Dougie decides to rescue Rosie himself, dressing up as Rambo and storming into Evil Steve's warehouse lair, but his plan fails when he accidentally knocks himself out on a metal bar. Keith hosts a toga party at a luxury venue, but during the party he is confronted by Dougie, who tells him Evil Steve has kidnapped Rosie and is going to kill her unless he pays for the Securipoles. Keith leads an extravagant lifestyle and begins dating Kelly Brook but it is not long before he suffers a downturn leading Keith to reassess what really makes him happy. This angers Archimedes, who also leaves. Hayley Roberts and David Hasselhoff sighting at "Keith Lemon: The Film" after party on August 20, 2012 in London, England. Add the first question. Keith falls through the roof, causing rubble to fall on top of Evil Steve, and rescues Rosie from being lowered into a vat of liquid hot metal. Keith Lemon has admitted he thinks new Celebrity Juice star Emily Atack is 'ten times wilder' than Holly Willoughby.. Keith Lemon: The Film. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images A comedy TV show starring the fictional character Keith Lemon. As he falls to the ground, he is saved by Archimedes, who reveals that he is a guardian angel, and explains that he put Keith through this experience to teach him not to ignore his friends and loved ones in the pursuit of success. In Leeds, a shipment of one million Securipoles arrives at Keith's office, to Rosie and Dougie's dismay. Outraged, the crowd at the party turn on Keith and chase him on to the roof of the building. The film was universally panned. A massacre survivor (A.J. He travels to London to present the Securipole at an inventor's convention, putting his friend Dougie (Kevin Bishop) in charge of his business while he is away. The film co-stars Verne Troyer as his guardian angel (In his final film appearance before his death in April 2018), Archimedes, Kevin Bishop as his best friend, Dougie, Laura Aikman as Keith's girlfriend Rosie and Kelly Brook as Herself. The opening titles indicated it was a British film. Keith Lemon is returning with Celebrity Juice soon, this time with Laura Whitmore and Emily Atack in tow.. A British comedy, they can be really 'humourous'. Bend It Like Beckham: Where are the cast of the 2002 box office hit now? Thinking quickly, he sticks a lemon-shaped sweet on the phone, making it look like it has a lemon on the cover, which immediately impresses the audience. He apologises to his friends for ignoring them, and proposes to Rosie. Back at the party, as Keith and Kelly take to the stage to sing together, the Lemon Phone is suddenly revealed to have a major technical fault that causes the owner's mouth to sag, giving them a speech impediment. Comedy involving celebrity stalker Avid Merrion, and a whole host of "celebrities". [4]. Keith Lemon: The Film is a 2012 British comedy film written and directed by Paul Angunawela, and co-written by and starring Leigh Francis as television personality Keith Lemon. Archimedes hears out Keith's plight and manages to get him an appearance on a television chat show hosted by David Hasselhoff (playing an exaggerated version of himself). Keith Lemon is rubbish. Ruth Langsford told Keith Lemon to be quiet on Tuesday' Loose Women. It received a rare 0% on Rotten Tomatoes and is considered by critics to be one of the worst movies ever made. On the show, Keith tries to promote Kushvinder's phone, but the audience is uninterested. [10]. Written by Get ready for the all-new, uncut, lewderer, cruderer and ruderer comedy of the year – Keith Lemon The Film. You would thus be right in thinking that I entered Keith Lemon: The Film … There’s plenty of Bo Selecta! Keith Lemon (Leigh Francis) is preparing to take his invention, the securipole, which he has been attempting to lift off the ground for twenty years, to a business convention in London. Meanwhile, his girlfriend Rosie (Laura Aikman) has discovered that she is pregnant, but due to Keith being away, instead confides in his best friend, Dougie (Kevin Bishop). Before going to London, Keith had ordered the Securipoles (his dyscalculia leading him to believe that he had only ordered one thousand), from a benefactor named Evil Steve (Leigh Francis), who is notorious for torturing and even killing clients who fail to pay him. Optimistic, funny and heart-warming in equal measure - INCIDENTAL CHARACTERS celebrates the magic of moments and the influence we have on each other, often without knowing it.Watch HD Movies Online For Free and Download the latest movies. The film co-stars Verne Troyer as his guardian angel (In his final film appearance before his death in April 2018), Archimedes, Kevin Bishop as his best friend, Dougie, Laura Aikman as Keith's girlfriend Rosie and Kelly Brook as Herself. Stars of Leigh Francis's first feature film gathered on the red carpet in London for the premiere of Keith Lemon: The Film. Genre(s):Comedies Keith Lemonis a man with a dream, that dream is to be become a world famous entrepreneur just like his hero Sir Richard Branson. When he becomes an overnight billionaire, it seems everything is going his way, but it’s not long before he discovers that life can be just as cruel as it is kind. The film also features a selection of celebrity cameos, including appearances by David Hasselhoff, Ronan Keating, Gary Barlow, Peter Andre, Fearne Cotton, Emma Bunton and Jedward, amongst others. 2012. Realising that his invention may never be successful, and that he now owes Evil Steve (Leigh Francis) a ton of money for the securipoles, Lemon decides to stay in London, and takes the advice of fellow businessman Kushvinder (Harish Patel), and accepts the gift of a new style mobile phone that Kushvinder has invented. Synopsis With dreams of becoming a successful entrepreneur just like his beloved Richard Branson, Lemon bids farewell to his hometown of Leeds and heads for the capital. A man and his family return home to see his ailing mother only to find out that she has been overcome by black magic. "[8], In a scathing review, Mark Kermode described the film as "unbelievably puerile" and "shockingly terrible", claiming that he had found the experience of digging a penny from the armrest of his chair less revolting than the film. Lucy Pinder arrives at the world premiere of "Keith Lemon: The Film" at Odeon West End on August 20, 2012 in London, England. With Leigh Francis, Kelly Brook, Laura Aikman, Kevin Bishop. Keith Lemon releases his own take on the fitness DVD craze with hilarious results. Keith Lemon: The Sequel? A 'Bonnie and Clyde' inspired contemporary comedy drama. Directed by Paul Angunawela. Six letters and an apostrophe. Keith Lemon: The Film is a 2012 British comedy film written and directed by Paul Angunawela, and co-written by and starring Leigh Francis as television personality Keith Lemon. The plot was so thin one would be able to operate a touch screen through it. Keith Lemon (Leigh Francis) is an aspiring business entrepreneur from Leeds, who is trying to secure investment for his invention, the Securipole (a metal pole put in the driveway to prevent car theft). The comedian, who plays Keith Lemon, said … Keith Lemon dreams of becoming a successful entrepreneur. Leigh Francis' alter ego Keith Lemon lets ITV2 cameras follow his day to day life with girlfriend Rosie Parker. At the convention, Keith's demonstration of the Securipole fails to attract investors and leaves the public underwhelmed. He leaves his hometown of Leeds and heads for London where he becomes an overnight billionaire after inventing a mobile phone. Keith Lemon (Leigh Francis) and Paddy McGuinness team up to recreate popular Hollywood films into condensed mini-movies with the help of a host of celebrity guests. Keith Lemon And Kelly Brook attend photocall for "Keith Lemon The Film" at Martinez Hotel on May 19, 2012 in Cannes, France. By Mark Adams, chief film critic 2012-08-24T14:13:00+01:00. With Edmund Fargher, Jacey Salles, Felicity Davidson, Leigh Francis. 82mins. But with Keith Lemon: The Film it doesn’t matter which side of the comedy fence you’re on, you cannot possibly defend this utter lemon of a movie. During the end credits, Keith explains through a voice-over that he settled down and had a family with Rosie, and converted the Securipoles into water pumps for countries in the "Fourth World". Keith is devastated by his failure, but is approached by another entrepreneur named Kushvinder (Harish Patel), who offers to give him rights to his own unsuccessful invention, a touch-screen mobile phone without buttons, which Keith reluctantly accepts. Save yourself the ticket. Find the perfect Keith Lemon The Film stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Keith Lemon has reason to celebrate as ITV have announced that two of the presenter's shows will be returning later this year. I believe the audience who might find this film amusing are, thankfully, too young to see it. (2012). [5], In a one-star review in The Daily Telegraph, Robbie Collin said "it may be the most staggeringly perfunctory piece of filmmaking I have ever seen. Use the HTML below. Realising the error of his ways, Keith finds Archimedes and begs for forgiveness, but Kelly and the angry mob force him over the balcony. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? As the year comes to a close, we present the top TV shows of 2020, including "Money Heist" and "The Mandalorian. The film co-stars Verne Troyer as his guardian angel, Archimedes, Kevin Bishop as his best friend, Dougie, Laura Aikman as Keith's girlfriend Rosie and Kelly Brook as Herself. No need to waste time endlessly browsing—here's the entire lineup of new movies and TV shows streaming on Netflix this month. Refusing to listen and no longer caring about what he left behind in Leeds, Keith dismisses Dougie and throws him out. Before she is taken away, she orders Dougie to travel to London and find Keith. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. In this new 4 part series, we will go behind the scenes of Lemon's other ... See full summary ». Keith Lemon: The Film. Keith Lemon: The Film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on 10 December 2012. I cringed to even give it one star, 0 out of 10 would be a more accurate vote. 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