Les Patterson Saves the World poster

Movie · 1987

Les Patterson Saves the World

Released 9 April 1987 More from 1987 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Fat middle aged 24/7 drunkard Les Patterson represents Australia at the UN where his fart literally incinerates an Arab ambassador. Patterson is reassigned to the Middle East so he can be tortured to death by the country he insulted. Patterson's arrival is the prefect distract of a coup and he is spared. At a bar Patterson meets a bio weapons scientist who's developed a horrific disease for the KGB whom plan to distribute it to the Pentagon via toilet seats. Patterson of course is far too drunk to understand anything happening and teams up with Dane Edna to save the world.

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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
16years between the oldest and youngest billed
53Barry Humphries — oldest on the call sheet
37Pamela Stephenson — youngest billed
46average age of the credited cast
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