Introduction"Les Patterson saves the world" is a 1987 Australian comedy movie directed by George Miller and composed by comic genius Barry Humphries. Humphries takes on a dual role, playing Sir Les Patterson and Dame Edna Everage, characters known from his one-man performances all over the world. The film blends satire, comedy, and slapstick humor, targeting both national and global politics.
Plot OverviewThe movie revolves around Sir Les, the slobbish and booze-loving Australian Minister for the Yartz, who triggers a diplomatic occurrence by awkward himself in a UN conference due to his vulgar habits. Rather of shooting him, the federal government decides to send him on a mission to an oil-rich area in the Middle East as Australia's ambassador, considering him too inexperienced to trigger any substantial damage.
Unexpected HeroicsThe plot thickens when Les unknowingly comes across a bio-weapon plot by his scientists to eliminate the world's population with a fatal germ, ultimately to repopulate it with a master race. Les, in his normal drunken stupor, accidentally ruins the bio-weapon task by urinating into the petri meals containing the deadly infection, therefore producing an antidote while doing so.
The Drunken Diplomat's Double LifeIn a humorous twist, Barry Humphries also plays Dame Edna Everage, the famous homemaker, who is revealed to be Les Patterson's better half in the film. She acts as an undercover agent attempting to conserve Sir Les from Colonel Richard Godowni, the male plotting global damage. Dame Edna has her comedic highlight when she disguises herself as a stubborn belly dancer to conserve Les from the villain's clutches.
ConclusionThe movie continues with a series of misadventures and comedic scenarios, mainly sustained by Les' inebriated buffoonery. Despite Les's blundering and loutish behavior, he ultimately handles to thwart the harmful plans of his opponents while maintaining his diplomatic resistance.
In the end, "Les Patterson Saves The World" is an outrageous funny that highlights Australia's irreverent humor while lampooning global stereotypes. The movie did not fare well critically however has actually since discovered a cult following for fans of Humphries' humor. The movie's plot uses the stating that even an unlikely, drunken fool can conserve the world.
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