Mamma Mia!

(film)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mamma Mia!

Promotional poster

Directed by

Phyllida Lloyd

Produced by

Judy Cramer
Gary Goetzman

Screenplay by

Catherine Johnson

Based on

Mamma Mia!
by Catherine Johnson

Starring

Meryl Streep
Pierce Brosnan
Colin Firth
Stellan Skarsgrd
Julie Walters
Dominic Cooper
Amanda Seyfried

Christine Baranski
Music by

ABBA

Cinematography

Haris Zambarloukos

Edited by

Lesley Walker

Production
company

Littlestar

Distributed by

Universal Pictures

Playtone

Release dates

June 30, 2008(United Kingdom)

July 18, 2008(United States)

Running time

109 minutes

Country

United Kingdom
United States

Language

English

Budget

$52 million

Box office

$609,841,637[1]

Mamma Mia! (promoted as Mamma Mia! The Movie) is a 2008

British/American/Swedish musical/romantic comedy film adapted from the 1999 West
End/2001 Broadway musical of the same name, based on the songs of successful pop group ABBA,
with additional music composed by ABBA member Benny Andersson. The film was directed
by Phyllida Lloyd and distributed by Universal Pictures in partnership with Tom Hanks and Rita
Wilson's Playtone and Littlestar,[2] and the title originates from ABBA's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma
Mia". Meryl Streep heads the cast, playing the role of single mother Donna Sheridan. Pierce
Brosnan (Sam Carmichael),Colin Firth (Harry Bright), and Stellan Skarsgrd (Bill Anderson) play the
three possible fathers to Donna's daughter, Sophie, played by Amanda Seyfried.