• Director(s)

    Lasse Hallström

  • Production Year

    1977

  • Release date

    17/09/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary, Drama, Music

  • Approx. running minutes

    120m

  • Cast

    ABBA

Film

ABBA - The Movie

mild sex references, language

Packed with concert footage from ABBA’s 1977 tour of Australia, this 1978 drama documentary follows a hapless DJ’s attempts to score an exclusive interview with the iconic Swedish pop group.…

Packed with concert footage from ABBA’s 1977 tour of Australia, this 1978 drama documentary follows a hapless DJ’s attempts to score an exclusive interview with the iconic Swedish pop group.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

alcohol and smoking

violence

threat and horror

rude humour

  • Director(s)

    Lasse Hallström

  • Production Year

    1977

  • Release date

    17/09/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary, Drama, Music

  • Approx. running minutes

    120m

  • Cast

    ABBA

mild sex references, language
Classified Date:
14/08/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Trafalgar Releasing Ltd
language
Bad language includes ‘bloody’, ‘God’ and ‘hell’.
sex
After reading a tabloid story alleging that the band has ordered a ‘kinky velvet bed’, a band member asks what ‘kinky’ means and is told it relates to ‘sexual perversion’. There are several references to a band member having been awarded the title of ‘sexiest bottom’ in the press. Another section shows the band performing the song ‘When I Kissed the Teacher’.
discrimination
In two short sequences, the band express rueful amusement at the media’s preoccupation with a female band member’s behind.
drugs
The band is asked by a reporter whether they use drugs. They state that they do not.
alcohol and smoking
People are shown smoking cigarettes, reflecting the period in which the film was made.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Contains mild sex references, language and an innocuous drug reference
Classified Date:
11/07/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Arts Alliance Media
language
There is infrequent mild bad language, such as 'bloody'.
sex
There is a reference to a story alleging the band have ordered a 'Kinky Bed' for all four of them. The word 'kinky' is explained as meaning 'sexual...a sexual perversion'. There is also a question at a press conference about the 'Sexiest Bottom Award'.
drugs
The band are asked if they use 'drugs or alcohol', they say they do not use drugs.
Classified Date:
09/01/1978
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia-Warner Dists
Classified Date:
22/05/1987
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
MGM Home Video
Classified Date:
04/08/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Trafalgar Releasing Ltd
Classified Date:
10/07/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Arts Alliance Media

  • Classified date

    14/08/2023

  • Language

    English