Les Patterson Saves The World - Photos from Thaao's personal collection

Les Patterson Saves the World is a 1987 Australian comedy film starring Barry Humphries as his famous stage creations Sir Les Patterson and Dame Edna Everage.  (Barry Humpries taking a break on the set, below)

Plot:  The uncouth Sir Les Patterson, played by Barry Humphries, teams up with Dame Edna Everage (again played by Barry Humphries) to save the world from a virulent bioterror attack ordered by Colonel Richard Godowni (played by Thaao Penghlis) of the Gulf State of Abu Niveah. 

Cast:  

• Barry Humpries as Sir Les Patterson / Dame Edna Everage
• Pamela Stephenson as Veronique Crudite
• Thaao Penghlis as Colonel Richard Godowni
• Andrew Clarke as Neville Thonge
• Henri Szeps as Dr. Charles Herpes / Desiree Herpes
• Hugh Keays-Byrne as Inspector Farouk
• Elizabeth McIvor as Nancy Borovansky
• Garth Meade as Mustafa Toul
• Arthur Sherman as General Evans
• Josef Drewniak as Mossolov
• Esben Storm as Russian Scientist
• Joy Westmore as Lady Gwen Patterson
• Connie Hobbs as Madge Allsop

Production:  The film was co-written by Humphries with his third wife Diane Millstead, and directed by George Miller of The Man from Snowy River fame.   
Info from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Patterson_Saves_the_World

Storyline:  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. 

Tagline:  While Diplomats dither and Presidents procrastinate . . . Les Patterson Saves the World

Trivia:  In the restaurant scene, the Russians have a table booked under the name Humphries.  Barry Humphries stars as Les Patterson. 

Trivia:  The limousine used by the Australians in Abu Nivia is a 'stretch' version of an FJ Holden, an iconic Australian car. 

Trivia:  This film is considered an "Ozploitation" (Australian exploitation) picture. 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093406/

Sir Les Patterson:  The Unofficial Webshite http://sirlespatterson.com/films/les-patterson-saves-the-world/

Edits of Thaao's scenes from Les Patterson Saves The World, 1/3:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp28eC5AsrI

Edits of Thaao's scenes from Les Patterson Saves The World, 2/3:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFMLtlYbhmY

(Barry Humphries as "Dame Edna" with cast and crew, pictured above)

Edits of Thaao's scenes from Les Patterson Saves The World, 3/3:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as0YZQyZ7rU