Postman Pat: The Movie
2014 film by Mike Disa
Postman Pat: The Movie is a 2014 3D computer animated children's comedy film based on the television series Postman Pat by John Cunliffe and Ivor Wood.
- Directed by Mike Disa. Written by Nicole Dubuc. Story by Annika Bluhm and Kim Fuller.
He's about to deliver the goods! (taglines)
- [first lines] Oh, thanks, Jess. It wouldn't do to forget my hat on such a lovely morning.
- Oh, Alf. Not again.
- [to the PATBOT 3000] Well then, good luck. And remember, the most important thing for a postman is... [PATBOT 3000: Speed, Efficiency, Ruling the world.] Well. I was going to say being friendly. You know the human touch.
- Oh Muffins.
- I don't feel like a very happy man.
Edwin Carbunkle
edit- [first lines] Lots of wasted time, space and energy here, Ben. Not sure even my machines can save this place.
- You are...Postman Clifton.
- Wool gathering. (laughs) That was rather good.
- My uncle was eaten by Dingos, Mr. Brown.
- [While showing Mr. Brown an image of the UDM 3000] This programmable postman is 10x faster than a human. The perfect worker.
- [After the meeting with Mr. Brown] SDS will use my robots, Mr. Brown. And once they've replaced your postmen, I'll replace you. [laughs evilly]
- [Breaking the fourth wall] A robot would never embarrass the company like this.
- [After watching Pat's performance on TV] Yes. Yes, they do.
- [Introducing the PATBOT 3000 to Pat] The PATBOT 3000. This mechanical marvel will be taking over your postal duties. Temporarily, of course.
- [To Stagehand Robin] Lose the cat.
- [To Mrs. Goggins] Madam, this is private property and you are trespassing. Shall I ring someone to show you out?
- [After firing all of SDS' human employees] [chuckles evilly] Robots, report for duty. We're taking over this operation. At last, no more inefficient humans cluttering up my mailroom. Now that everyone loves Postman Pat, they'll turn a blind eye as I replace every deliveryman in the Special Delivery Service with my glorious money-making machines! [laughs] Profits will skyrocket! The board of directors will retire that weak-kneed Brown AND PROMOTE ME TO CEO! And I won't stop there. We'll diversify into other businesses. We'll make automated Bank Tellers, Robotic technical support, even COMPUTER ANIMATED MOVIES! [laughing evilly] FLY, MY PRETTIES! FLY! FLY! Today England, TOMORROW, THE WORLD! [laughs evilly]
- [To Pat] Oh, no. You're not ruining this now. I've finally got that fool of a CEO where I want him. If it were up to him, SDS would stay a quaint little delivery service dedicated to Customer Service and The Human Touch. Bleh! [Pat: But I-I thought that's what all this was for. To help keep SDS the way it's always been.] Your publicity was to make people love Postman Pat. [Shows Pat a video of Patbots marching out of the SDS Sorting Office on his Phone] Now, I can replace all of SDS's human workers with Patbots! And when I become CEO, SDS will become the biggest, most Profitable company in the world!
- [To Mr. Brown] Give me the SDS, Brown. The days of lovable friendly mailmen helping quaint country characters with their stupid little problems is over. The future belong to machines. AND TO ME!!! [laughing maniacally]
- [last lines] You can't do this to me. I'm the future! I'll just move to America, I'm not even a bad guy there, YOU'LL SEE! I'll be back!, I'll Be Back I'LL BE BACK!!! Nobody understands genius.
Ben Taylor
edit- [first lines] Pat! Am I glad to see you.
- [as the people of Greendale confront him about the PATBOT 3000's behavior] Look, I know he's been a bit off lately, but this is Pat we're talking about. He'd never let us down on purpose.
- Pat's under a lot of pressure. I'm sure he'll be back to normal once this telly business blows over.
- Pat, you're not going along with this are you?
Julian Clifton
edit- [first lines] Sorry, Dad. I'm practicing the trick shot you taught me.
- Are you sure, Dad? I'm getting pretty good.
- Dad, I don't play for Pencaster yet.
- [after hearing You're the One is coming to Greendale] Dad? Did you hear that? They're coming here!
- Dad's muffed it. Hasn't he, Mum?
- Jess? Oi, Jess!
- [after seeing all the people of Greendale at the sorting office] It looks like everyone in town's here. I wonder what's going on Jess? [Jess meows 'I don't know']
- [after the PATBOT 3000 has fired Ben Taylor] Dad, you can't do this. Ben is your best friend. You've always told the most important things in the world are friends and family. Didn't you mean it?
Jess
edit- [repeated line] Meow.
- Hmm?
- Mmm-Hmm!
- Mmm-Mmm!
- We? Mmm.
Wilf
edit- I'm gonna have to keep an eye on this Postman Pat.
- You should have stuck to letters, Pat! You need to be willing to stop at nothing to make in showbiz! I learned that from Hannah Montana.
- Jings, Crivens and help ma boab. He's a robot.
- This is just too good to be true! Postman Pat's a cheat! Robots can't enter talent competitions!
- STOP! STOP THE SHOW!!
- Oh my allergies.
Josh
edit- A talent agent with only one client?
- Thought I sing a song.
- I've had a few dancing lessons too.
- Oh yeah, that was good. [Wilf hits his head] Ow! What'd you do that for? [Wilf: Don't clap for your enemy!] But he's good.
- [while playing a video game with Jess] Pat, your cat's amazing. He's already beaten Wilf's high score. What's his name?
- Mmm-hmm. Charm, love. Got it.
- [after Wilf snatches his game console from him] Hey! I was playing that.
- Oh yeah, it's great, Wilf. You deliver mail, have a cat and be nice to people. Every now and then you can rescue a sheep. It's the highest game around. Totally massive.
- [after turning off the Patbots with Carbunkle's phone] Please. Easiest game ever.
Others
edit- Michael Lam: Hi, Pat. Hi, Sara. Hey, Julian. [Amy: Hi, Michael.] [singing] Oh I am the very model of a modern major general of information vegetable...
- Ajay Bains: Yo, yo, yo. Check it! MC Ajay has a sick beatle drop on y'all. Innit?
- Reverend Peter Timms: To forgive is divine.
- Ben Taylor: Mr. Carbunkle, Pat if our very best postman...
- PC Arthur Selby: Alas, poor Yorick! What's all this then?
- Ted Glenn: Oh, yes, folks have often said how much I look like Michael Bublé.
- Major Forbes: No, it's Justin Bieber you wanted to be.
Dialogue
edit- [Pat & Jess drive through Greendale while listening to Please Mr. Postman by The Saturdays]
- Jess: Meow.
- George Lancaster: Hello, Jess.
- Miss Rebecca Hubbard: Good morning, Pat.
- George Lancaster: Morning, Pat.
- Pat: Morning, George.
- Dr. Sylvia Gibson: Hello, Pat.
- Dorothy Thompson: Good morning, Pat.
- [Ted Glenn & Amy Wrigglesworth are walking down the street. Jess pops his head out the post van's window]
- Ted Glenn': [chattering]
- Jess: Meow!
- Ted Glenn: Hello, Pat.
- Amy Wrigglesworth: Good morning, Pat.
- Pat: Hello, Ted. Nice to see you, Amy. [stops his van] Good morning, Constable Selby.
- PC Arthur Selby: Good morning, Pat. [lets Lauren Taylor and the children cross]
- Lauren Taylor: Good morning, Pat.
- Bill Thompson: Good morning, Pat.
- Charlie Pringle: Hello, Mr. Clifton.
- Lucy Selby: Morning, Jess.
- Meera Bains: Morning, Pat.
- Lizzy Taylor: Pat. Oh, Pat. I have something for you.
- Pat: [exits his post van] Yes, Lizzy?
- Jess: [peeks out of the post van window] Hmm?
- Lizzy Taylor: I've a very special letter for you to deliver.
- [Lizzy hands Pat a pink letter for Father Christmas]
- Pat: It's a bit early for letters to Father Christmas isn't it?
- Lizzy Taylor: [whispering] I want to avoid the rush.
- Pat: Well this is a very special letter.
- PC Arthur Selby: Hmmm.
- Pat: I'll make sure it gets delivered.
- Lizzy Taylor: I knew you would, Pat. [kisses Pat on the cheek as Lauren comes to collect her] Mwah.
- Lauren Taylor: Thank you, Pat. Say hello to Sara for me.
- [The children say goodbye to Pat]
- Charlie Pringle: Goodbye, Mr. Clifton.
- Bill Thompson: Goodbye, Pat.
- Pat: Goodbye, Lizzy. Bye, Lauren. Have a good day, Constable.
- PC Arthur Selby You too, Pat.
- Jess: Meow.
- [Pat then drives away]
- PC Arthur Selby: Huh. Wish I was a postman.
- [Pat and Jess arrive at the Greendale post office where Mrs. Goggins the postmistress is outside with some parcels]
- Mrs. Goggins: Good morning, Pat.
- Pat: Hello, Mrs. Goggins. Any local deliveries today?
- Mrs. Goggins: [hands Pat 2 small parcels] Just these, Pat.
- Pat: [takes the parcels] Thanks.
- Mrs. Goggins: [hands Pat more parcels] And a few things to keep in mind today, Pat. Michael's repainting his shop. So you mustn't use the letterbox.
- Pat: Got it.
- Mrs Goggins: And Julia Pottage has a dreadful cold. So don't ring the bell.
- Pat: Right. That's all then?
- Mrs. Goggins: Have a good day
- Pat: Thanks. Let's go, Jess.
- [Jess, buried under the parcels meows annoyed. Pat then drives away as Mrs. Goggins wave bye to him]
- [Cut to night, Pat & Jess return home after work]
- Pat: Oh goodness, Jess, what a day. Do you think Sara will be very disappointed about canceling the trip?
- Jess: Meow.
- Pat: Well maybe she wasn't looking forward to Italy all that much.
- [Sara opens the door with a book, chef's hat and fake mustache]
- Sara Clifton: Bonegerno.
- Jess: Meow! [hides under Pat's legs]
- Pat: Uh... oh. Sara? Are we having a fancy dress party?
- Sara Clifton: No silly, I just wanted to get us in the mood for our holiday. Come in or as they say in Italy; [speaks false Italian] Oh. Or maybe that's something about a hedgehog. Oh I'm so excited, Pat. Did you know Italian is one of the most romantic languages? [Pat & Jess look at each other nervously] I've been looking at hotels. They're a bit expensive.
- Pat: Sara, I um...
- Sara Clifton: But we've been looking forward to this trip for so long.
- Pat: I-I have to tell you something.
- Sara: Oh, me too, Pat. I think we should go to Venice first.
- Pat: Right. Only one small thing, a man from head office..
- Jess: Mmmm. Meow?
- Pat: ...Came by today.
- Jess: Meow!
- Pat: Smoke?
- Sara Oh! The Caprese Salad! [runs into the kitchen] Oh no. [clattering noises are head]
- Pat: Need some help love?
- Sara: Oh no! I'm all right. Thank you!
- Pat: [to Julian] Does one actually cook a Caprese Salad?
- Julian Clifton: She does.
Taglines
edit- He's really taking off!
- Me-ooowww!
- Do the Pat-Bot!
Cast
edit- Stephen Mangan as Pat Clifton/PATBOT 3000
- Ronan Keating as Pat's singing voice/Ronan
- Jim Broadbent as Mr. Brown
- David Tennant as Wilf
- Rupert Grint as Josh
- Mike Disa as Jess the Cat/UDM 3000/Jessbot 3000
- Peter Woodward as Edwin Carbunkle
- Susan Duerden as Sara Clifton
- Sandra Teles as Julian Clifton
- Robin Atkin Downes as Simon Cowbell
- TJ Ramini as Ben Taylor
- Anastasia Griffin as Laura Taylor/Dr. Sylvia Gilbertson
- Becky Wright as Lizzy Taylor
- Brian George as Ajay Bains
- TJ Ramini as Ajay's singing voice (Uncredited)
- Parminder Nagra as Nisha Bains
- Jo Wyatt as Meera Bains
- Enn Reitel as PC Arthur Selby/Reverend Timms/Raed
- Jane Carr as Mrs. Goggins/Granny
- Dan Hildebrand as Ted Glenn
- Darren Richardson as Alf Thompson
- Olivia Poulet as Dorothy Thompson
- Jacob Witkin as Major Forbes/George Lancaster
- Jean Gilpin as Miss Hubbard/Crowd Lady
- Aimee Osbourne as Amy Wrigglesworth
- Greg Ellis as Jimmy (uncredited)
- Charlie Woodward as Charlie Pringle
- Kieron Elliott as Michael Lam
- Steven Kynman as Bill Thompson
- Teresa Gallagher as Lucy Selby
- Chris Evans as Radio Announcer
- Craig Ferguson as Craig/Not a Dalek
- Laura Solo as Chat Host
- Robert Anich as Escapologist
- Lucy Davis and Julian Stone as Directors
- Kieron Elliott, Darren Richardson and Kelly Beckett as SDS Employees
- Kelly Beckett as Reporter
- Tony Curran as Paparazzi
- Adam Smyth as Cameraman
- Julian Stone as Stagehand
- Jean Gilpin, Enn Reitel and Dee Bradley Baker as Pat Wannabes
External links
edit- Postman Pat (2014) quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- Postman Pat: The Movie at Rotten Tomatoes