The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)

Synopsis of The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

A group of trailblazing female musicians try to take another shot at success in this musical comedy-drama produced for the premium cable network HBO. In the 1940s, the Blonde Bombshells were the finest all-female jazz band in the U.K., playing hot swing music that helped raise England's spirits during the dark days of WWII. Fifty years later, Elizabeth (Judi Dench), one of the band's sax players, is trying to decide what to do with herself after the death of her husband. Pulling her axe out of mothballs, Elizabeth starts playing again, and after meeting Patrick (Ian Holm), the group's former manager (and drummer-in-drag), they decide to put the group back together for a reunion tour. But they soon discover that putting the band back on the road after over fifty years is no easy task. The Last of the Blonde Bombshells also stars Leslie Caron, Olympia Dukakis, and jazz vocalist Cleo Laine. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Theatrical Feature Running Time:

84 mins

Director(s):

Gillies MacKinnon

Writer(s):

Alan Plater

Producer(s):

Su Armstrong

• 2000 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television

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