Guest House Paradiso

Dec 3, 1999

1h 30m

★ 6.1

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Overview

Richie and Eddie are in charge of the worst hotel in the UK, Guest House Paradiso, neighbouring a nuclear power plant. The illegal immigrant chef has fled and all the guests have gone. But when a famous Italian filmstar, Gina Carbonara, who is in hiding from a fiance she doesn't want to marry, arrives at the hotel, things get very interesting!

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Guest House Paradiso Trailers

Cast

Richie Twat

Rik Mayall

Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba

Adrian Edmondson

Mr. Johnson

Bill Nighy

Mrs. Hardy

Kate Ashfield

Chef

Steven O'Donnell

Mrs. Foxfur

Fenella Fielding

Gino Bolognese

Vincent Cassel

Gina Carbonara

Hélène Mahieu

Mr. Nice

Simon Pegg

Mrs. Nice

Lisa Palfrey

Damien Nice

Joe Hughes

Charlene Nice

Jessica Mann

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