Starring:	The Spice Girls	89min
	Richard E Grant
	Alan Cumming	1997
	Roger Moore
	George Wendt
	Claire Ashbrook
		Music /
Screenplay:	Kim Fuller	Comedy
Director:	Bob Speirs	Colour

Region	2	Studio:	Polygram
Format	Double Sided, Single Layer	Subtitles	English
			English Closed Captions
Aspect ratio	16:9 or 4:3		German
			German Closed Captions
Anamorphic	Yes
Soundtracks	Dolby Digital 5.1	Extra Features	20 min documentary
	German Dolby Digital 5.1		Biographies
			Accompanying booklet
Case type	Jewel

The DVD * * * *		The Movie * * *
There is no mention on the cover, or in the booklet. Even Polygram's PR department didn't know it was there. But flip to the 4:3 side, look under the "additional material" option, click on "interviews" and, lo and behold, a happily entertaining 20 minute docco fires into life. Who'd have though it? And with those Spicies, what fun this whole movie-making caper looks as well, the scamps. As usual for Polygram, this is a two sided affair - the widescreen is an anamorphic print, but is simply a matte of the 4:3 image. So if you have a 4:3 telly, choose the 4:3 side, as you won't miss a thing. Image quality is fine, as is the sound - save for some occasional very dodgy voice dubbing. Not being able to make up their minds, Polygram give us biogs and words of Spice wisdom both on-screen (Choose your favourite Spice Girl!) and in the booklet. No complaints there of course, and all in all this is a fine package, boosted by the invisible docco. Two thoughts - one, wouldn't some of the soundtrack songs have been nice, or at least one over the menu? And the second - how about a commentary by the five? Alright. Maybe not.		Back in the heady days when friendship lasted forever, the fab 4/5 made the world's most self-referential movie. Here is a film starring the Spice Girls, which is about how to make a film about the Spice Girls - the on-screen producer (Wendt - Norm from Cheers) even wonders if they can really act. If you think that's pretty damn ironic, wait till you see the final chase sequence... Evoking the spirit of the Beatles movies, early excruciating scenes of self-conscious "knowing" humour eventually give way to a surprising amount of laughs, largely thanks to Richard E Grant's way OTT manager, and some inspired cameos. Amongst the countless (mainly home-grown) celebs on show, Meat Loaf as the bus driver & Steven Fry as a stuffy High Court judge make this worth seeing alone Far better than you'd fear.