Secret Society
A Romantic Comedy of Generous Proportions
Genres
Overview
Daisy is the love of Ken's life - she is also large... and very pretty... and on the dole. But Ken is a dreamer, all his dreams to make a fast buck ending up where they started - as dreams. With the rent unpaid, the bailiffs at the door and Ken's dreams in tatters, Daisy sets out to bring home the bacon and gets a job in the local factory. There she meets Marlene and half a dozen other large women who are all united in a secret passion - Sumo wrestling! Ken doesn't know what's hit him.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$4275
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
2000-10-29
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
4
Charlotte Brittain
Daisy / Great White Jellyfish
Lee Ross
Ken
Annette Badland
Marlene / Priestress of Elements
James Wooton
Billy
Charles Dale
Paul
Lisa Riley
Beth Trailor / Amazon Woman No. 1
Rachel Smith
Sue
Sharon Duce
Janice
Kate Fitzgerald
Mrs Selby
Claire Cathcart
Pygmy Hippo
Sharon D. Clarke
Typhoon
Troy Jackson
Doris / Woolly Mammoth
Jackie D. Broad
Patricia / She Elephant
Joann Condon
Pamela / Giant Butterfly
Alison Garland
Anne / Polar Bear
Morag Siller
Sarah / Raging Bull
Donna Combe
Emma / Mighty Walrus
Mikyla Dodd
Julie / Sea Cow
Iliana Flade
Kate / Big White Orca
Takeshi Nara
Takeshi
Noriaki Iwaya
Volcano
Taiyo Ichinome
Big Panda
Masaru Kudo
Monsoon
Akimori Nakagawa
Big Oak
Takahito Toinaga
Kirishima
Sid Hoare
Referee
Fine Time Fontayne
Mr Brough
Peter-Hugo Daly
Barry
Willie Ross
Mr Swanley
Janice Small
Mrs Swanley
Jason Moore
Fat Boy
Tim Murphy
Razor
Rachel Fielding
TV Reporter
Liam Barr
Hammer
Sharon Holland
Nurse
Clare Van D'Osier
Policewoman
Mirjam Wiesemann
Video Amazon Woman No. 2
Ilka Schirner
Video Amazon Woman No. 3
Toby Longworth
Video Earth Woman
Jürgen Jansen
Video Husband
Paul Herzberg
Voice Artist
Oona Kirsch
Voice Artist
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