A Few Less Men is a 2017 Australian adventure comedy film directed by Mark Lamprell, written by Dean Craig, and starring Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall and Kevin Bishop. It is a sequel to A Few Best Men.
At a destination wedding in Australia’s Blue Mountains, groomsman Luke has an alcohol-fuelled accident that leads to his death, leaving the groom David and fellow groomsmen Tom and Graham devastated and responsible for getting his body back to London for the funeral. Luke’s coffin is loaded onto a small plane, but a forced landing in remote Western Australia leaves the trio stranded in the bush with the coffin and no straightforward way to continue the journey.
Tropes:
- Accidental Pervert: Luke's corpse develops a Raging Stiffie after death that persists all the way to the funeral. The boys attempts to deal with it just result in them being caught in various embarrassing situations.
- Animated Credits Opening: The animated opening credits are a summary of the events of the previous movie.
- Bring My Brown Pants: Graham literally shitting himself when he is in a stressful situation is a Running Gag. It happens during the plane crash; while they are being held prisoner by Mungus; and while they are being chased by Henry and his thugs at the end.
- Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie: David is determined to bring Luke's body back to London for his funeral (although Henry's threats have something to do with this), and forces Tom and Graham to help him carry Luke's corpse with them after their plane crashes in the outback.
- Cool Old Lady: Maureen is an aging hippy who helps the boys find Mungus, and therefore Luke's body; shows up with a rifle to save them when they are being chased by the machete-wielding Mungus; and gives them a ride all the way to Perth. She also claims to be the best lover in Western Australia.
- Creepy Crossdresser: While trying to retrieve Luke's body, David, Tom and Graham are menaced and held prisoner by Mungus; a machete-wielding crossdresser.
- Dirty Old Woman: Maureen. She expresses sexual interest in Graham and, after Graham accidentally insults her, she stops the van and refuses to go on until Graham has sex with her. She claims to be the best lover in Western Australia and, judging from Graham's reaction after the event, she may be telling the truth.
- Dragged into Drag: Machete-wielding Creepy Crossdresser Mungus forces David, Tom and Graham to dress in women's clothes and join him for a tea party.
- Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: London Gangster Henry lives with his elderly mother and dotes on her.
- The "Fun" in "Funeral": Graham attempts to deliver the eulogy at Luke's funeral while stoned and cannot stop talking about Luke's massive cock.
- Land Down Under: When their private jet crash lands in the bush, the boys must carry Luke's body across the treacherous landscape, contend with some fit ravers, a machete wielding mother and a mix up with a giant gold penis, in a race against time to return Luke home. Provided they all survive.
- London Gangster: Luke's cousin Henry is a violent London criminal who threatens extreme violence on the trio if they do not return Luke's body to London in time for the funeral.
- Machete Mayhem: While trying to retrieve Luke's body, David, Tom and Graham are menaced and held prisoner by Mungus; a machete-wielding Villainous Crossdresser.
- Raging Stiffie: Luke's corpse develops a massive boner after death that persists all the way to the funeral. The boys attempts to deal with it just result in them being caught in various embarrassing situations.
- Pants-Positive Safety: Henry shoves his pistol down the front of his trousers in a very unsafe manner when he goes to answer the phone.
- Posthumous Character: Luke is killed in the opening scene. For the rest of the film, he appears only as a corpse his friends are transporting across the outback.
- Sequel Non-Entity: Neither David's wife Mia nor any of her family (father Jim, mother Barbara or sister Daphne) from A Few Best Men appear in this film.
- Sexy Stewardess: Tom propositions the sexy flight attendant on the private jet. She turns him down flat, not least because he is suggesting they have sex next to the crate containing Luke's body.
- Shout-Out: Mungus dresses Luke's corpse as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz (1939), complete with gingham dress and ruby slippers.
- Thoroughly Mistaken Identity: Luke's aunt thinks David is Graham and continually addresses and introduces him as Graham, no matter how many times he tries to correct her.
- A Threesome Is Hot: Lovable Sex Maniac Tom is thrilled by the opportunity of having his first threesome and resists when mightily when David and Graham show up to drag him away because Luke's body is being carried away the stoned ravers. However, he loses the fight and is sullen and resentful about it for some time afterwards.
- Vomit Discretion Shot: At the rave, when the ill raver opens the box containing Luke's body, he doubles over behind the box and throws up.
- You Have to Believe Me!: David's slightly frantic attempt to explain to Sergeant Simpson that they were in a plane crash and have lost a gold box shaped like a giant penis containing their friend's body after they accidentally loaded it into the wrong truck is met with a warning that wasting police time is a crime.