AM. Anson stays on the mountain with Betty who offers to keep him company and they kiss. When Anson descends from the mountain, he informs the people that the mountain is 1,002 feet high and announces his engagement. The end of the movie describes the mountain settling down to 997 feet and turning back into a hill from a mountain. The spirit of the Reverend buried on the mountain exhales "a hill" in a groan and all the people rally in modern day Wales with buckets and earth to raise the mountain again. Cast Hugh Grant as Reginald Anson Ian McNeice as George Garrad Tara Fitzgerald as Elizabeth/Betty from Cardiff Colm Meaney as Morgan the Goat Ian Hart as Johnny Shellshocked Robert Pugh as Williams the Petroleum Kenneth Griffith as the Reverend Robert Jones Ieuan Rhys as Sgt Thomas Production Writing In the script there is a joke which is not obvious to non-Welsh speakers. A mechanic is asked about a nondescript broken part he has removed from a car, and replies "Well I don't know the English word, but in Welsh we call it a be'chi'ngalw." In Welsh, be'chi'ngalw is a placeholder name, like "whatchamacallit" or "thingamajig" in English. and literally means "what [do] you call" and is a contracted form of "beth dych chi'n galw". The joke is made obvious in the novel published after the film's release. Release The film grossed $11 million in the United States and Canada and $21 million worldwide. Reception In regard to its humorous and affectionate description of the locals, the film has often been compared with Waking Ned, a comedy film written and directed by Kirk Jones. The movie has resulted in a stream of visitors climbing to the summit of The Garth, and the Pentyrch History Society and the local community council have erected a notice on the mountain to explain its real historical significance. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 67% from 33 reviews. The consenus states: "With an ample serving of Hugh Grant's trademark charm, a quirky Welsh town comes together to put their town on the map in this feel-good folksy tale." Parody The VeggieTales episode, "King George and the Ducky", includes a skit called "The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill (And Came Down With All The Bananas)". It quickly spirals out of control with the addition of "The Swede Who Went Up