monsters wanted is a 2013 documentary film that was directed by brian cunningham and joe laughrey .

the film marks the directorial debut of laughrey and is the first feature-length documentary by cunningham .

monsters wanted had its world premiere on july 27 , 2013 , at fandomfest in louisville , kentucky , and explores the haunted house industry in louisville , kentucky .

the film was also released on dvd and vod august 27 , 2013 .

monsters wanted

he is very proud to have not used those skills at all on “monsters wanted . ”
the primary rewards from unity are unique equipment , obtained from vanquishing notorious monsters in fights named wanted battles .
wanted battles monsters vanquished during the course of wanted battles provide the victors with equipment and other precious rewards . participating in such battles comes at a cost , however—a currency known as unity accolades .
“monsters wanted , ” a new documentary by louisville filmmaker brian cunningham , tells the story of asylum and its extremely energetic owners .
“monsters wanted” works on its own as an entertaining documentary , but i also see it having a long second life as a seasonal tradition .
monsters university tells the story of how mike and sulley met and became friends while they attended monsters university ' s
school of scaring .
for cunningham , however , the core of the story in “monsters wanted” had very little to do with makeup or zombies . it was about community .
wanted battles are confrontation - style fights that charge adventurers with slaying particular notorious monsters . in this style of battle , neither other players nor other monsters may interact with participants in the battle , which takes place in a specific area . completing a wanted objective will reward players with equipment and other items .
so , in conclusion , it wasn ' t that they wanted to destroy humanity : they wanted to use us as guinea - pigs in a bio - weapon experiment .
teachout , the subject of “monsters wanted , ” was an aspiring zombie master – the people who assemble those commercial , multiple - building , multiple show interactive attraction .
* a party of at least three players is required to battle notorious monsters .
“monsters wanted” is cunningham’s first documentary , though he has spent a good portion of his adult life filming a variety of projects , including a good bit of reality tv .
participating in the wanted battles ( 300 to 4 , 100 accolades per nm spawn ) .
most of the charm of
monsters inc .
comes from its vocal cast .
unity notorious monsters are spawned by inspecting ethereal junctions . players must be in a party with 1 or more people and have the correct wanted quest set under records of eminence under the unity \ wanted tab . players must also have the specified unity accolades to receive any rewards .
party central , a short film based on the movie , is attached to muppets most wanted .
wanted battles are fast - paced combat against particular notorious monsters specified in records of eminence
wanted
objectives . joining the fray costs a certain amount of accolades . the stalwarts who vanquish these heinous foes will be rewarded with valuable equipment that can only be earned from these battles .
want a peek at circle 7 ' s unproduced
monsters , inc .
sequel ?
unity accolades accolades can be earned by completing unity - based records of eminence objectives . a small amount can be earned from non - unity objectives and defeating certain monsters . the accolades can be used in a variety of ways , from participating in the wanted battles described above to purchasing items , enhancing equipment found in wanted battles , teleporting to wanted battle staging areas , and more .
enhancing equipment found in wanted battles ( 1 , 000 to 10 , 000 accolades per upgrade ) .
the minimum number of players required to participate in wanted battles has been decreased from three to one .
adventurers in parties of between three and five characters may now call forth alter egos in wanted battles .
selecting the option “currently accepted area” will display areas for which the player has accepted a wanted objective .
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“monsters wanted” is available on itunes , google play and dvd . asylum haunted scream park’s last weekend of the season is friday and saturday , from 8 p . m . to 2 a . m .
listening to brian cunningham is infectious . like a zombie virus , or a killing frenzy , it’s hard not to get caught up when he talks about making “ monsters wanted , ” his first documentary feature film .
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yeah , we can keep her . i ' ve always wanted a pet . . . . that could kill me !
‘monsters wanted’ film profiles ‘crazy’ couple behind asylum haunted attraction rich teachout was an it guy with a dream . but he didn’t dream of inventing the next facebook or making a pile of cash . . . check out this story on urltoken urltoken
we decided to recreate what the little monsters did and made art work and posted it to our parents on tapestry .
jo reed : and pretty monsters has been named a new big read title . what does that mean for you ?
with seven or more players , the wanted target ' s hp will increase in line with the number of players over six .
from june 27 until july 11 , 2013 , disney ' s online game club penguin hosted a monsters university takeover event to promote the film . players could dress up as their favorite monsters and take part in the scare games . [ 54 ]
the title of the documentary comes from the help wanted ads that nash and teachout placed to staff the park . the ad reads :
a new option to spend unity accolades to travel to an area for which the player has accepted a wanted objective will be added .
note : tumult curator will not appear in the list of unity wanted objectives until defeating thu ' ban , sarama , and shedu first .
new records of eminence objectives will be added to help facilitate unity activities . some of these objectives are shared between unities , while others are exclusive . there is also a third type of objective , called “wanted” objectives , which task a player with vanquishing specific notorious monsters .
* four notorious monsters will be added to the same objective in fei ' yin , and each must be defeated for successful completion .
some pixar fans have noticed that the set - up of monsters university is inconsistant with the backstory presented in monsters inc . . how could mike wazowski and james p . “sulley” sullivan have met for the first time in college when there is a line in monsters inc about the duo knowing each other in the fourth grade ? while i was visiting pixar a couple weeks back , someone asked monsters university director dan scanlon about this continuity error during a roundtable interview . find out the story of how and why this happened , after the jump .
“monsters wanted” has some rough language , several f - bombs and a few scary moments , but personally i wouldn’t hesitate to share it with the kids in my life , down to about 8 years old , depending on their temperament and ability to not repeat inappropriate language at school .
the movie starts at 8 p . m . in the galt house’s cochran ballroom ( rivue tower , 3rd floor ) . before that will be a meet - and - greet with the filmmakers and stars . the first 50 people through the door will receive a commemorative monsters wanted poster .
“monsters wanted” is the story of rich teachout and janel nash who invested their life savings to create the one - of - a - kind asylum haunted scream park here in louisville . the documentary follows teachout and nash from day one of building until the last day of the season in 2011 .
the children listened and watched a story about 3 little monsters and how someone had made a nasty comment about their art work on the internet .
subscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken subscribe to indie & film festivals : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken monsters wanted official trailer 1 ( 2013 ) - documentary hd in early 2011 , rich teachout quit his lucrative job to focus on creating a one - of - a - kind haunted attraction . he and his partner janel dedicated every moment , ounce of energy , and dollar to making their
scream park
a reality .
monsters wanted
is the story of their self - proclaimed madness and the industry , culture , and people who share it .
if history is any guide , you and your family - whether young or old - will probably want to see
monsters university
over and over .
in the credits , a series of actualized scare cards of the monsters that became scarers after graduating are shown , featuring the oozma kappa members , chet alexander , randall boggs , rosie levin and johnny worthington . however , johnny does not end up working for monsters , inc . he goes to another company .
we wanted a rock band for our wedding and we couldn ' t have found a more suitable band . all of our guests had a great time . highly recommended !
the owners of asylum haunted scream park in louisville , kentucky are one such group . as subjects of the documentary “monsters wanted , ” richard teachout , janel nash , and kenny schell willingly risk life savings , personal relationships , and whatever remains of their sanity to bring a demented vision of frightening fun to life for a horror hungry audience .
along the way , teachout and nash met a group of weirdos and misfits , all of whom are obsessed with monsters , zombies , evil clowns , mutants … .
another viral website surfaced in march 2013 . called the grumblr , it takes the form of a tumblr blog who would be run by a student at monsters university .
though in many ways , monsters wanted is a lot like the american scream in that both families of focus in these films go all in as far as giving their last drop of creative juices as well as their last penny in the bank in order to make their joy of horror a reality to be shared by all . but monsters wanted smartly focuses mainly on teachout and his wife janel instead of bopping back and forth between three haunted homes . in doing this , writers / directors brian cunningham & joe laughrey are able to give a more intimate look at how frustrating , challenging , taxing , and in the end , rewarding this whopper of a hobby can be on those involved .
it may be harder nowadays to dazzle audiences with fancy visual effects , but monsters , inc . 3d proves that smart , imaginative storytelling still does the trick every time .
dear david , thanks again for orgainsing real monsters to play at our work ' s party . they were spot on and loads of people asked where we got them from .
an all - new sneak peek of the film was released on the monsters , inc . 3d blu - ray on february 19 , 2013 . [ 45 ] [ 46 ]
those of us that are married know how much planning it takes ,
assistant fire chief joe speich said .
we wanted to make sure they still had a special day .
whether or not this story has a happy ending depends , of course , on who is reading it . whether you are a wolf or a girl .
—from pretty monsters
“monsters wanted” appeals primarily to those that appreciate the hard work and elbow grease that goes into a passion project , particularly haunted halloween attractions . others will tire quickly from plenty of footage featuring sawdust , chain smoking , and 2x4’s being hammered into place . indeed , this is what it takes to put the scream park together , but it hardly makes for the most arresting cinema .
jo reed : the story that haunts me is the title one , “pretty monsters” which is two or more stories that twist on themselves and become intertwined . what’s the background on that ?
a newlywed couple had no problem saying
i do
a second time , when connecticut firefighters asked them if they wanted a ride to their reception after their bus was disabled by a small blaze .
in early 2011 , rich teachout quit his lucrative job to focus on creating a one - of - a - kind haunted attraction . he and his partner janel dedicated every moment , ounce of energy , and dollar to making their
scream park
a reality .
monsters wanted
is the story of their self - proclaimed madness and the industry , culture , and people who share it .
cunningham could feel what the story was about , and wanted “to show that these themes are universal , not just at asylum scream park . ” so they went to the zombie walk and to other haunts .
it ' s in the visuals that ' monsters inc ' comes to life , from the jazzy , norman mclaren influenced opening to the hilarious , shakycam amateur - dramatic recap over the closing credits .
all but one of the ten magical stories in pretty monsters were written for young adult readers . the heroes of these stories are mostly teenagers grappling with familiar adolescent angst , but add to that - - a brew of unexpected monsters , ghosts , pirate - magicians , and undead babysitters , and the result is unlikely and yet perfectly believable . what kelly link calls “shape - shifting stories .
in a similar vein , the filmmakers fight with ways to extend their documentary to feature length . despite coverage of more than three months in the lives of those erecting the asylum , “monsters wanted” wanders away from its core focus for quick trips to neighboring attractions haunted hotel and baxter avenue morgue . such scenes are unrelated to anything happening with rich , janel , and kenny , which turn their inclusion into misplaced distractions .
monsters university is pixar ' s fourteenth feature length film , and the prequel to the 2001 film monsters , inc . [ 5 ] it was directed by dan scanlon and produced by kori rae . john goodman and billy crystal returned for the film . randy newman returned to compose the film ' s score . [ 6 ] the film was released in theatres and 3d on june 21 , 2013 . this marks the first prequel pixar has ever produced . the film was accompanied by a short film titled the blue umbrella . [ 7 ] monsters university was released in the uk on july 12 , 2013 .
be in a party or alliance of between one and eighteen players . ( since the august 2015 version update , the minimum number of players required to participate in wanted battles has been decreased from three to one . )
a sequel made by pixar was confirmed in 2010 . in january 2011 , rumors surfaced that monsters , inc . 2 was going to be a prequel to monsters , inc . , saying that the film would follow mike and sulley when they were at the monstropolis university of fear , and how they go from being enemies to best friends . [ 23 ] [ 24 ] these rumors were confirmed soon after . [ 25 ]
when jonathon smith’s five - year - old daughter lily decided last week that she wanted to set up a lemonade stand near their home in tay township , in ontario’s southern georgian bay region , smith enthusiastically helped her build it .
wanted battles are flagged in the records of eminence menu under unity . the zone , location of the fight , recommended level , cost , number required , and sparks , experience points , and capacity points rewards are all specified .
unity accolades can be earned by completing unity - centric records of eminence objectives ; completing non - unity objectives and vanquishing particular monsters also awards a small amount . these can be used to purchase items , participate in new battle content known as
wanted battles
( described below ) , teleport to areas where these battles take place , enhance equipment earned therein , and obtain a variety of other benefits . speak with a unity concord npc to spend accolades .
the story that was so inspiring to cunningham was simple : a boy and a girl , rich teachout and janel nash , shared a dream . ( since it’s full of monsters , we should probably call it a nightmare . )
an ftf agent was injured in an attack on the border . august thinks about how harker’s men focus on killing monsters . but they kill sinners to try to stop the flow of monsters . leo isn’t sure it’s enough . after two minutes alone with leo , the perpetrator who hurt the agent confesses . leo and august watch their sister ilsa end his life . august kills by violin . leo uses a variety of things . but ilsa does so with her voice .
at the occasion of the ncaa march madness , espn presented a short clip showing monsters university players violently reacting as their team gets eliminated from the competition . [ 39 ] this clip was subsequently posted on the grumblr . [ 40 ]
unity accolades ( sometimes called unity points ) can be earned by completing unity - based records of eminence objectives . a small amount can be earned from non - unity objectives and defeating certain monsters . accolades cap at 99 , 999 .
“ i just know that i was relentless in my approach . i just wanted a chance to sit in the room and tell him who i thought she was . my take on the movie . how i thought i could breathe life into her . i wanted a chance to tell him all these things that were brewing inside of me and i finally got that chance . and then i met with him a couple of times and then the producer and then billy bob until they just gave in . ”
both men wanted to play the mover instead of pinhead , because both roles involved relatively little screen time , and the head cenobite would need a lot more makeup . but bradley
drew the short straw ,
as barker puts it — perhaps literally .
that said , i loved almost every second of monsters wanted . from the chainsaw guy who goes a little overboard and accidentally hurts a co - worker to the sideshow entertainer who bursts a blood vessel when he staples money to his face to the little and big arguments captured when the stress is high and the time is nigh , all of these moments are captured and featured well in this documentary full of scares , thrills , and bloody dedicated and strongly beating hearts of all of those involved .
there are at least two overlapping stories in pretty monsters : clementine ' s story , and parci and czigany ' s story . does one of them seem more “real” to you , and one more “story like ? ” if so , why ?
nice try at getting behind the motivation . in that you are doing a lot of guess work . it would be nice if you could get any proofs to claim engineers wanted us as lab rats in their experiment . i think james ' answer is more apt .
generally [ in monster movies ] the monsters don ' t talk about their condition - about being a monster . what i wanted frank to be able to do was have dialogue scenes , even romantic scenes that play between him and julia . i wanted frank to be able to stand around and talk about his ambitions and desires because i think what the monsters in movies have to say for themselves is every bit as interesting as what the human beings have to say . that ' s why in stalk and slash films i feel that half the story is missing . these creatures simply become , in a very boring way , abstractions of evil . evil is never abstract . it is always concrete , always particular and always vested in individuals . to deny the creatures as individuals the right to speak , to actually state their case , is perverse - because i want to hear the devil speak . i think that ' s a british attitude . i like the idea that a point of view can be made by the dark side .
though all but one of the ten magical and macabre stories in kelly link ' s collection pretty monsters were written for young adults , several of them first appeared in publications for adults , garnering link a cross - generational fan base . the heroes of the stories are mostly teenagers in familiar settings grappling with angst and alienation , awkwardness and awakening desires . that they are also grappling with unexpected monsters , ghosts , wizards , gods , aliens , dueling librarians , pirate - magicians , shapeshifters , possibly carnivorous sofas , and undead babysitters should give readers a hint to keep their expectations in check . pretty monsters is part - haunted house , part - fun house , part - safe house , and part - something that doesn ' t resemble a house at all .
lola decided she wanted to write her own sums , she asked for some help , i drew out the circles so she know where her numbers should go but then did the rest herself . she used the magic beans to help her work out her own mathematical problem solving .
jo reed : that‘s kelly link—she’s the author of many books , including the short story collection , pretty monsters which is one the big read’s newest titles , and this is art works , the weekly podcast produced at the national endowment for the arts—i’m josephine reed .
accolades earned by members of a particular unity are tabulated each week , culminating in a ranking of which unities collected the most glory . for the duration of the next tabulation period , wanted battle equipment effects will increase the higher a unity ' s ranking was in the previous period .
accolades earned by members of a particular unity will be tabulated each week , culminating in a ranking of which unities collected the most glory . for the duration of the next tabulation period , wanted battle equipment effects will increase the higher a unity ' s ranking was in the previous period .
in 2005 , disney had set up circle 7 animation to produce sequels to pixar films . work was started on a monsters , inc . sequel . in 2006 however , following pixar ' s acquisition by disney , all projects of circle 7 animation were cancelled and the studio closed . circle 7 ' s version of the sequel , called
monsters , inc . 2 : lost in scaradise
would have seen mike and sulley , who after realizing boo has moved , are trapped in the human world in the quest of finding her . [ 22 ]
the director , marc forster , in preparation for the film , wanted to know what it was like to sit in that electric chair . when he did so , he was horrified to see that the prisoners who had been electrocuted involuntarily scratched into the wood , leaving nail marks on the arm rests .
“we’re being made out to be monsters for taking somebody’s lemonade stand off the trail , but the reality is , it is public lands and if somebody had hit it , we then could get sued and those are public dollars that then have to defend the municipality , ” he explained .
kelly link has received many awards including three hugo awards , a nebula award , and an nea fellowship in creative writing . recently , she was named a finalist for the pulitzer prize for her collection get in trouble , and now pretty monsters is one of the big read’s newest titles .
while actors prep and costumes are sewn , tempers flare and heated arguments threaten friendships . more drama exists in the creation of asylum haunted scream park than in a week’s worth of “the young and the restless . ” and “monsters wanted” is there to capture it all for the record . the story is disjointed at times , and some of the issues are artificially inflated into problems that are resolved quickly . but the film creates a fun portrayal of how disparate personalities with a similar dream find commonality in their passion . and how commitment and community are the key ingredients that bring their unified vision together .
“ marc didn’t want me . that’s all i know . it wasn’t a personal thing . the wonderful thing about marc is that he had a very clear vision about this movie and the story he wanted to tell . the vision of leticia he had just was not me . i didn’t quite fit it .
if you are looking for a way to break out of your shell , this is a really fun way to do it ! it is quite the experience . plus you get a really amazing , supportive family from it . i wouldn’t have wanted to spend my time anywhere else . we are the dark !
as a kid , your view of the world is tightly constrained , and your idea of what options might be open to you in adult life can be directly influenced by the books , tv or film you consume . there’s a generation of spads who got into politics in part because they wanted to live in
i love real life haunt docs and this one was great ! i felt for the crew and wanted them to succeed . i liked it so much i didn ' t want it to end . haha some enterprising documentarian out there should try to make this into a reality tv series . i would definitely watch .
unity rankings unity rankings are tabulated and made public once per week ( earth time ) , with the order being decided based on how many points a unity’s members have earned that week . at higher rankings , equipment earned from wanted battles increases in strength , so gather unity members together and aim for even greater heights .
monsters university was released by walt disney studios home entertainment on blu - ray , 3d blu - ray , dvd , digital copy and on demand on october 29 , 2013 . it was accompanied by the blue umbrella , pixar ' s short film which played alongside the film in theaters . [ 57 ]
ridley scott has said in an interview that the reason the engineers wanted to destroy earth ( specifically mankind ) was because jesus christ was an engineer . the engineers made man , man went bad so they sent an engineer to try and fix the problem . we crucified the engineer and apparently they didn ' t like this .
when august finishes his music , the music room door is locked . the electronic pad outside the room has been destroyed . his cell phone won’t work . he escapes through a ceiling tile and hears a scream outside . kate is being attacked by two malchai . they work together to kill the two monsters .
) , a film focusing on those dedicated and downright obsessed with making their homes into haunted houses for the neighborhoods to enjoy during the month of october . i found this film to be full of heart , both allowing us to get to know and respect the reasons why these guys do what they do and also poke fun at how nuts they are to embark on such an insane task for an entire month of the year . monsters wanted takes it a step further and broadens the scope to a haunted theme park , specifically louisville , ky’s scream park coordinated and put together from the ground up by richard teachout and his wife janel nash .
barker has written screenplays and books before this , but he wrote the screenplay for hellraiser , based on his story
the hellbound heart ,
with an eye to directing . he wanted to become a director to protect his stories from
truly appalling adaptations ,
like the 1985 movie based on his story
rawhead rex .
kate told her driver she had an appointment with the counselor after school . he’s coming later to get her . she knew august was staying after and wanted to leave when he did . but the driver doesn’t show . kate goes to the subway station to ride it home , but the doors are locked . she calls a cab .
so yeah , now we joke that that’s just an old monster expression , you’ve been jealous of my good looks since the fourth grade . that’s what monsters always say to each other . so , uh , so luckily i feel like when you watch the movies together , the spirit of it still works great .
monsters university has received mainly positive reviews from critics . the film has a 79 % certified fresh approval rating on the review aggregation website rotten tomatoes , based on 177 reviews with an average rating of 6 . 8 / 10 . according to that website ' s critical consensus , the film
doesn ' t scale the heights of pixar ' s finest efforts , but monsters university is still funny and thoughtful family entertainment for viewers of any age .
[ 58 ] another review aggregator , metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics , calculated a score of 65 based on 41 reviews . [ 59 ]
in october 2012 , disney / pixar started a viral campaign by launching a complete , fully functional website for the monsters university . the website covers all subjects of a real university website , and includes a store where related merchandise can be bought . in addition , the first tv commercial for the film was aired during the 2013 rose bowl game , parodying ads that participating schools air during college football telecasts . [ 38 ] on april fool ' s day , the website was change to look like it had been hacked and vandalized by fear tech , monsters university ' s rival school . the colors were changed to orange and fear tech symbols would invade the screen upon clicking .
monsters university had its worldwide premiere on june 5 , 2013 , as a special screening at bfi southbank in london with the director and producer in attendance . [ 55 ] the film had its asian premiere as the opening film of the 2013 shanghai international film festival on june 15 , 2013 . [ 56 ] it premiered in the united states on june 8 , 2013 , at the seattle international film festival , [ 56 ] and was released in theaters on june 21 , 2013 . the film ' s theatrical release was accompanied by pixar ' s short film titled the blue umbrella . [ 7 ] monsters university was released in the united kingdom on july 12 , 2013 .
kelly link : yes . it’s a huge change . and i will say that the first year of working on it was really tricky . it was very , very hard to figure out what exactly i wanted to do and how to do it . and now i am actually having a great deal of fun . it’s nice to have such an expansive project .
they notice an ad in the paper for a company that ' s always hiring in the mail room . they start work at monsters inc , where they meet the abominable snowman for the first time . he instructs them that tampering with the mail is punishable by banishment ( maybe a rule he should have taken more to heart himself . . . ) .
jo reed : i want to talk about endings because i think they are difficult . and i think some of your stories end abruptly , “monster” for example . and in “pretty monsters” you write , “the end of the story will have to wait . ” and i think you do that with some of your stories . so it’s a choice . why ?
read a full summary of this savage song , the first book in the monsters of verity series . this page is full of spoilers , so beware ! if you are looking for a spoiler - free review , check our rapid review of this savage song . if you are wondering what happened in this savage song , then you are in the right place !
i think they could’ve just explained it by having a simple line in monsters university which casually mentions that the first year of college in the monster world is called “fourth grade” . but i guess explaining that might have caused more confusion than its worth , especially for children . it was probably better to do the best thing for this prequel story and just ignore the line altogether .
taking inspiration from del toro’s extraordinary imagination , the exhibition reveals his creative process through his collection of paintings , drawings , maquettes , artifacts , and concept film art . rather than a traditional chronology or filmography , the exhibition is organized thematically , beginning with visions of death and the afterlife ; continuing through explorations of magic , occultism , horror , and monsters ; and concluding with representations of innocence and redemption .
well , we did have a slight problem with the eroticism . i shot a much hotter flashback sequence than they would allow us to cut in . . . . mine was more explicit and less violent . they wanted to substitute one kind of undertow for another . i had a much more explicit sexual encounter between frank and julia , but they said no , let ' s take out the sodomy and put in the flick knife .
the studio wanted a
name
actor in the role , but barker fought for laurence , and finally won . but she was in for a rude awakening , as she said in an egyptian theatre appearance in 2000 :
i met clive , and he said ,
ok , your uncle ` s wearing your father ` s skin , and he wants to kill you and have sex with you , probably in that order .
and that was my initiation .
they wanted everyone except halle berry . in a 2002 interview with people , daniels said that they just thought berry was too beautiful to play this plagued woman . but when she came in and met with lee daniels , she showed her feisty and let him know she was the woman for the job . when he told berry about their concerns , she said “who are you to tell me that because i’m too pretty , i can’t do this ? ” and lee dug that .
we then switch 11 years later to a bus about to stop at monsters university , where a 17 - year - old mike says farewell to the other monsters in the bus , but creeps them out due to the facts he knows about them . mike arrives at mu and is extremely excited . after taking a picture for his id card and visiting the school , he finally goes to his room , meets and befriends his roommate , the nerdy and shy randall
randy
boggs , who has trouble controlling his invisibility power . when randy suddenly disappears while greeting his new friend , mike is impressed and tells randy to use it more , to randy ' s shock . randy soon gets rid of his glasses under mike’s suggestion because they don’t turn invisible when he does . while randy is worried about not being able to impress the cool kids , mike is laid back and confident in his scaring abilities .
when the truce was called and the city was divided , those on flynn’s side lived in fear . those on harker’s side could live in relative peace and safety if they had enough money to keep him on retainer . the harker mansion was built by all the money her dad has made fighting monsters and keeping everyone safe . one of her father’s cronies , sloan , a malchai , is there . kate suspects he’s a spawn of something her father did .
refusal to accept death is anathema to the engineers . right from the first scene , we learned their code of willing self - sacrifice in accord with a greater purpose . when the severed engineer head is temporarily brought back to life , its expression registers horror and disgust . cinemagoers are confused when the head explodes , because it ' s not clear why it should have done so . perhaps the engineer wanted to die again , to undo the tainted human agenda of new life without sacrifice .
a chance in hell begins with those pesky ass nazis experimenting with a young girl shoving a needle up her nose and injecting her with something that turns her into a rampaging monster . soon the entire nazi facility is overrun with frantic , bleeding , and drooling monsters hungry for anything that crosses their path and adding to their ranks by the minute . when an american squadron shows up to take on the nazi’s they find a whole bunch of living dead folk instead .
kelly link : i was talking with somebody recently about this particular story and i realized that i think part of the reason why i wrote it was because i had grandmothers with very , very big handbags . and a younger sister who more than anything in the world wanted to own as many big handbags as possible . one , i think , because she felt that then she would be a grownup . but two because she was very organized and i think she loved the idea of all of the compartments .
it just felt like the perfect place to do this , but we had that line , you know , that line was out there . so we tried versions where they met young and then we kind of skipped ahead to college . and we knew we didn’t want to make monsters elementary . we had no interest in that . honestly it became a thing where you sort of felt like you were missing the relationship grow , because you jumped ahead any way we sliced it .
well in the first film , uh , they actually say you’ve been jealous of my good looks since fourth grade . and in the teaser they go on and on about fifth grade . so that was something we talked about early on . we chose college because we wanted to see their relationship develop when they were adults and not just still be more or less similar to the characters we remember from the first film . and we also felt like college is so much about self - discovery and figuring out who you are .
jo reed : that’s author kelly link . her short story collection , pretty monsters , is one of the new big read titles . you can check out the rest at urltoken . you’ve been listening to art works produced at the national endowment for the arts . to find out how art works in communities across the country , keep checking the art works blog or follow us at @ neaarts on twitter . for the national endowment for the arts , i ' m josephine reed . thanks for listening .
kelly link : that’s the last story that i wrote for this collection . there are three stories that sort of fit together at the end , i hope . and i had a story about a girl named clementine cleary . and i took it to a workshop and got a lot of feedback on it . one of the things i learned in the workshop was the story worked , but that it didn’t do some of the things that these readers who are very good readers felt that i usually did in stories , they felt that it needed to expand in some way . and so i set it aside , and then i thought ,
well , what if i told sort of a secondary story about two sisters that would slot in , maybe never touch in a totally concrete way , but it would be connected .
and then i did that . and then once i had the two stories , i rewrote the first one . i began to tease stuff apart and put stuff together . and then when i got to the end i thought ,
oh look , there’s space here for one very , very short sort of last story that would be fun to tell .
and part of this was i think because i’m very fond of young adult fiction which the main characters are adolescent girls . i’m also very fond of stories about monsters . i love movies like ginger snaps in which adolescent girls also turn out to be monsters . and so i wanted to sort of explore the intersection of being monstrous and being adolescent . being wild .
i think that there are two groups of engineers . there was a split in their thinking that lead to war between them . one group of engineers wanted to create a race much like themselves , but others among them rebelled against the thought of creating others like themselves and in secret , created the xenomorphs as a weapon to use against the other element of engineers that may have been protecting humans . i think the war was devastating and very few survived it , so when the one was awakened he knew that his side must have failed in winning the war .
so why the connection with earth ? given the above i think the engineers were simply creating species to use in their experiments . we were just sophisticated lab rats and they felt no more empathy with us then we would with rats killed in medical experiments . the woken engineer just wanted to destroy the people waking him and his urgency to act after waking might be a product of wanting to destroy humanity before it gets out of hand ( clearly the original plan to test the weapons would have been on a pre - space age planet where the experiments could not escape ) .
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leonard maltin of indiewire praised the animation and art direction , but wrote that he wished
the movie was funnier and wasn ' t so plot - heavy
and that
pixar has raised the bar for animated features so high that when they turn out a film that’s merely good , instead of great , they have only themselves to blame for causing critics to damn them with faint praise .
[ 77 ] michael phillips of the chicago tribune gave the film two stars out of four , saying ,
monsters university , the weirdly charmless sequel to the animated 2001 pixar hit monsters , inc . , is no better or worse than the average ( and i mean average ) time - filling sequel cranked out by other animation houses .
[ 78 ] todd mccarthy of the hollywood reporter gave the film a negative review , saying that it
never surprises , goes off in unexpected directions or throws you for a loop in the manner of the best pixar stories . nor does it come close to elating through the sheer imagination of its conceits and storytelling .
[ 79 ]
mike is so upset that his dream of being in the scare program has ended so soon , that he throws his book at the wall knocking down his calendar revealing a poster of the
scare games
. that gives him the idea for getting out of his misery . he runs out his dorm room , past an angry sulley who follows him . the sign - up for the scare games is nearing a close as the school gathers to listen to hardscrabble explaining how to win the games you must be the
most fearsome monsters on campus !
. just before the end of the sign - up , mike stands up on a car and shouts out his sign up for his new fraternity - oozma kappa ! everyone breaks out in a laugh as oozma kappa isn ' t really the scariest group of monsters on campus . hardscrabble doesn ' t think mike stands a chance , so he baits her into a wager : if ok wins , they must be allowed into the scaring program . she agrees , but also tells mike that if they lose , he will leave monsters university . and she also tells him there must be six members to join the games , and they only have five , as the rules of the games only count bodies as team - members , and so the two - headed monster terri and terry count only as one . mike asks randall to join oozma kappa , but he finally became part of the cool guys at roar omega roar and he warns mike to not mess that up . sensing an opportunity sulley decides to join ok . with no one else willing to join and desperate to get back into the scare program , mike reluctantly agrees .
in the week leading to monsters university ' s release , disney projected an opening weekend gross of at least $ 70 million . [ 82 ] the film opened on friday , june 21 , 2013 in first place with $ 30 . 47 million , including $ 2 . 6 million in thursday night shows , [ 83 ] marking the fifth largest opening day among animated films . [ 84 ] the film then reached first place with an opening - weekend gross of $ 82 . 43 million ; the second largest among pixar films , [ 85 ] the second largest among g - rated films , [ 86 ] the fourth largest among prequels , [ 87 ] the fifth largest among animated films , [ 88 ] and the fifth largest among films released in june . [ 89 ] monsters university remained at first place on its second weekend , declining 45 % to $ 45 . 6 million . [ 90 ] facing tough competition from despicable me 2 on its third weekend , it dropped 57 % to $ 19 . 7 million . [ 91 ] as of december 2013 , it is the tenth highest - grossing animated film . [ 92 ]
kelly link loves to be scared and she loves to read—so writing ghost stories and fantasy was a smart move on her part . luckily for us , she’s also one terrific writer—she positions the ordinary into fantastical worlds and creates characters that are deeply realized with rich emotional lives . so we can understand their reactions when they spot a werewolf or bump into a ghost . equally adept at writing for both young adults and adults , kelly link is mistress of the unlikely—blending humor effortlessly into stories that are typically rigid in their seriousness . her collection , pretty monsters is a case in point .
just like halle berry had to defy expectations to get this role , diddy had to do the same thing . as a producer he said he was offered the types of roles someone in the hip hop community is often offered . but he wanted to go the indie route . when he came across the script for monster’s ball , he knew this was it . he went out for the role…but couldn’t even audition . so naturally , he didn’t get it . but his acting coach told him that he needed to fight and use his resources to get the part . diddy hopped on his private jet and flew to halle berry’s hotel room and gave her a very convincing spiel .


erskineville kings is a 1999 australian drama film directed and produced by newcomer alan white .

the film was produced by radical media made for palace films on a minimal budget .

it was released on 1 january 1999 .

the lead actor , hugh jackman , in his film debut , won the film critics circle of australia award for best male actor , for his performance as wace , the older brother , who stayed home .

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erskineville kings is his first feature screenplay , although he has directed a few short films .
erskineville kings is his first feature film . he is currently adapting the novel marchlands for production .
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he has appeared on television in cody and all saints . erskineville kings is andrews first feature film .
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when anik chooney ( aka . marty denniss ) first met alan white all he had of erskineville kings was a single scene written for a theatrical stage performance . erskineville kings was anik chooneys first feature film script and it took him 3 years to develop and write .
erskineville kings sets out to explore the reality that the australian male is portrayed as being emotionally removed , uncommunicative , tough and withdrawn . erskineville kings is therefore an attempt by alan white to
find a communication that goes beyond the impassivity and cynicism of the typical aussie male
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one of the web pages devoted to hugh jackman revealed an interviews and article link . this link however contained no articles or interviews that talked about his role and performance in erskineville kings . the articles in this link recognised more his roles in paperback hero ( which seems to have had greater success than erskineville kings ) , and the musicals oklahoma , sunset boulevard and beauty and the beast . this can only be explained due to the fact that these articles were published well before erskineville kings release .
the other review was located on the movie show web page and was compiled by both margaret pomeranz and david stratton , each rating erskineville kings and commenting on the film .
though made on a low budget of about a $ 500 , 000 ( $ 326 , 000 ) , and entirely unsupported byusual government funding bodies , “erskineville kings” is technically impressive on every level .
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it was jackman ' s first movie role , completed just before he began work on paperback hero ( pic ) . ( but as it sometimes happens , the latter was released before erskineville kings . )
erskineville kings had a budget of a half a million dollars and was unsupported by any of the government funding bodies . despite these restrictions of particularly strained circumstances , erskineville kings proved to be quite an achievement . an achievement that anik chooney said could not have been possible without
a mixture of admiration for peoples acting ability , plus a network of common thinking people who really wanted to make a film together .
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apart from the reviews and interviews i found published before and around erskineville kings date of release in the various magazines and on - line sites , the rest of what was retrieved heralding the success and uptake of the film seemed minimal .
the only other additional information i found published around the time of erskineville kings release was in quite a different form . i came across an advertisement for fuji film ( which erskineville kings was shot using ) also printed in an issue of encore . once again david stratton described erskineville kings as being
one of the most strikingly photographed australian films in a long time .
( encore , vol . 17 issue 19 , oct . 8 th 1999 , pp . 9 ) as none of the web pages or magazines provided me with box office figures i can not therefore rely on them to assess the success or uptake of the film . i searched through the lists in the box office tables ( mainly sept . and oct . issues ) or the rental tables ( feb . and march issues ) around the time of erskineville kings release and found those figures to not be listed either . the only other australian film that appeared to be successful at the time was
two hands
.
erskineville kings is an ironic title for a drama about two brothers trying to face their family demons within their respective male psyches ; writer / director alan white and co - star hugh jackman talk to andrew l . urban on a footpath in noosa .
firstly , the international movie database web page contained a useful segment encouraging users to the page to comment and review the film . one user known as edgarb from sydney quite freely expressed his opinions about the film erskineville kings . other users were encouraged to follow suit .
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under the same segment the international movie database also provided a link to another website called filmink . this site contained reviews that have been written for the magazine . the particular review for erskineville kings was published on 20 / 09 / 99 , which is only just prior to the films release .
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erskineville kings has all of the ingredients to be a cool australian film and a worthy deep - cut of classic australian cinema , and functions well as a tribute to the inner west of sydney and all troubled bromances , but it never really escapes a sense of tired theatricality and contrived set - up .
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white , a los angeles based australian , is a deft hand at making tv commercials .
i went to los angeles ,
he explains ,
because an american production company offered to finance erskineville kings if i went there and directed tv commercials for them . it was part of the contrcat .
erskineville kings is
hard hitting , yet surprisingly subtle , alan white’s debut feature is a moody film with undercurrent to burn . it is beautifully shot with lingering glimpses of the street , the train station , the shop fronts , all setting the scene of suburban erskineville ,
says one of our critics , louise keller . a working class inner city suburb of sydney , erskineville plays an important element in the film , giving the characters both cultural and physical context ; cultural specificity , as does notting hill in the film , coronation street in the old soap , or alice springs in a town like alice , among many examples .
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for me ,
says white ,
risk represents being seen as a legitimate film director . it was always difficult to overcome the stigma that as a tv ad director i can direct action but can ' t tell stories . . . that ' s the mistaken view of tv commercial directors .
clearly , erskineville kings helped his reputation no end .
erskineville kings was a first feature for most of those who made it , and it was generally well received . alan white , the director , had been a musician who graduated from music videos to directing commercials , and there are signs of those origins in the film’s extensive use of music , and the way white constructs a sense of locale . the landscape of the inner - city around erskineville and newtown becomes a significant part of the film’s texture . these are streets full of rusty history , and the film is about all the difficult history between the brothers .
its success is surprising considering it is alan whites debut attempt at producing a feature film . erskineville kings can definitely be described as an attempt by alan white to avoid the stereotypes more commonly presented by australian cinema and create an honest interpretation of australian urban life . he achieves this by delving behind the picture postcard facades to reveal the more everyday , old and worn aspects of urban sydney .
i was successful in finding two web pages devoted to lead actor in erskineville kings , hugh jackman . both sites only provided me with limited information about the release dates for the film and the size of its budget . the majority of the pages were devoted to a biography of his prior involvements in the entertainment industry , with significant focus placed on his previous roles in musicals and broadway productions .
on a more professional basis , the database showed a segment titled
external reviews
. once i had clicked on this i was able to access an article that had been written by david stratton reviewing erskineville kings in the australian . unfortunately the page displayed no date or year of publication in the newspaper so i cant provide a reference , but i am assuming it was either just prior to its release or shortly after .
well inside the top half of suburbs in the west for its overall liveability score , kings langley’s strongest results are for telecommunications coverage and shopping . it is average for culture , proximity to employment hubs , cafes and restaurants .
the encore magazines provided me with slightly more information about the success and uptake of the film . erskineville kings was mentioned briefly and photos of the stars appeared under the headline
oz triumphs at noosa film festival
. no comments in regard to the films success at the festival were actually contained in the rest of the written text for the article . ( encore , vol . 17 issue 18 sept . 24 , 1999 pp . 6 )
australian cinema is also well known for its larger than life characters found in the productions of such films as crocodile dundee and priscilla . director alan white was tiring of the jokes centred around the production of such films containing these characters that display such
down under quirkiness
. alan white understood that people are a lot more interested in contemporary australian films that seek to tell the truth about life in australia , and in understanding that , made erskineville kings .
it ' s a sunny sunday morning in noosa , and there is more than the usual street traffic in the queensland resort as the inaugural noosa film festival starts its fourth day . at the five screen cinema in sunshine beach road , the competition screening of erskineville kings has just begun . writer / director alan white and star hugh jackman have introduced the film and are now sitting in the cinema café at an outside table , doing the publicity work . and loving it .
kings park is around the middle of the pack for liveability in the west , with strong results for telecommunications coverage , shopping and eating out . it is marked as average for culture , proximity to employment hubs , tree cover , topographic variation , buses and trains .
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unfortunately , the theatricality of this film , and its contrived layout of character tropes , is the achilles heel . i never really believed the character interactions here . whilst they are familiar , with the director / screenwriter keenly observing many aspects of 20s life , the screenplay ( written by marty denniss , who also plays the main character barky ) felt rather tired . in erskineville kings , the wake of a father ' s death forces two estranged brothers to meet again , and inevitably the deep - seated family issues clearly rattling around their heads slowly but surely come to the fore .
in the great australian tradition of all the rivers run , based on max fatchen ' s novels the river kings and conquest of the river , this four - part miniseries captures the perilous life along south australia ' s murray river and the many adventures aboard the paddleboat steamer lazy jane during the 1920s . with his…
if it’s culture , cafes , shops , harbour views , public transport or education you’re after , potts point is the place to be . serviced by kings cross train station , the suburb is ultra - liveable according to all measures on the study except tree cover , crime , open spaces and main road congestion .
white is looking forward to making risk ;
if i succeed with it , i ' ll get under the skin of big business as erskineville kings gets under the skin of young guys growing up in a big city .
as we finish our coffee , white admits he is hoping to secure jackman for the co - starring role in risk , and the deal is subject only to jackman ' s schedule .
i see bryan brown as australia ' s john travolta - and both he and hugh are like the everyman of their respective generations , and the everyman of each generation has something to say to everybody .
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just inside the top 10 for liveability in the inner west , erskineville gets top marks for culture , proximity to employment hubs , shops , eating out and rail access . well played , too , for telecommunications coverage and education . its not - so - great aspects ? there’s not much tree cover , the main roads get busy and the crime rate could be lower .
stayed here for one night over a weekend . it ' s about a 10 minute walk from the kings cross station ( downhill on the way there but uphill coming back ) . my flight arrived at 9 . 00 in the morning but when i went to check in , they made a room available for me immediately which was fantastic . the room was spotlessly clean , it was modern and i didn ' t notice any surrounding noise from other rooms or outside . the only minor glitch was on the day i checked out , the elevators weren ' t working which meant a walk down the stairs from the 6th floor , where i was staying . that aside , i was happy with my stay , it was cheaper than most options closer to the cbd and i ' ll certainly consider it on a return trip to sydney . also there are loads of cafes and eateries close to kings cross as well as a coles supermarket adjacent to the station .
the only reservation came from jackman ' s agent : she worried it may turn out to be ' angry young aussie blokes at the pub ' and damage jackman ' s image as a romantic lead , based on his stage work in musicals like oklahoma and sunset boulevard .
but being in a pub in erskineville ,
says alan white , jabbing a metaphorical finger in our chest ,
doesn ' t mean you ' re a fool . . .
his first film explores the contemporary young australian male psyche - with restrained drama and subtle shading . barky ( marty denniss ) returns home to the sydney suburb of erskineville for his father’s funeral , after escaping two years previously from his drunken abuse . he had left behind his girlfriend lanny ( marin mimica ) , his friends and his brother wace ( hugh jackman ) . although his father is no longer alive , the grievances and baggage that barky and wace harbour from their torn household are .
barky , a lost soul of 25 , returns from the australian cane fields to his hometown of erskineville . barky left two years ago to escape his drunken and abusive father , leaving behind everything in the world that was important to him . now that his father’s dead , he thinks it’s safe to come home , but barky soon discovers that if staying home was hard , coming home is harder . with everything on the line will barky choose again to leave it all behind ? director : alan white starring : hugh jackman writer : marty denniss
we stayed for 2 nights . the location is great . close to kings cross station . next to the park at rushcutters bay . an easy walk to the trains , busses and restaurants and even the museums and city . the room was neat and clean . the shower was warm and the service good . they have a very nice restaurant and bar at ground level . on the roof the swimming pool as gym has a stunning view of the bay and yacht club . it is a great place to stay if you visit sydney for a few days . the room price is very reasonable .
barky ( marty denniss ) returns to sydney for his father’s funeral . he has been away in queensland for more than two years while his older brother wace ( hugh jackman ) took care of their father after a stroke . the brothers are not close and the absence has made wace even more bitter . as they drink with their friends at a pub in erskineville , an inner - city suburb of sydney , the family history comes to a boil . barky walks out , trying to avoid a fight . his one - time girlfriend lanny ( leah vandenberg ) sends him back to face his brother , and his own demons .
barky , a lost soul of 25 , returns from the australian cane fields to his hometown , inner - city erskineville . barky left two years ago to escape his drunken and abusive father , leaving behind everything in the world that was important to him . his brother wace . his girlfriend lanny . his life . now that his father ' s dead , he thinks it ' s safe to come home , but barky soon discovers that if staying home was hard , coming home is harder . wace is bitter . barky ran away just like their mother . wace toughed it out . alone he stood by his dying father . after two years and no explanation , can lanny take barky back ? with everything on the line will barky choose again to leave it all behind ? in the king ' s hotel the two brothers try to make sense out of life after their father ' s death . beer , anger and pain prove to be a dangerous mix .
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with : wace . . . . . hugh jackman barky . . . . . marty denniss trunny . . . . . aaron blabey coppa . . . . . andrew wholley wayne . . . . . joel edgerton lanny . . . . . leah vandenberg kane . . . . . marin mimica
one of the most striking elements of the film is first - time d . p . john swaffield’s remarkable lensing , and the choice of locations in the grimy inner suburbs of sydney at the height of summer . shot after shot is worthy of framing , as swaffield’s beautifully composed images reveal decaying buildings , tattered posters , ancient graffiti ( “go home hippies ! ” ) and narrow , mean , deserted streets on a very hot , still day . these run - down shops , bars and houses are a world away from the attractive harbor and downtown district of sydney , although just as real .
twenty - five - year - old barky ( scripter chooney , using the pseudonym marty denniss ) arrives at the city’s central rail station early one morning on a summer weekend . he’s been away for two years working in the cane fields up north and seems to be a bit of a lost soul . we soon learn that he left the family home to escape his drunken and abusive father , and has returned for dad’s funeral . but first he wants to meet with his brother , wace ( hugh jackman ) , with whom he had a falling out when he left .
as he comes across various friends , including ex - girlfriend lanny ( leah vandenberg ) , barky reveals more and more about himself and the oppressive world he left behind . but this is no prodigal son returning in triumph ; if anything , barky seems to have less now than he did when he went away .
the film is composed of apparently aimless conversations and encounters , all of which add to the viewer’s knowledge about barky . some may find the pacing extremely slow ; director white , working from a wordy screenplay , is in no hurry to cut to the chase — something which , in any case , proves to be nonexistent .
there’s a generally strong ensemble cast of little - known actors , with the film’s only “name” actor , jackman , making quite an impact as the bitter wace . denniss successfully connects with the tenuousness of barky’s character , and vandenberg is extremely sympathetic as the self - possessed lanny .
with : wace . . . . . hugh jackman barky . . . . . marty denniss trunny . . . . . aaron blabey coppa . . . . . andrew wholley wayne . . . . . joel edgerton lanny . . . . . leah vandenberg kane . . . . . marin mimica
the basic theme of this gritty urban drama — the reunion of long - separated siblings because a parent is mortally ill or has died — has become a tired cliche in australian cinema , but alan white’s striking debut feature manages to breathe fresh life into the material thanks to extremely fine camerawork and strong ensemble performances . [ … ]
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haunting memories of youth converge as two brothers come to terms with their checkered past . narrowly escaping his father ' s alcoholic fueled tirades , young barky flees to northern australia . returning home two years later to attend the funeral of his father , he attempts to make amends with his estranged brother , but revisiting the streets of old proves to be a journey of heartache and pain .
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moving story , well performed , particularly by jackman . brought me to tears which is quite the feat . script reads almost like an indie play with the close up brooding raw emotion and long slow buildup which was a little hard to get through and why i am dropping a star . the lead is a little flat as well - though that is part if the character profile . all and all an interesting and deeply moving little 90 ' s aussie film and a must see as jackman ' s first movie and breakthrough role if you are a fan .
being a big fan of his and having met him on several occasions , i wanted to have all of his movies in a collection . this is a good one .
one of the first big - screen movies of hugh jackman . . . written for someone else , ( marty deniss who plays barky ) , this movie is totally full of hugh ' s moving sadness and anger . he is supposed to play one of the secondary parts , the heroe ' s brother , but he can ' t help catching your eye , your heart , your full attention . they all look so colourless as soon as wace shows up . . . good story anyway , not for the youngest ones because of themes like abusing parents , drug use , etc . . . but definitly worth your money , and a
must - have
for all hugh lovers !
moving portrait of sibling rivalry , beautifully photographed . hugh jackman ' s performance is compelling . interesting insight into australian male pub culture . doesn ' t play by the numbers , you have to hang in there to get the full reward .
a very sense of a family story has been lost in swearing the characters instantly used to in between urinating and kicking at a toilet while a junior brother returned home after his dad passing away - to get his piece of assets , or ? a work is good for improving the aussie accent mostly .
it ' s strange that this movie is incredibly underrated and people
just
rate it with 3 stars . i ' ve watched it 3x in 2 days . what can i say , this only happens with good movies . they capable to draw you in and keep you interested every second . very slow paced but full of tension . and all actors are brilliant . not only hugh jackman . the way the movie is shot is like watching art . moreover the score by don miller - robinson is brillliant and haunting , and as good as scores by ennio morricone and ry cooder . all in all a movie to have in your collection .
sad man , sad town , seeking friends and family , relooking and rethinking old memories and relationships . powerful portrait of the brother played by hugh jackman .
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on a larger canvas , it’s a film about australian men in general – particularly the ways in which they choose to express emotions ( or to keep them hidden ) . the script is credited to anik chooney , a pseudonym for marty denniss , who plays barky . this was hugh jackman’s first film role , and he was cast even before he had established himself as a star of musical theatre . it was shot before paperback hero , but released afterwards . both he and marty dennis give fine performances in difficult roles .
the film remains slightly underdeveloped as a drama , but it’s about something interesting – the great silent rage of the aussie male . you can’t see round corners , made 30 years earlier , is about similar questions , and is set in virtually the same working class streets and pubs . alan white has said he wanted to make a film that avoided broad caricatures and ‘shrimp on the barbie’ clichés . ‘i wanted to explore the idea that you can be a tough australian character but you can recognise in yourself a pain , and you can ultimately come to terms with it’ .
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barky ( marty denniss ) and his two friends wayne ( joel edgerton ) and kane ( marin mimica ) arrive at coppa’s place looking for barky’s brother wace . trunny ( aaron blabey ) banters affectionately with barky ; coppa ( andrew wholley ) is also glad to see him , but wace ( hugh jackman ) is far less welcoming .
the film is a sort of compendium of the ways in which australian men fail to communicate , and this scene offers a range of techniques , from trunny’s ‘bash ‘em and kiss ‘em’ style , to coppa’s ‘tough and cool’ , to wace’s downright hostile greeting of his brother , whom he hasn’t seen in over two years . the use of swearing in the film becomes a part of the emotional smokescreen . we don’t know much about any of these men at this stage , but the look wace gives his brother when he stands in front of the drums , and the way that barky looks out the window at this point tells us a lot about their fractured relationship .
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cast & crew do a sterling job at communicating a life ' s brotherly relationship through these brief glimpses , as wace first awkwardly communicates to barky ( who he hasn ' t seen for a few years ) through his friends , then puts down anything barky has to say , before finally opening up to his brother , scar tissue and all . i definitely got affliction and rumble fish feels from this brother relationship , whether it is a family history of violence , the undying fallout of an absent mother who never looked back , estranged brothers , suffocating urban environments and / or the interaction of innocence and world weariness . the film is most authentic when concerning the interaction of brothers , and mines a lot of its truths out of this , often with a uniqueness which threatens to make this an essential sub - genre film .
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awards and nominations : hugh jackman . nominated for afi award . best performance by a leading actor in a feature film .
release in uk : sometime in the new millennium . ( no official dates given )
i was successful in finding two interviews . after carrying out extensive research using the murdoch university library catalogue database . i located the issues of several magazines . these included cinema papers , encore and variety magazine .
encore magazine didnt contain an interview in the issues i searched in around the release of the film ( sept . and oct . ) , although i was able to find articles that contained quotes and information relating to the films release in australia .
the other interview i came across was featured as a link on the international movie database web page . the link directed me to an interview , also between hugh jackman and alan white , done by andrew . l . urban .
i was able to come across a few reviews during the research i carried out .
this web page was most beneficial and i used it as my primary source of information . from this site i obtained a list of cast members and credits including the names of the director , scriptwriter , producer and the lead actors . this page also provided me with information on reviews , awards and nominations , plot summary and some release dates of the film .
i found this web page to be the most useful . this page provided me with much more detail on the film than any of the other sites . here i was able to access information on the synopsis , filming , development of the script , direction notes and production notes . this site also listed the major creatives involved in the production of the film and some information on their previous and feature or current works .
he has worked extensively in the past in musicals such as sunset boulevard , beauty and the beast and oklahoma . he has also appeared regularly on australian television incl . halifax f . p , blue heelers , correlli and the law of the land . his most recent feature film credit was paperback hero .
has appeared on a number of australian television series incl . wildside , cody and home and away .
aarons extensive career includes theatre , television and film . his feature film credits include mr reliable and turning april .
he has appeared on television on wild side , big sky and water rats . his most recent feature film credit is dogwatch .
television credits incl . gp , wildside and blue heelers . her most recent feature film credit is strange planet .
his television credits incl . wildside , water rats and big sky . dark city and soft fruit are among his feature film credits .
he is currently producing the cell starring jennifer lopez and executive producing jack carter starring sylvester stallone .
his most recent feature film credits incl . a wreck a tangle and the good fruit .
she has edited short films , documentaries and feature films . her latest feature film editing was for soft fruit .
her latest casting credits incl . the matrix , dark city , idiot box and most recently of all me , myself , i .
he has toured , recorded and produced for dragon , jenny morris and wendy matthews . his compositions have featured in the films monkey grip and spotswood .
a man ( marty denniss ) returns to sydney , australia , to attend his father ' s funeral and reunite with his estranged brother ( hugh jackman ) .
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the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min , and received a score of ( out of 100 ) on metacritic , which put together reviews from respected critics .
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a man ( marty denniss ) returns to sydney , australia , to attend his father ' s funeral and reunite with his estranged brother ( hugh jackman ) .
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barky - 25 , lost soul , left home two years ago to escape his abusive father , leaving behind everything in the world that was important to him ; now that his father is dead , he thinks it ' s safe to come home .
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