Garage Days
| Garage Days | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Alex Proyas |
| Written by | Alex Proyas Michael Udesky Dave Warner |
| Produced by | Alex Proyas Topher Dow Lawrence Grey (executive) Adrienne Read |
| Starring | Kick Gurry Maya Stange Pia Miranda Russell Dykstra |
| Cinematography | Simon Duggan |
| Edited by | Richard Learoyd |
| Music by | Andrew Lancaster David McCormack Antony Partos |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,343,762 (Australia)[1] |
Garage Days is a 2002 Australian comedy-drama film directed by Alex Proyas and written by Proyas, Dave Warner and Michael Udesky. Garage Days is the story of a young Sydney garage band desperately trying to make it big in the competitive world of rock music. Its soundtrack includes the song "Garage Days" composed by David McCormack[2] and Andrew Lancaster and performed by Katie Noonan. The climax of the film was filmed at the Homebake festival in Sydney in 2001.[3]
The film made its US premiere at the 2003 Sundance film festival.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Kick Gurry as Freddy
- Maya Stange as Kate
- Pia Miranda as Tanya
- Russell Dykstra as Bruno
- Brett Stiller as Joe
- Chris Sadrinna as Lucy
- Andy Anderson as Kevin
- Marton Csokas as Shad Kern
- Yvette Duncan as Angie
- Tiriel Mora as Thommo
- Holly Brisley as Scarlet
- Matthew Le Nevez as Toby
- Angela Keep as Shad's Assistant
- Rohan Nichol as York Pub Manager
- Emma Lung as Freddy's Babysitter
Soundtrack
[edit]Original music for the film was composed by Andrew Lancaster[5] and David McCormack.[2]
The soundtrack album was released in 2002.
- High Voltage (The D4)
- Alright (Supergrass)
- Kooks (Motor Ace)
- Buy Me A Pony (Spiderbait)
- Rockin' It (David McCormack, Andrew Lancaster)
- Garage Days (David McCormack, Andrew Lancaster)
- Love is the Drug (Roxy Music)
- Add It Up (Sonic Animation)
- Walk Up (David McCormack, Andrew Lancaster)
- Ghost Town (Rhombus)
- Smash It Up (The (International) Noise Conspiracy)
- Say What? (28 Days)
- That's Entertainment (The Jam)
- Masterplan (David McCormack)
- Stop Thinking About It (Joey Ramone)
- Mad Man (The Hives)
- Get the Tarp (David McCormack, Andrew Lancaster, Anthony Partos)
- Lucky Number Nine (The Moldy Peaches)
- Help Yourself (Tom Jones)
Reception
[edit]The film received mixed reviews. Based on reviews from 53 critics collected by the film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 45% gave Garage Days a positive review.[6] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 50 based on 19 reviews.[7]
Awards and nominations
[edit]- Maya Strange for Jan Logan AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2002 (nominated)[8]
- Peter Grace, Tony Vaccher, Phil Winters, Simon Leadley for AFI award for best sound (nominated)[8]
- Michael Philips for AFI award for best production design (nominated)[8]
- "Garage Days" (Dave McCormack / Andrew Lancaster) for APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards for Best Original Song Composed For a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series Or Mini-series 2003 (nominated)[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Leave it to Cleaver". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Garage Days". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 October 2002. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Sundance Film Festival". Screen Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Garage Days (2002) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Garage Days (2003)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Garage Days reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ a b c "AACTA awards 2002". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Australian Television: 2003 APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Garage Days at IMDb
- Garage Days at Oz Movies
- Garage Days at AllMovie
- Garage Days at the National Film and Sound Archive
- 2002 films
- Australian rock music films
- Australian comedy films
- Films directed by Alex Proyas
- Films produced by Alex Proyas
- Films shot in Sydney
- Films set in Sydney
- Films with screenplays by Alex Proyas
- Fox Searchlight Pictures films
- 2002 comedy films
- 2000s English-language films
- Films scored by Antony Partos
- English-language comedy films