Mr. Accident
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| Mr. Accident | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Yahoo Serious |
| Written by | Yahoo Serious David Roach |
| Produced by | Yahoo Serious Warwick Ross Lulu Serious Dennis Kiely |
| Starring | Yahoo Serious Helen Dallimore David Field Gary McDonald |
| Cinematography | Steve Arnold |
| Edited by | Simon Martin |
| Music by | Nerida Tyson-Chew |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Roadshow Film Distributors[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Mr. Accident is a 2000 Australian comedy film written, directed, produced by, and starring Yahoo Serious. It was filmed in September and October 1998 in Sydney.
Plot
[edit]Roger Crumpkin is a young, accident-prone maintenance man at an egg factory that bears an uncanny resemblance to the Sydney Opera House. He stumbles on his boss's plan to increase sales by lacing the eggs with nicotine. Crumpkin must risk his job and girlfriend to stop him. In the meantime Crumpkin and his UFO-obsessed girlfriend, Sunday Valentine discover in ancient sedimentary rock a metal object that bears an uncanny resemblance to the hubcap from a Volkswagen Beetle.
Cast
[edit]- Yahoo Serious as Roger Crumpkin
- Helen Dallimore as Sunday Valentine
- David Field as Duxton Chevalier / Sir Walter Raleigh
- Garry McDonald as Kelvin Chevalier
- Felix Williamson as Rats
- Lulu Pinkus as Rock Clip Chick
Soundtrack
[edit]- "Hot Hot Hot" (Cassell) Arrow
- "Welcome" (Rumour/Perkins) The Cruel Sea
- "Buster" (Spiderbait) Spiderbait
- "Mysterioso-so" (Haymes, Kelly, Raglus, Roberts) The Feeling Groovies
- "Godfather of Cool" (Tom Carlyon) Luxedo
- "Mambo UK" (Jesus Alemany) Cubanismo
- "Eggs Benedict'em" (Serious, Roach, Tyson-Chew) Victorian Philharmonic & Melbourne Chorale
- "Wall of Skank" (Haymes, Kelly, Raglus, Roberts) The Feeling Groovies
- "I'm In Love with My Car" (Reg Mombassa) Mental as Anything
- "Afrobras" (Alves) Luciano Alves
- "Theta State" (Cartright, Keiller) sonicanimation
- "Universally Lonely" (N. Tyson-Chew) Victorian Philharmonic
- "Moon River" (Mancini) Henry Mancini
- "Kid Indestructible (28 Days) 28 Days
- "Oh Dear! Oh No! Uh Oh! (Serious, Roach, Tyson-Chew) Victorian Philharmonic & Melbourne Chorale
- "Roger On Sunday" (N. Tyson Chew) Victorian Philharmonic
Reception
[edit]Mr. Accident grossed $1,612,424 at the box office in Australia,.[2]
The film holds a 17% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes, based on 6 reviews (5 negative, 1 positive).[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mr. Accident (2000)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ "Mr. Accident". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
External links
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