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| Year: | 2009 |
| Rating: | 8.2(10896) |
| Listed in: | Animation, Comedy, Drama |
| Directed by: | Adam Elliot |
| Actors: | Philip Seymour Hoffman Eric Bana Barry Humphries Toni Collette Bethany Whitmore Renée Geyer |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Adam Elliot | |
| Actors | |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | as Max Jerry Horovitz |
| Eric Bana | as Damien |
| Barry Humphries | as Narrator |
| Ian 'Molly' Meldrum | as Homeless Man |
| John Flaus | |
| Michael Ienna | as Lincoln |
| Chris Massey | as Additional Voice |
| Shaun Patten | as Additional Voice |
| Actresses | |
| Toni Collette | as Mary Daisy Dinkle |
| Bethany Whitmore | as Young Mary |
| Renée Geyer | as Vera |
| Julie Forsyth | |
| Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen | as Additional Voice |
| Leanne Smith | as Additional Voice |
Movie info
| Languages: | English, Yiddish |
| Budget: | AUD 8,240,000 |
| Plot: | It is a simple tale of pen-friendship between two very different people; Mary Dinkle, living in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia and New Yorker Max Horovitz. Spanning 20 years and 2 continents, Mary and Max's friendship survives much more than the average diet of life's ups and downs. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"The Typewriter" by Leroy Anderson "Swinging Safari" by Bert Kaempfert "Perpetuum Mobile" Composed by Simon Jeffes Performed by the Penguin Café Orchestra "Old Mother Hubbard" Arranged by Cecil Fraser Performed by ABC Radio Orchestra "Russian Rag" Composed by Elena Kats-Chernin Performed by Sydney Alpha Ensemble and by Lisa Moore "Bulgar frailach" (trad.) Arranged and Performed by Bob Paredes and Catherine Schieve "Dance of the Knights (Montagues and Capulets) from Romeo & Juliet" Composed by Sergei Prokofiev Performed by Sydney Symphony Orchestra "Zadok the Priest" Composed by George Frederic Handel Performed by The King's Consort & Choir of the Kings Consort "That's Life" Written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon Performed by James Last and His Orchestra "Prelude and Yodel" Composed by Simon Jeffes Performed by the Penguin Café Orchestra "That Happy Feeling" Written by Guy Warren Performed by Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra "Zorba's Dance" Composed by Mikis Theodorakis Performed by The London Pops Orchestra "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans Performed by Pink Martini "The Humming Chorus" Written by Giacomo Puccini Performed by Nana Mouskouri |
Goofs
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Continuity: When Mary looks through the phone book in the post office, the name reads M J A Horowitz. When she writes the first letter, she writes to M J Horowitz. However, when she mails the first letter, the name on the envelope she posts is "Max Horowitz". DATE: After Max is admitted to the mental hospital, one of the medications he is prescribed is Zoloft. However, Zoloft was not introduced to the American market until 1991. Revealing mistakes: While Max is typing on the typewriter, many times the carriage moves in opposite directions. But while typing the carriage should move only from right to left. Fact errors: When Max is seen in court the judge is seen to be wearing a old powdered wig, back dropped by an American flag. This wig however identifies a magistrate operating in a court in a country that is part of the British Commonwealth (such as Australia, Canada, Britain, etc) and is not worn by American judges. GEOG: When the story about the character (Max's upstairs neighbor's friend) who buys a Ferrari is told, the car is shown as having right-hand drive. It's extremely unlikely someone in the US would buy a right-hand drive Ferrari, although of course that wold be common in Australia where the movie was made. Continuity: Mary is left-handed when writing her first letter to Max, but subsequent letters she writes right handed. GEOG: Part of the movie is set in Australia and part of the movie is set in New York, however, the cars always drive on the left side of the road, even the scene in New York. CHAR: When Mary has the printing run of her study of Asperger's Syndrome destroyed because of Max's disapproval, the local paper headlines "Local Academic Pulps Novel and Career." Her book, however, was a non-fiction, academic study rather than a novel, which is by definition fictional. |
Quotes
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[last lines] Narrator: He smelled like licorice and old books, she thought to herself, as tears rolled from her eyes, the color of muddy puddles. Max Jerry Horovitz: Do you have a favourite-sounding word? My top-five are "ointment," "bumblebee," "Vladivostok," "banana," and "testicle." Max Jerry Horovitz: When I was young, I invented an invisible friend called Mr Ravioli. My psychiatrist says I don't need him anymore, so he just sits in the corner and reads. Max Jerry Horovitz: Butts are bad because they wash out to sea, and fish smoke them and become nicotine-dependent. Max Jerry Horovitz: [to Mary] Have you ever been a communist? Have you ever been attacked by a crow or similar large bird? Young Mary: [about Len Hislop] He's scared of outside, which is a disease called homophobia. Max Jerry Horovitz: Unfortunately, in America, babies are not found in cola cans. I asked my mother when I was four, and she said they came from eggs laid by rabbis. If you aren't Jewish, they're laid by Catholic nuns. If you're an atheist, they're laid by dirty, lonely prostitutes. Max Jerry Horovitz: It would be good if there was a Fat Fairy. She would be a bit like the Tooth Fairy but would suck out your fat. Narrator: Max knew nothing about love. It was as foreign to him as scuba diving. Max Jerry Horovitz: I have also invented some new words. "Confuzzled", which is being confused and puzzled at the same time, "snirt", which is a cross between snow and dirt, and "smushables", which are squashed groceries you find at the bottom of the bag. I have sent a letter to the Oxford Dictionary people asking them to include my words but I have not heard back. Narrator: Max hoped Mary would write again. He'd always wanted a friend. A friend that wasn't invisible, a pet or rubber figurine. Max Jerry Horovitz: Not much has happened since I last wrote except for my manslaughter charges, lotto win, and Ivy's death. Max Jerry Horovitz: Dear Mary, please find enclosed my entire Noblet collection as a sign that I forgive you. Max Jerry Horovitz: [to Mary] Dr. Bernard Hazelhof said if I was on a desert island, then I would have to get used to my own company - just me and the coconuts. He said I would have to accept myself, my warts and all, and that we don't get to choose our warts. They are part of us and we have to live with them. We can, however, choose our friends, and I am glad I have chosen you. Max Jerry Horovitz: [to Mary] You are my best friend. You are my only friend. Narrator: Born in a barn in the hills of Boronia, Ralph lived a long life and died of pneumonia. |
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