Ben Lee, Garry McDonald, Jesse Spence
Just out of prep school -- where he was the target of tyrannical bullies -- misfit teen Placid Lake (Ben Lee) yearns to be a regular Joe. When a mishap lands Placid in a body cast for months, he formu...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 18, 2006
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Flixster Reviews (309)
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December 15, 2007Somewhat silly movie. After being picked on his whole school existence, Placid Lake decides to starts work in a 9-5 job just to spite his hippie parents. Placid's best friend (Gemma) seems to know him better than Placid does himself. The Aussie accents give away the origin of ...( read more)
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September 11, 2006One of my favorites, if not my favorite, of the film movement filmes. A quirky Australian film.
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May 21, 2009an under-rated movie, great OST, great acting, amazing story. changed my life.
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April 16, 2009if all aussie humor is like this, than i love it!! i was laughing out loud within the first 5 minutes. placid is a character we can all identify with.
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March 15, 2009Hilarious story of a boy "rebelling" from his alterna upbringing with a conventional job. Clever and creative. Cute love story too.
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February 3, 2009I caught this on PBS one day, almost be accident. After watching 15 minutes of it, I was convinced that what I had just seen had to be the strangest ending to a film ever made. Turns out I had actually just watched the FIRST 15 or so minutes of the film. It started off crazy and ...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
May 21, 2004
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
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