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Ben Lee, Garry McDonald, Jesse Spence, Miranda Richardson, Nathaniel Dean
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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Somewhat 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)
One of my favorites, if not my favorite, of the film movement filmes. A quirky Australian film.
an under-rated movie, great OST, great acting, amazing story. changed my life.
if 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.
Hilarious story of a boy "rebelling" from his alterna upbringing with a conventional job. Clever and creative. Cute love story too.
I 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)
