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Garage Days [DVD]
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Format | Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Dubbed, Full Screen |
| Contributor | Elliott Collinson, Kurt Eckardt, Jamie Happell, Jabba, Ali Mutch, Tiriel Mora, Natalie Jain, Andrew Lancaster, Ben Fletcher (II), Kajsa Stal, Peter Cudlipp, Sarrah John, Rohan Nichol, Nandy McLean, Yvette Duncan, Petrina Buckley, Craig Walker (III), Brett Stiller, Matthew Le Nevez, Terrence Hepburn, Sean Lynch (IV), Nick Warnford, Marton Csokas, Pia Miranda, Tanya Ginori, Samantha Youn, Louise King, David McCormack (II), Andrew Doyle, Karl Peters (II), Jim Hilbun, Mark Truran, David Tchappat, Ian 'Cut Snake' Thomas, Emma Tom, Thomas Scott (IX), Chloe Traicos, Sigourney Gray, Craig Vine, Bruno Xavier, David Olde, Maya McClean, Rachel Lane, Vince Pascoli, Chris Sadrinna, Eve Robinson, Andy Payne (II), Andy Anderson (II), Russell Dykstra, Gregory Apps, Marc Cuffe, Karen Pang, Greg Dunn (II), Shirley Sheppard, Bill Bader, James Kay, Allison Witton, Scott Ryper, Emma Lung, Gunther Berghofer, Derek Tong, Michael Kazonis, Cristina Ramn, Dylan McCormack, Richard O'Brien, Angela Keep, Trent Atkinson, April Hind, Kick Gurry, Christina Donoghue, James Lugton, Kimble Rendall, Nina Karnikowski, Alex Proyas, Mark Vandermolen, Jillian Wright, Benjamin O'Reilly, Shannon Johnson, James Garcia, Ben Connolly, Chris 'Skinner' MacGuire, Michael Lake, Ivan Jordan (II), Tiffany Hague, Rashpal Singh, Holly Brisley, Jamie Zamudio, Maya Stange, Ben Baxmann, Nicholas Gibbs, Steven Paul Down, Cassandra McGann, Richard Cox (VII), George Koutros, Natalie Cooper (II), Greg Bepper, David Stephens (IV), Bianca Campbell, Jimmy Costas, Dave Cotsios, Natalie Palomo, Carole Sharkey-Waters, Sandra Campbell (II), Vanessa Williams (III), William Sayer, Lisa Adam (II), Johnathan Devoy, Anne Grigg See more |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Runtime | 1 hour and 45 minutes |
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From the director of the ground-breaking film I, Robot comes this hip, sexy comedy about a garage band with everything it takes to make it to the top?except talent. Waiting for their big break, a group of young rockers and their clueless manager can't keep their heads on straight -- or their hands off each other. Loaded with sex, drugs and rock-n-roll, GARAGE DAYS proves you don?t have to be a rock star to party like one!
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Alex Proyas, director of sci-fi dramas Dark City and I, Robot, took a detour toward a modified retro-'60s, upbeat rock & roll comedy with 2002's lightly engaging Garage Days. Set in a Sydney, Australia suburb, the film is a quirky variation on the story of a misfit band trying to get a break with successful managers, clubs, recording studios, lovers, etc. Singer-guitarist Freddy (Kick Gurry) desperately maneuvers his group toward stardom, but his bandmates' internal struggles and the capriciousness of a powerful record executive (Marton Csokas) prove major stumbling blocks. So, too, is Freddy's deepening attraction to Kate (Maya Stange), girlfriend of his lead guitarist Joe (Brett Stiller), who in turn may be having a nervous breakdown via a dangerous side romance with a suicidal beauty (Yvette Duncan). Proyas enjoys his patches of darkness in Garage Days, but for the most part he's making his own, devil-may-care A Hard Day's Night. --Tom Keogh
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.4 Ounces
- Director : Alex Proyas
- Media Format : Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Dubbed, Full Screen
- Run time : 1 hour and 45 minutes
- Release date : August 3, 2004
- Actors : Kick Gurry, Maya Stange, Pia Miranda, Russell Dykstra, Brett Stiller
- Dubbed: : Spanish
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish, French
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- Studio : 20th Century Fox
- ASIN : B00023P4H4
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #227,846 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #2,747 in Musicals (Movies & TV)
- #23,532 in Comedy (Movies & TV)
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There are valuable lessons to be learned:
FUN WITH DRUGS PART 1
The visual and physical effects of taking drugs. Create a world of your own if the world around you sucks!
FUN WITH DRUGS PART 2
Here's to bleeding your parents dry. Drug taking at its best when you invite your parents over for dinner. Heads will burn! Then ask them for money.
Then there's the sexual interaction among the 4 group members. Freddy and Tanya are an item but Freddy loves Kate who's involved with Joe Papa who's not faithful to her. But when Joe Papa realizes his loyality towards Kate he creates a fruity baby by the name of Millie Melon (an actual melon) caring for it as if a real baby. Is this confusing yet? Well, Tanya never was satisfied with Freddy to begin with and ends up with Lucy who has the most bizzare sexual habits to tickle her fancy. The group gets a real break when Freddy finds the wallet of a successful band promotor. Do they have what it takes? Watch GARAGE DAYS and find out for yourself.
This is that story except the band has no musical skill.
Garage Days is the story of five friends who come to learn that their love of music transcends making a living as a band or even being very good at playing. What they do succeed at is finding out what it means to have friends and lovers and that relationships that will last a lifetime can come upon you at the most strange times and circumstances...and often with the person you least suspect.
The film has the humorous rough edge found in many Australian productions, an earthy good-humour driven as much by the culture as the screenplay. The cast of relative newcomers are convincing in their roles, even if the characterizations are a bit thin.
Sit back and enjoy the humour and joyfullness of this well-made film.
There is a lot to like here from the indi-vibe of the film, the fresh faced status of many of the actors and the small town feel of the piece. Direction is light, the actors seem to have been able to divine their roles quite nicely and their performances are so upbeat and uninhibited that it becomes positively disarming. A fun and well judged soundtrack helps bring out a certain sense of youthful exuberance in the film and the support cast all slot in admirably. There are some moments where things get a touch too indulgent or just plain silly but thankfully they are few and far between. There are some dark subjects dealt with here such as mental health but it all fits the overall theme.
Character development is handled well and the pacing is fast. The film is nicely shot and the ending is not cliché, but still quite satisfying. The playfully fractured style of certain elements of the film such as some of the drug use montages are nicely done and add to the allure, rather than become unwanted intrusions.
As an added bonus, if you grew up in Australia a lot of the vibe of the urban scenery will be familiar to you, and hopefully make you hate poker machine more than you already do! (you have to watch the movie to fully get that).
This movie shows what can be done with a good cast throwing themselves at the task at hand and while the budget must have been limited it never feels so, it just doesn't matter at all. A good movie for anyone who loves their rock 'n' roll.

