He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Richard Lowenstein

Writers:

John Birmingham (novel)
Richard Lowenstein (writer)

Release Date:

30 August 2001 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Some people will do anything to get out of paying the rent

Plot:

A nightmare chase through hell in a never-ending, unrequited daisy chain of desire...

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film | Based On Novel

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Noah Taylor	...	Danny
Emily Hamilton	...	Sam
Romane Bohringer	...	Anya
Alex Menglet	...	Taylor
Brett Stewart	...	Flip
Damian Walshe-Howling	...	Milo
Sophie Lee	...	Nina
Francis McMahon	...	Dirk
Ian Hughes	...	Iain the Socialist
Robert Rimmer	...	Derek the Bank Clerk
Sayuri Tanoue	...	Satomi Tiger
Linal Haft	...	Brisbane Goon 1
Nathan Kotzur	...	Brisbane Goon 2
Haskel Daniel	...	Jabber
Skye Wansey	...	Detective O'Neil

Also Known As:

E morì con un felafel in mano (Italy)

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

Australia | Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hungary:16 | USA:Not Rated | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

2 Taylor Street, Annerley, Queensland, Australia

Company:

Fandango

Trivia:

The opening line of the credits reads 'For Michael 1960 -1997', referring to Michael Hutchence, a close friend of director Lowenstein.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene with Dirk and Nina arguing over the pineapple chunks, the label on the can changes from shot to shot, from "pineapple pieces" to "sliced pineapple". Neither can contains "pineapple chunks" as said in the dialogue.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Danny: Flip, turn the fucking TV off! People are trying to sleep.
[Flip does not respond]
Danny: Flip, have some fucking consideration.
[Danny turns the TV off]
Danny: For Christ's sake, Flip... Flipster? Oh, shit. Shit! Fuck!

Movie Connections:

References Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

Soundtrack:

Golden Brown

A fine film from Australia

I certainly enjoyed this inventive and unique piece of Australian moviemaking. I think that it was extremely well put together piece of film. I was always in pain from laughing so much. When the scene with the skinheads with the chainsaws happened I almost swallowed my Coke can !!! I must also compliment the casting director as the cast was certainly very well matched to their roles and made this film a pleasure to watch. I have been in the film industry ten years myself and would feel very proud to have been involved in such a production. My favorite character Was the African redneck, a brilliant and hilarious performance. Miss Hamilton is an outstanding actress with a huge future. Along side her alluring beauty is a marvelously dedicated and intelligent actress, I thought Miss Hamilton made the film so much the better. Congraduations to the crew and artists for producing one of the ten best films I have ever seen. And you go Miss Hamilton, you have everything it takes to go as far as it gets.

Craig Wilson