Recipes for Disaster (2008)
"Katastrofin aineksia" (original title)

Director John Webster convinces his wife and two small children that the whole family should go on an oil diet, yet without having to give up their a middle class suburban lifestyle. All ... See full summary »

Director:

John Webster

Writer:

John Webster

Stars:

Anu Webster, Benjy Webster, John Webster

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Anu Webster	...	Herself
Benjy Webster	...	Himself
John Webster	...	Himself
Samuel Webster	...	Himself

Storyline

Director John Webster convinces his wife and two small children that the whole family should go on an oil diet, yet without having to give up their a middle class suburban lifestyle. All the everyday things that we don't do, or that we can't help doing, make up recipes for disaster. In this comedy of errors they find themselves questioning their values and putting to test their will power and ultimately, their happiness.

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Plot Keywords:

lifestyle | oil | children | diet | co2 | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [fi]

Country:

Finland Denmark

Language:

Finnish English

Release Date:

19 September 2008 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Recipes for Disaster

Filming Locations:

Espoo, Finland

Box Office

Budget:

€586,662 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Magic Hour Films ApS, Millennium Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Singin' in the Rain (1952)

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Soundtracks

"The Rag Timer"
by David Hoffner
Universal Publishing Production Music

User Reviews

Interesting idea

"Receipes for Disaster" is about a family that decides to try living a full year without using any products or services manufactured or carried out by using oil and carbon. It was an entertaining and fun ride for about an hour and ten minutes, but in the near end I was getting restless and waiting for the conclusion. Finally it felt like one of those movies that could be 10 or 15 minutes shorter.

Even though the movie was a bit too long, I was still very pleased about the whole thing. It was an interesting idea to kick in for the fight against the global warming and if every person on the planet would do the same, we could manage to get ourselves a little more time before the oil runs out completely. If it really is so hard to live without oil for one year, how hard will it be when there isn't any 40 years from now? 8 out of 10 stars.