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Mary and Max (2009) 8.1
A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York. Director:Adam ElliotWriter:Adam Elliot |
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Mary Daisy Dinkle
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| Philip Seymour Hoffman | ... |
Max Jerry Horovitz
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Damien
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Young Mary
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Renée Geyer | ... |
Vera
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Ian 'Molly' Meldrum | ... |
Homeless Man
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
In the mid-1970's, a homely, friendless Australian girl of 8 picks a name out of a Manhattan phone book and writes to him; she includes a chocolate bar. She's Mary Dinkle, the only child of an alcoholic mother and a distracted father. He's Max Horowitz, living alone in New York, overweight, subject to anxiety attacks. He writes back, with chocolate. Thus begins a 20-year correspondence, interrupted by a stay in an asylum and a few misunderstandings. Mary falls in love with a neighbor, saves money to have a birthmark removed and deals with loss. Max has a friendship with a neighbor, tries to control his weight, and finally gets the dream job. Will the two ever meet face to face? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Sometimes perfect strangers make the best friends. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
AustraliaRelease Date:
9 April 2009 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
Mary & Max See more »Filming Locations:
Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaBox Office
Budget:
AUD 8,240,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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One of the smokers that drops butts and annoys Max, is a parody of Audrey Hepburn from this film. See more »
Composed by Simon Jeffes
Published by Editions Penguin Café Ltd
Performed by Penguin Cafe Orchestra (as Penguin Café Orchestra)
Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd
Under license from EMI Music Australia Pty Limited.
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Trivia
The street, Lamington Drive, is a play on words: Lamingtons are an Australian cake. They are sometimes used in fund-raising activities by schools and other organizations, whereby they are sold in bulk. Such activities are referred to as 'Lamington Drives'. See more »Goofs
When Max is in the hospital, the sign over his bed says "Nil By Mouth," a medical instruction which, while routine in Commonwealth nations, is unknown in the US. See more »Quotes
Narrator: Max knew nothing about love. It was as foreign to him as a salad sandwich.See more »
Crazy Credits
Before the end credits the next quote appears: "God gave us our relatives; thank God we can choose our friends" by Ethel Watts Mumford. See more »Connections
References Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)One of the smokers that drops butts and annoys Max, is a parody of Audrey Hepburn from this film. See more »
Soundtracks
"Perpetuum Mobile"Composed by Simon Jeffes
Published by Editions Penguin Café Ltd
Performed by Penguin Cafe Orchestra (as Penguin Café Orchestra)
Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd
Under license from EMI Music Australia Pty Limited.
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It's hard to describe just how excellent this film is. The story is great, both very funny and touching. The art-design and animation are a delight, thoughtful, very rich in details, and very consistent in style. The music is great. The storyline and direction... I can't find a bad word to say, except that the story drags a little half- way through, but then picks itself up again toward the end. Truly, a must-see. If you like adult animation, this is definitely for you. I agree with those comparing it to Aardman films, Waltz with Bashir and Persepolis, but this movie's animation is so professional, that only Aardman truly compares.