Mary and Max (2009)

Director:

Adam Elliot

Writer:

Adam Elliot (writer)

Release Date:

9 April 2009 (Australia)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Two unlikely people. Two different worlds come together in a story about a most unusual friendship.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Friendship | Chocolate | Neighbor | Birthmark | Alcoholic Mother

Awards:

5 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Toni Collette	...	Mary Daisy Dinkle (voice)
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Max Jerry Horovitz (voice)
Barry Humphries	...	Narrator (voice)
Eric Bana	...	Damien (voice)
Bethany Whitmore	...	Young Mary (voice)
Renée Geyer	...	Vera (voice)
Ian 'Molly' Meldrum	...	Homeless Man (voice)
John Flaus	...	(voice)
Julie Forsyth	...	(voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christopher Massey	...	Additional Voice
Shaun Patten	...	Additional Voice
Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen	...	Additional Voice
Leanne Smith	...	Additional Voice
Michael Ienna	...	Lincoln (uncredited)

Directed by
Adam Elliot

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Adam Elliot		writer

Produced by
Iain Canning	....	co-executive producer
Melanie Coombs	....	producer
Mark Gooder	....	executive producer
Paul Hardart	....	executive producer
Tom Hardart	....	executive producer
Henry Karjalainen	....	post-production producer
Andrew Mackie	....	co-executive producer
Bryce Menzies	....	executive producer
Jonathan Page	....	executive producer
Richard Payten	....	co-executive producer
Pauline Piechota	....	associate producer
Tom Wild	....	line producer

Original Music by
Dale Cornelius

Cinematography by
Gerald Thompson

Film Editing by
Bill Murphy

Casting by
Brooke Howden

Production Design by
Adam Elliot

Art Direction by
Craig Fison

Set Decoration by
Isabel Peppard
Claire Tennant

Production Management
Bridget Callow	....	art department production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sue Collins	....	first assistant director
Jemima Daly	....	assistant director: continuity

Art Department
Daniel Agdag	....	sets and props
Michael Bazeley	....	sets and props
Darren Bell	....	lead sculptor
Darren Burgess	....	sculptor
Lindsay Cox	....	sets and props
Jonathan Daw	....	sculptor
Jonathan Daw	....	sets and props
Scott Ebdon	....	armature
Fiona Edwards	....	plasticine colourist
Roger Ferdinando	....	sets and props
Craig Fison	....	sets and props
Robert Gudan	....	armature assistant
Robert Gudan	....	sets and props
John Lewis	....	sculptor
Rob Matson	....	sets and props
Colin Moore	....	sculptor
Colin Moore	....	sets and props
Kailem Nutt	....	lead sculptor
Shaun Patten	....	set construction manager
Shaun Patten	....	sets and props
Isabel Peppard	....	character painting
Isabel Peppard	....	sculptor
Darcy Prendergast	....	lead sculptor
Darcy Prendergast	....	sets and props
Sophie Raymond	....	sets and props
Luhsun Tan	....	model maker assistant
Claire Tennant	....	sets and props

Sound Department
Laurent Boudaud	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Carden	....	sound effects editor
Nick Foley	....	adr recordist
Rick Gould	....	adr recordist
Jason Hancock	....	foley recordist
Doron Kipen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nick Kray	....	adr mixer
Frank Lipson	....	sound effects editor
Andrew McGrath	....	sound re-recording mixer
Erin McKimm	....	location sound recording coordinator
Erin McKimm	....	sound editor
Erin McKimm	....	sound effects editor
John Simpson	....	foley artist
Keith Thomas	....	sound editor
Peter Walker	....	adr supervisor
Peter Walker	....	dialogue editor
Peter Walker	....	supervising sound designer

Special Effects by
Isabel Peppard	....	mould maker
Claire Tennant	....	key mold maker

Visual Effects by
Michael Allen	....	visual effects supervisor
Darren Bell	....	visual effects artist
Giselle Hunter	....	visual effects artist
Leath Mattner	....	visual effects artist
Reece Sanders	....	visual effects artist
Curt Sundberg	....	visual effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Glen Anderson	....	camera engineering
Jon Billington	....	camera operator
Yen Ooi Chi	....	additional camera assistant
Nic Kocher	....	assistant camera
Calista Lyon	....	assistant camera
Robin Plunkett	....	camera operator
Garry Sneesby	....	camera engineering
Benjamin P. Speth	....	camera operator
Gerald Thompson	....	motion control design and build
Scott Venner	....	assistant camera
Scott Venner	....	motion control assistant
Suzy Wood	....	behind the scenes stills photographer

Animation Department
Daniel Agdag	....	animation assistant
Darren Burgess	....	animator
Lindsay Cox	....	animation assistant
Pierce Davison	....	animation assistant
Jonathan Daw	....	animation assistant
Dick Jarman	....	animator
Anthony Lawrence	....	animator
John Lewis	....	animator
Jason Lynch	....	animator
Al Oldfield	....	animation assistant
Darcy Prendergast	....	animation assistant
Sophie Raymond	....	animation assistant
Craig Ross	....	animator

Editorial Department
Rachel Knowles	....	digital intermediate producer
Patrick McCabe	....	second assistant editor
Dee McClelland	....	DI colorist
Nic Smith	....	digital intermediate technical director
Glen Whelan	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Dale Cornelius	....	music editor
Will Larsen	....	arranger
Will Larsen	....	conductor
Will Larsen	....	music editor
Leanne Smith	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Stephen Carroll	....	production runner
Melanie Etchell	....	title design
Samantha Fitzgerald	....	assistant: mr elliot
Monika Gehrt	....	production accountant
Lynn Johnson	....	caterer
Anna Kaplan	....	set/prop librarian
Stella Kinsella	....	set/prop librarian
Anthony Lawrence	....	mould maker
John Lewis	....	mould maker
Jason Lynch	....	on-set nurse
Patrick McCabe	....	digital post production assistant
Patrick McCabe	....	first aid officer
Bryce Menzies	....	legal services: Marshalls & Dent
Shaun Miller	....	legal services: Marshalls & Dent
Isabel Peppard	....	mould maker
Elvis Pramod	....	additional production assistant
Leanne Smith	....	producers associate
Claire Tennant	....	mould maker
Rita Walsh	....	set/prop librarian
Bree Whitford	....	digital post production assistant

Thanks
Scott Meek	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Melodrama Pictures

Distributors

• Icon Film Distribution (2009) (Australia) (all media)
• Alcine Terran (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Gaumont (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• MFA Filmdistribution (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2009) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Bioscop (2009) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Gaumont S.A.B. (2009) (Belgium) (all media)
• Gaumont S.A.B. (2009) (Luxembourg) (all media)
• Gaumont S.A.B. (2009) (Netherlands) (all media)
• Mongkol Major (2011) (Thailand) (all media)
• Mongrel Media (2009) (Canada) (all media)
• PlayArte Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (all media)
• Soda Pictures (2010) (UK) (all media)
• Sundance Selects (2009) (USA) (TV) (video-on-demand)

Other Companies

• Adirondack Pictures  funding
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Mana Music  soundtrack
• Soundwaves  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Mary & Max" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English | Yiddish

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Ontario/Quebec) | Brazil:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 (DVD) | Japan:G | South Korea:12 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Melodrama Pictures

Trivia:

It took 2400 teaspoons of lubricant to create the ocean when Max imagines himself on a desert island.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mary looks through the phone book in the post office, the name reads M J A Horowitz. When she writes the first letter, she writes to M J Horowitz. However, when she mails the first letter, the name on the envelope she posts is "Max Horowitz".

Quotes:

Max Jerry Horovitz:Jurors are outstanding members of the community who haven't murdered anybody.

Movie Connections:

References Harvie Krumpet (2003)

Soundtrack:

A Swinging Safari

Great Movie

I thought this movie was very well made. I can relate to Max's character, as i work with people who have Asperges Syndrome. The creator showed the audience what it is really like, in society, to have a mental disability of this kind. The use of gray colour with a splash of red when showing the scenes with Max, was very effective, and give the audience the sense of what Max was feeling. I saw this movie with work colleagues who also work with children with this disorder, and we were all curious to see how this disorder would be shown. We were all very pleased.

This movie shows the audience what people with asperges syndrome go through in day to day life, and how they don't understand things that most people would. As well as how they do/do not cope with some issues.

This movie is not for children. It is quite sad, but with some really funny parts. and for those who live in Melbourne, especially, you will understand some of the references.

I give this movie 10/10.

After 5 years in the making it is definitely worth watching