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Michael Hutchence | ... | Sam | |
Saskia Post | ... | Anna | |
Nique Needles | ... | Tim | |
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Deanna Bond | ... | The Girl |
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Tony Helou | ... | Luchio |
Chris Haywood | ... | Chainsaw Man | |
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Peter Walsh | ... | Anthony |
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Laura Swanson | ... | Clare |
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Adam Briscomb | ... | Grant |
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Sharon Jessop | ... | Leanne |
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Edward Clayton-Jones | ... | Nick |
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Martii Coles | ... | Mark |
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Chuck Meo | ... | Charles |
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Caroline Lee | ... | Jenny |
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Fiona Latham | ... | Barbara |
The film is set in a house occupied by a collection of social misfits. The main storyline is that of a strange musician's relationship with a girl, their drug use and his band. These events are surrounded by a chaotic myriad of sub-plots. A homicidal chainsaw maniac's lust for his machine and a T.V station's offer of money in return for a piece of the Skylab satellite that has fallen to earth are just two. The film is composed of small fragments in the lives of its inhabitants, each following onto the next, sometimes overlapping and ending in tragedy. Written by Richard Moore <rick@zephyr.win-uk.net>
To some this movie doesn't make a whole lot of sense but for others it opens a door to a different world. I saw this movie after picking up the soundtrack in the bargain bin at Sam Goodie and loving it.
No, it doesn't have a lot of plot but that isn't really important because there is something for everyone. Being a movie about a collection of people either living or visiting a single house allows for different archetypes that people will identify and/or connect with. Example: Sammy No-brain-the free spirited drug addled lead singer of the band, Tim-the good natured virgin hanging with the in-crowd, Lucio the well-meaning nerd on the fringe of the in-crowd, Chainsaw man who (I feel) represents the man in our lives who expresses his innermost feelings through machinery. This combined with the free manner in which the house is run in allows for the discovery of a new/different way of life not seen or considered by many. The ensemble cast allows for a sort of video "Magic 8 Ball" into life, seeing how things turn out for the different archetypes.
Perhaps best viewed for the first time by a teenage audience trying to fit into the world, this is none the less a good movie.