December Boys (2007)
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- PG-13
- 1h 45min
- Drama, Romance
- 14 Sep 2007 (UK)
- Movie
One summer, four orphans boys who have grown to be the closest of friends find themselves competing for the attention of the same family.
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Awards:
- 2 wins.
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| Daniel Radcliffe | ... |
Maps
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| Lee Cormie | ... |
Misty
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| Christian Byers | ... |
Sparks
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| James Fraser | ... |
Spit
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| Jack Thompson | ... |
Bandy
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| Teresa Palmer | ... |
Lucy
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| Sullivan Stapleton | ... |
Fearless
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| Victoria Hill | ... |
Teresa
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| Max Cullen | ... |
Narrator / Adult Misty
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| Kris McQuade | ... |
Mrs. McAnsh
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| Ralph Cotterill | ... |
Shellback
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Frank Gallacher | ... |
Father Scully
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| Paul Blackwell | ... |
Watson
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| Judi Farr | ... |
Reverend Mother
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| Carmel Johnson | ... |
Sister Beatrice
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Carole-Anne Fooks | ... |
Sister Edna
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Rory Walker | ... |
Father
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Suzie Wilks | ... |
Mother
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Michael Norman | ... |
Adult Spark
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Mike Welton | ... |
Adult Spit
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Kobe Donaldson | ... |
Willie
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Julian Jones | ... |
Older Boy
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| Andy McPhee | ... |
Foreman
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Laura Weston | ... |
Curvy Blonde
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Kasey Willson | ... |
Cartwheeling Nun
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| Susie Struth | ... |
Cartwheeling Nun
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Anna Westley | ... |
Cartwheeling Nun
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Directed by
| Rod Hardy | ||
Written by
| Ronald Kinnoch | ... | (story) |
| Michael Noonan | ... | (novel) |
| Marc Rosenberg | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Richard Becker | ... | producer |
| Hal Gaba | ... | executive producer |
| Barbara Gibbs | ... | line producer |
| Jay Sanders | ... | co-producer |
| Jonathan Shteinman | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Carlo Giacco | ||
Cinematography by
| David Connell | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Dany Cooper | ||
Editorial Department
| Bec Cubitt | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Jonathan Dixon | ... | digital intermediate producer: Atlab |
| Olivier Fontenay | ... | colorist: high definition, Atlab |
| Jamie Hediger | ... | digital conform editor |
| Teena Mestres | ... | first assistant editor |
| Basia Ozerski | ... | additional assistant editor |
| James Sdrinis | ... | additional assistant editor |
| Anthos Simon | ... | digital intermediate producer: Atlab |
Casting By
| Ann Fay | ||
Production Design by
| Leslie Binns | ||
Art Direction by
| Andrew Walpole | ||
Set Decoration by
| Karen Hannaford | ||
Costume Design by
| Mariot Kerr | ||
Makeup Department
| Christine Miller | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Michelle Morrisson | ... | hair assistant / makeup assistant |
| Fiona Rees-Jones | ... | hair supervisor / makeup supervisor |
| Jen Rossiter | ... | hair assistant / makeup assistant |
Production Management
| Colleen Clarke | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Sally Clarke | ... | assistant production manager |
| Barbara Gibbs | ... | production manager |
| Stan Leman | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Nino Negrin | ... | unit manager |
| Bill Daly | ... | post-production executive (uncredited) |
| Kevin L. James | ... | post executive assistant (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Rick Beecroft | ... | assistant director: second unit |
| Bob Donaldson | ... | first assistant director |
| Mark Knight | ... | third assistant director |
| Chris Langman | ... | second unit director |
| Sophie Stawaruk | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Liala Allain | ... | set finisher (as Leila Allain) |
| Lynette Binns | ... | art department buyer / set dresser |
| Derek Burgess | ... | carpenter |
| Clancy Burrowes | ... | work experience casual |
| Simon Clayton | ... | scenic artist |
| Steve Craig | ... | construction foreman |
| Graham Davis | ... | casual set finisher |
| Jeff Fuss | ... | carpenter |
| Graeme Galloway | ... | artist |
| John Gloyne | ... | carpenter |
| Samuel Hastwell | ... | work experience casual |
| Kim Howard | ... | construction foreman |
| Kerri Hudson | ... | art department coordinator / assistant art department buyer |
| Ric Huxholl | ... | carpenter (as Rick Huxholl) |
| Simon S. Ingerson | ... | model maker (as Simon Ingerson) |
| Indiana James | ... | supplier: Teresa's sculptures |
| Zlatko Kasumovic | ... | property master / stand-by props |
| Honi Keller | ... | art department buyer: KI / set dresser |
| Matt Landreth | ... | carpenter |
| Matthew Love | ... | construction foreman (as Matt Love) |
| Joseph Mallia | ... | art department buyer attachment |
| James Mellor | ... | work experience casual |
| Obie O'Brien | ... | set dresser (as Alex O'Brien) |
| Alan Pangrazio | ... | carpenter |
| Yuri Poetzl | ... | assistant stand-by props |
| Jason Segal | ... | set finisher |
| Paul Spencer | ... | construction manager |
| Andy Stephens | ... | art department runner |
| Michael Swingle | ... | set finisher |
| Gary Tapper | ... | carpenter |
| Donovan Whale | ... | carpenter |
| Rita Zanchetta | ... | graphics |
| Tracey Zealand | ... | brush hand |
Sound Department
| Mike Bakaloff | ... | boom operator (as Michael Bakaloff) |
| Gethin Creagh | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Bruce Emery | ... | dolby consultant |
| Detlef Halaski | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jason Hancock | ... | foley recordist |
| Scott Illingworth | ... | adr recordist |
| John Kassab | ... | post sound attachment |
| Toivo Lember | ... | sound recordist |
| Bronwyn Murphy | ... | dialogue editor |
| Andrew Plain | ... | sound designer |
| Liam Price | ... | sound effects editor |
| Will Sheridan | ... | second boom operator |
| John Simpson | ... | foley artist |
| Alicia Slusarski | ... | sound effects editor |
| Rob Stankovich | ... | second boom operator |
| Jenny T. Ward | ... | dialogue editor (as Jenny Ward) |
| Megan Wedge | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Greg P. Fitzgerald | ... | additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
| Iain Jamieson | ... | assistant adr recordist (uncredited) |
| Michael McMenomy | ... | adr engineer (uncredited) |
| Jamie Roden | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Daniel Houweling | ... | special effects technician (as Dan Houweling) |
| Sam Howden | ... | special effects technician |
| Clint Ingram | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Steve Rungwerth | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Simon Alberry | ... | I/O supervisor: Atlab / title effects: Atlab |
| Mark Bortolotto | ... | digital artist |
| Hayes Brien | ... | digital visual effects designer: Complete Post |
| Marc Collister | ... | visual effects editor: Complete Post |
| Brad Dunn | ... | compositor: Artlab |
| Rebecca Dunn | ... | digital supervisor: Atlab |
| Jason Edwards | ... | I/O operator: Atlab |
| Jeremy Fisher | ... | visual effects compositor: Complete Post |
| Gary Fulvio | ... | render wrangler: Complete Post |
| Leo Gomez | ... | I/O operator: Atlab |
| Cameron Gough | ... | 3D animator: Complete Post |
| Adrian Hauser | ... | lead visual effects colorist: Complete Post |
| Jamie Hediger | ... | compositor: Atlab |
| Sonia Heideman | ... | visual effects coordinator: Complete Post (as Sonia Cook) |
| Michelle Hunt | ... | main title design |
| Julian Hutchens | ... | 3D animator: Complete Post |
| Jeff Jaffers | ... | visual effects producer: Complete Post |
| Jarett Lee | ... | rotoscope artist: Complete Post |
| Peter Luczak | ... | I/O operator: Atlab |
| Shaun McKenna | ... | visual effects compositor: Complete Post |
| Matthew M. North | ... | compositor: Atlab (as Matthew North) |
| Andrea Parkes | ... | visual effects producer: Complete Post |
| Wilfred Patriarca | ... | digital visual effects designer: Complete Post |
| Richard Pritchard | ... | digital artist |
| Noel Richards | ... | lead 3D animator: Complete Post |
| Doug Roberts | ... | compositor: Atlab |
| Patrick Salter | ... | digital artist: Complete Post |
| Chad Sandeman | ... | compositor: Artlab |
| Chris Schwarze | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Kerri Schwarze | ... | executive visual effects producer: Complete Post |
| Roger Sheng | ... | rotoscope artist: Complete Post |
| Takahiro Suzuki | ... | compositor: Atlab |
| Chris Ward | ... | digital artist: Complete Post |
| Henry Yekanians | ... | I/O operator: Atlab |
| Brad Floyd | ... | compositor: Atlab (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Glenn Boswell | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Robert Jones | ... | stunt double: riding (as Rob Jones) |
| Ben Kasauskas | ... | stunt double |
| Amber Manto | ... | stunt double |
| Brooke Rickman | ... | stunt double |
| Jane Stanley | ... | stunt double |
| Marijke Rikki van Gyen | ... | stunt assistant (as Rikki Van Gyen) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Josh Axford | ... | electrician |
| Troy Hardy | ... | video split operator |
| Dennys Ilic | ... | special photographer |
| Peter Itsines | ... | tracking vehicle grip |
| Joe Janes | ... | best boy grip |
| Shane Jones | ... | assistant grip |
| Ben King | ... | second clapper loader |
| Robbie MacKinnon | ... | additional second assistant camera (as Robbie McKinnon) |
| Jordan Maddocks | ... | camera technician: continental mount |
| Simone Mazengarb | ... | kodak attachment |
| Peter McDougall | ... | camera operator: underwater |
| Robin Morgan | ... | key grip (as Robbie Morgan) |
| Luke Nixon | ... | second focus puller |
| Ryan Osborne | ... | electrician |
| Harry Panagiotidis | ... | steadicam operator |
| Jim Sheedy | ... | assistant grip |
| Graeme Shelton | ... | gaffer |
| Dave Smith | ... | best boy electric |
| Darcy Sullivan | ... | assistant camera |
| Robert Tench | ... | clapper loader (as Rob Tench) |
| Dick Tummel | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Jules Wurm | ... | first assistant |
| Hayden Crowther | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Aaron Knight | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Dick Tummel | ... | director of photography: second unit (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Angela Heesom | ... | extras casting |
| Marianne Jade | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jason Chalmers | ... | costumer |
| Jason Chalmers | ... | costumer |
| Giovina d'Angelo | ... | costume assistant (as Giovina D'Angelo) |
| Robyn Elliott | ... | costume supervisor |
| Nunya Glazbrook | ... | assistant costume stand-by |
| Irene Hendrie | ... | costume maker |
| Mariot Kerr | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Mary Partis | ... | costume maker |
| Heather Wallace | ... | costume stand-by |
Location Management
| Sarah Abbey | ... | location manager |
| George Akl | ... | location manager: Melbourne |
Music Department
| Cantillation | ... | musicians: choir |
| Christo Curtis | ... | music editor / score engineer |
| Christopher Doherty | ... | assistant score engineer |
| Carlo Giacco | ... | music producer / orchestrator |
| Bryce Jacobs | ... | orchestrator assistant |
| Alison Johnston | ... | music coordinator: orchestra & choir |
| James K. Lee | ... | orchestrator / score coordinator |
| Norman Parkhill | ... | music supervisor: Insync |
| Jessica Wells | ... | orchestrator |
| Brett Weymark | ... | conductor |
| Laura Bishop | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Susie Struth | ... | script supervisor |
| Daryl Watson | ... | continuity: second unit (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Tony Ursida | ... | car wrangler |
| Robert 'Spoggy' Ward | ... | boat and vehicle liaison |
Additional Crew
| Ric Anderson | ... | safety officer |
| Elspeth Baird | ... | production accountant |
| Louise Balloch | ... | travel services: Stage & Screen |
| Christian Barratt-Hill | ... | adr loop group (as Christian Barrett-Hill) |
| Sue Bishop | ... | production runner |
| Tom Bracey | ... | adr loop group |
| Anni Browning | ... | completion bond: Film Finances Inc. |
| Evanne Chesson | ... | animal wrangler (as Evanna Chessom) |
| Bernadette Cogin | ... | adr loop group |
| Cathy Cohen | ... | unit nurse |
| Linda Cropper | ... | adr loop group |
| Michelle Doake | ... | adr loop group |
| Grant Dodwell | ... | adr loop group |
| Alan Dukes | ... | adr loop group |
| Angela Foley | ... | unit nurse |
| Shayne Francis | ... | adr loop group |
| Tony Gibbs | ... | insurance broker: HW Wood Australia |
| Robbie Henley | ... | supplied trucks |
| Michelle Hunt | ... | title designer: Atlab |
| Craig Ilsley | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Michael Kildare | ... | unit assistant |
| Tony Lynch | ... | safety report |
| Caroline Man | ... | assistant: Mr. radcliffe |
| Alex Marcus | ... | catering assistant: Creative Catering |
| Steve Marcus | ... | caterer |
| Debbie Marks | ... | executive assistant |
| Julia Martin | ... | unit nurse |
| Michelle McGowan | ... | unit nurse |
| Heather McMahon | ... | unit nurse |
| Kate Meyer | ... | post-production accountant: Katmadhu Productions Inc |
| Heather-Jean Moyes | ... | travel coordinator |
| Django Nou | ... | unit assistant |
| Daniel Paleologos | ... | production runner |
| Parry Papadopoulos | ... | unit assistant |
| Viron Papadopoulos | ... | assistant accountant |
| Alison Parker | ... | production secretary |
| Sam Parsonson | ... | adr loop group |
| Chris Pike | ... | unit assistant |
| Robert Reeve | ... | production lawyer |
| Marcos Rehlaender | ... | unit assistant (as Marcus Rehlaender) |
| Jeremy Rosenstrauss | ... | adr loop group |
| Tim Rosenstrauss | ... | adr loop group |
| Fiona Searson | ... | unit publicist |
| Raj Sidhu | ... | adr loop group |
| Nina Therapou | ... | assistant: Mr. Becker |
| Brad Thomas | ... | travel services: The Travel Bureau |
| Rachael Thompson | ... | production runner |
| Jake Walker | ... | adr loop group |
| Rod Walker | ... | travel services: Stage & Screen |
| Anna Westley | ... | production runner |
| Christine Williams | ... | production attachment |
| Sara Yates | ... | assistant: Mr. Hardy |
| Jay Finocchiaro | ... | extras scout assistant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Rocky Bester | ... | special thanks |
| Maura Fay | ... | in memory of |
| David Hannay | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Noonan | ... | in memory of |
| Craig M. Saavedra | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
- Becker Entertainment
- Best FX (Boom Sound)
- MB 2 Film & Media GmbH
- The South Australian Film Corporation
- Village Roadshow Pictures
Distributors
- Becker Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Village Roadshow Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2007) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) (2007) (United States) (theatrical)
- Fox-Warner (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Golden Village Pictures (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Aura Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. (2008) (Argentina)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- SBS Movies (2023) (Australia) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Angela Heesom Casting (extras casting)
- Atlab (digital intermediate)
- Atlab (high-definition mastering)
- Best FX (Boom Sound) (sound editing facility)
- Best FX Adelaide (sound post-production)
- Checkmark (funding)
- Chris Rowell Productions Pty. Ltd. (negative matching)
- Feet 'n Frames (foley facility)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Frame, Set & Match (telecine transfers)
- Goldcrest Post Production London (post-production sound services)
- HW Wood (insurance)
- Huzzah Sound (sound editing facility)
- Jigsaw Music (music preparation)
- KO Creative (package design and layout)
- KO Creative (poster design)
- KO Creative (trailer)
- Maltacourt (freight services)
- Maura Fay Group (casting)
- Moneypenny Services (production accounting services)
- Reel Freight Solutions (freight services)
- Soundfirm (sound mixing studio)
- Spectrum Films (picture editing facility)
- Stage & Screen Travel (travel services)
- Studios 301 (orchestra score recording facility)
- Technicolor (release printing)
- The South Australian Film Corporation (production facilities)
- The Travel Bureau (travel services)
- Triumph (motorbikes)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
An adult nicknamed Misty is narrating a story about one summer in his life when he was an adolescent in the late 1960s. He was living in a Catholic orphanage in the Australian outback. His best mates were the "December boys" - Maps, Spark and Spit - the four of them so named because they were the boys in the orphanage born in the month of December. With a recent windfall, the orphanage decided to give each of the boys a group vacation for each of their birthdays, the December boys the first to go. Their vacation was to Lady Star Cove on the Australian coast, to stay at the home of Mrs. and Mrs. McAnsh - Bandy and "Skipper". Their relatively carefree Christmas vacation took a turn primarily from three events: learning the reason the McAnshes hosted the boys specifically at this time; Maps, the oldest in his mid-teens, exploring his sexuality with a girl named Lucy, who was also visiting Lady Star Cove for the summer; and Misty secretly learning that a young couple in the cove, Fearless and Teresa, were thinking about adopting one of them, the couple who were unable to conceive a child of their own. Beyond the dreams of especially the younger three to be adopted by a loving family, Fearless had the extra wow factor of being a stunt motorcyclist as his profession. Misty, the youngest, tried the hardest to be the one chosen, even initially keeping the fact of Fearless and Teresa thinking about adopting one of them from the other three. Misty concludes his story with the reason why he is telling it at this stage in his life. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | After that summer nothing would ever be the same again. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $4,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Freddie Highmore (age 13 when the feature was filmed) was originally set to star. His agent and mother also represents Daniel Radcliffe (age 16 during filming) which is how Daniel came on board; Freddie had to pull out because his grandmother became sick and he couldn't leave England to film in Australia. See more » |
| Goofs | Although the film is apparently set in the 1950s or early 1960s at most, the record Maps finds in the cave features Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky", released in 1969. Later, when Maps and Lucy listen to another record, the song played is Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Who'll Stop the Rain?", released in 1970. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Michael Clayton/December Boys/The Jane Austen Book Club/The Heartbreak Kid/The Seeker (2007). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Nobody Knows my Name See more » |
| Quotes |
Maps:
Just remember Misty, no matter what, you're still a December boy. See more » |