From the biggest festival to the smallest church social, Kenny Smyth delivers porta-loos to them all. Ignored and unappreciated, he is one of the cogs in society's machinery; a knight in ...
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| Shane Jacobson | ... | Kenny Smyth | |
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Travis Golland | ... | Pumper 1 |
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Chris Davis | ... | Pat |
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Alf Scerri | ... | Alf |
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Hayley Preusker | ... | Hayley |
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Saxon Fuller | ... | Pumper 2 |
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Thomas Uerata | ... | Pumper 3 |
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Kevin 'The Captain' Roy Ogston | ... | Pumper 4 |
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Glenn Preusker | ... | Glenn |
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Kevin Roy | ... | Pumper 5 |
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Craig Carter | ... | Radio DJ (voice) |
| Pete Smith | ... | Radio DJ (voice) (as Peter Smith) | |
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Adrian Atkinson | ... | Air Show Manager |
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Mark Robertson | ... | Robbo |
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Kevin 'Matey' Lee Ogston | ... | Pumper 6 |
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From the biggest festival to the smallest church social, Kenny Smyth delivers porta-loos to them all. Ignored and unappreciated, he is one of the cogs in society's machinery; a knight in shining overalls taking care of business with his faithful 'Splashdown' crew. Follow Kenny as he tackles every septic challenge that comes his way, culminating in a pilgrimage to that Mecca of waste management, the International Pumper and Cleaner Expo in Nashville Tennessee - or as Kenny affectionately calls it, "Poo HQ". With fly-on-the-wall honesty and wit, 'KENNY' lifts the lid on one of Australia's roughest diamonds as he juggles family tensions, fatherhood and sewage with charm, humour and unflinching dignity. "It takes a certain kind of person to do what I do... No-one's ever impressed; no-one's ever fascinated... If you're a fireman, all the kids will want to jump on the back of the truck and follow you to a fire. There's going to be no kids willing to do that with me. So, I don't do it to ... Written by Anonymous
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11 July 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Кенни See more »Filming Locations:
Australian international Air Show, Avalon Airport, Victoria, Australia See more »Edit
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_Kenny (2006)_ is quite unusual in that almost all of the events, companies and products referenced in the film are actually real. Kenny's company Splashdown is a preexisting business that inspired creation of the film, and cooperated in its production. In scenes involving a boxing club, not only is the club real, but so too is the sponsor on the boxers' shirts and the background signage. Likewise, the airshow and race meet are actual events, and the track does really have its own chapel. The Pumper and Cleaner Environmental Expo International exists just as shown, and the magazines, companies, and products shown at the show weren't creations for the film. Even the locations and the distances between them are, for the most part, as represented. See more »Goofs
Kenny and son are traveling to the Ocean Grove caravan park where his father lives. On entering the park the camera is focused on the back of Kenny and his son walking toward Kenny's father's cabin, you can see the right-strap of Kenny's overalls 'inside-out' and twisted. As they get closer to the cabin and the front door you see the right strap of Kenny's overalls 'neat' as it should be, however upon leaving his Father's cabin the right strap returns to it's 'inside-out' & twisted position. See more »Quotes
Kenny: I'd love to be able to say "I plumb toilets" and have someone say "Now that is something I've always wanted to do".See more »
At last a simple Ozzie film like The Castle. Shane Jacobsen the star and a writer delivers a portrayal of a humble man with warmth and integrity. He supplies and maintains portable toilets to all types of functions. He does his job with pride and dignity. He talks to the audience while going about his daily chores. In many comedies I crack a smile. In this one a laughed out loud. I loved him.
The film was made with a very modest budget and shows what is wrong with many of the current Hollywood fare. You don't make good films with a lot of money. You make them with good scripts and talented actors etc.