Three Blind Mice (2008)

Three young Navy officers hit Sydney for one last night on land before being shipped over to the Gulf to fight. Sam has been mistreated at sea and is going AWOL, Dean has a fiancée and the ... See full summary »

Director:

Matthew Newton

Writer:

Matthew Newton

Stars:

Ewen Leslie, Toby Schmitz, Matthew Newton

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ewen Leslie	...	Sam Fisher
Toby Schmitz	...	Dean Leiberman
Matthew Newton	...	Harry McCabe
Tina Bursill	...	Candy
Brendan Cowell	...	Glenn
Alex Dimitriades	...	Tony
Bob Franklin	...	Warren
Marcus Graham	...	John
Jody Kennedy	...	Esther
Eloise Mignon	...	Grace
Pia Miranda	...	Sally
Heather Mitchell	...	Kathy
Barry Otto	...	Fred
Gracie Otto	...	Emma
Sophie Scarf	...	Kristy

Storyline

Three young Navy officers hit Sydney for one last night on land before being shipped over to the Gulf to fight. Sam has been mistreated at sea and is going AWOL, Dean has a fiancée and the future in-laws to meet, and Harry just loves playing cards. Throughout the night the boys lose each other, find themselves, and along the way discover courage, friendship and redemption.

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Plot Keywords:

watching tv | fight | awol | navy | friendship | 

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Taglines:

See how they run...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Did You Know?

Goofs

Ewan Leslie's character (Sam Fisher) claims he will soon be promoted to Petty Officer when his epaulettes show the higher rank of Chief Petty Officer. However, these are enlisted (non-commissioned) ranks, whereas Fisher is actually a commissioned officer with the higher rank of Sub-Lieutenant.

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Connections

References Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971)

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Soundtracks

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Written and performed by Wesley Carr

User Reviews

dialect alert!

I saw this as part of the World Tour sidebar of the 33rd Cleveland International Film Festival. It starts with some pretty compelling mix of plot elements: the last shore leave, the rascal who wants to have as much wine, women and song as possible, the soon to be married mate who wants dinner with the in-laws and the sailor who's obviously come up against some debatable military "discipline".

Unfortunately, the director chose not to have subtitles turned on for this.

I became more and more lost as the movie progressed. Scenes around a card table with three Aussies yelling, one talking and one sub-vocalizing left me with little to go on for critical plot points.

I expect to rent this if possible and re-rate it. But if you have trouble with this sort of dialect at all do check to see if sub-titles are available. This movie had more than enough promise to give it another chance.

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 2009 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Τρία τυφλά ποντίκια

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dirty Rat Films, Odin's Eye Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1