Rats and Cats is a 2006 Australian comedy film.
| Rats and Cats | |
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| Directed by | Tony Rogers |
| Written by | Adam Zwar Jason Gann |
| Starring | Adam Zwar Jason Gann Paul Denny Anya Beyersdorf Angus Sampson Bert La Bonté |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Plot
editRats and Cats is about a journalist tracking a former film and television star.[1]
Production
editThe film was directed by Tony Rogers and starring Adam Zwar and Jason Gann, the pair of whom also wrote the screenplay.[2] The film was shot in Melbourne and country Victoria.[3] The film is 88 minutes long.[4]
Cast
edit- Adam Zwar as Ben Baxter
- Jason Gann as Darren McWarren
- Paul Denny[5] as Bruce
- Anya Beyersdorf as Cindy[6]
- Angus Sampson as Robber
- Bert La Bonté as Teddy Taiwan
Release
editThe film was released in cinemas on 15 May 2008,[2] after it premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival held at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image on 3 August 2006.[3][6]
Reception
editDavid Stratton from At the Movies wrote, "RATS AND CATS is a sort-of comedy, very laid-back and meandering, and it's mostly content to explore life in this little town and some of its inhabitants."[7] Vicky Roach of The Daily Telegraph wrote, "While Rats And Cats is an altogether different creature, it has the same strong sense of its own identity and the same authentic charm."[8] Leigh Paatsch of the Herald Sun wrote, "Worth checking out if you're after something genuinely different."[9] The Movie Show on SBS wrote about the film's characters, "Even better, the film boasts an enviably and uncommonly consistent tone, with supporting actors Anya Beyersdorf (as prostitute turned girlfriend, Cindy) and Paul Denny (as Darren’s brain-dead mate, Bruce) matching the high standard set by Gann and Zwar."[10] Paul Byrnes of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote on its celebrity worship, "Rats And Cats seems to want to be taken half-seriously, as a commentary on the emptiness of celebrity worship, but it's hard to argue that from such a shaky comic foundation."[11]
References
edit- ^ Maddox, Garry (5 May 2008). "Fighting to be heard above the din". Entertainment. The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: Fairfax Media. p. 12. ISSN 0312-6315. ProQuest 364333538. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
Later this month, it will be the comedy Rats And Cats, about a journalist tracking down a former film and TV star. Made by the team behind the SBS comedy series Wilfred - the director, Tony Rogers, and the actor-writers Jason Gann and Adam Zwar - it is also getting a one-screen release in Sydney.
- ^ a b Miller, Kylie and Devlyn, Darren (30 April 2008). "Out of the box". TV Guide. Herald Sun. Melbourne: News Limited. Duo hit the big screen. ProQuest 361059836.
- ^ a b Byrne, Fiona (6 August 2006). "Rats And Cats Premiere – City". Sunday Herald Sun. Melbourne: News Limited. p. 116. ProQuest 360717903.
- ^ Partridge, Des (17 May 2008). "a to z". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: News Limited. p. M16. ProQuest 353883189.
THE team behind the comedy series Wilfred -- director Tony Rogers and actor-writers Jason Gann and AFI award-winner Adam Zwar -- appear in their own low-budget comedy about a former TV soapie star who discovers the price of celebrity when he is involved in a nostalgia TV program. (88 min)
- ^ Debritz, Brett (9 July 2006). "Play it again, Paul". Inside Entertainment. The Sunday Mail. Brisbane: News Limited. p. 4. ISSN 1322-5243. ProQuest 353517422.
- ^ a b Edwards, Amy and Gadd, Michael (31 July 2006). "Rats, we forgot cats". Newcastle Herald. Newcastle: Rural Press. p. 14. ProQuest 365175172.
Rats and Cats will have its world premiere at the Melbourne festival on Thursday.
- ^ Stratton, David (14 May 2008). "Rats and Cats". At the Movies. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Roach, Vicky (22 May 2008). "Playing on charm with a smalltown Aussie celebrity". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney: News Limited. p. 45. ISSN 1836-0203. ProQuest 359899257.
- ^ Paatsch, Leigh (15 May 2008). "Rats and Cats (M)". Herald Sun. Melbourne: News Limited. p. I7. ISSN 1038-3433. ProQuest 361078315.
- ^ "Rats and Cats Review". Special Broadcasting Service. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Byrnes, Paul (29 May 2008). "Rats and Cats". Film reviews. The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: Fairfax Media. ISSN 0312-6315. Retrieved 8 July 2024.