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Garage Days

Field	Value
name	Garage Days
image	Garage Days poster.jpg
caption	Theatrical release poster
director	Alex Proyas
producer	Alex Proyas
Topher Dow
Lawrence Grey (executive)
Adrienne Read
writer	Alex Proyas
Michael Udesky
Dave Warner
starring	Kick Gurry
Maya Stange
Pia Miranda
Russell Dykstra
music	Andrew Lancaster
David McCormack
Antony Partos
cinematography	Simon Duggan
editing	Richard Learoyd
studio	Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
Mystery Clock Cinema
distributor	Fox Searchlight Pictures
released
runtime	105 minutes
country	Australia
language	English
gross	$1.3 million

the 2002 film

Topher Dow Lawrence Grey (executive) Adrienne Read Michael Udesky Dave Warner Maya Stange Pia Miranda Russell Dykstra David McCormack Antony Partos Mystery Clock Cinema

Garage Days is a 2002 Australian comedy-drama film directed by Alex Proyas and written by Proyas, Dave Warner and Michael Udesky. Garage Days is the story of a young Sydney garage band desperately trying to make it big in the competitive world of rock music. Its soundtrack includes the song "Garage Days" composed by David McCormack and Andrew Lancaster and performed by Katie Noonan. The climax of the film was filmed at the Homebake festival in Sydney in 2001.

The film made its US premiere at the 2003 Sundance film festival.

Cast

Kick Gurry as Freddy
Maya Stange as Kate
Pia Miranda as Tanya
Russell Dykstra as Bruno
Brett Stiller as Joe
Chris Sadrinna as Lucy
Andy Anderson as Kevin
Marton Csokas as Shad Kern
Yvette Duncan as Angie
Tiriel Mora as Thommo
Holly Brisley as Scarlet
Matthew Le Nevez as Toby
Angela Keep as Shad's Assistant
Rohan Nichol as York Pub Manager
Emma Lung as Freddy's Babysitter
Gregory Apps as University Professor

Soundtrack

Original music for the film was composed by Andrew Lancaster and David McCormack.

The soundtrack album was released in 2002.

High Voltage (The D4)
Alright (Supergrass)
Kooks (Motor Ace)
Buy Me A Pony (Spiderbait)
Rockin' It (David McCormack, Andrew Lancaster)
Garage Days (David McCormack, Andrew Lancaster)
Love is the Drug (Roxy Music)
Add It Up (Sonic Animation)
Walk Up (David McCormack, Andrew Lancaster)
Ghost Town (Rhombus)
Smash It Up (The (International) Noise Conspiracy)
Say What? (28 Days)
That's Entertainment (The Jam)
Masterplan (David McCormack)
Stop Thinking About It (Joey Ramone)
Mad Man (The Hives)
Get the Tarp (David McCormack, Andrew Lancaster, Anthony Partos)
Lucky Number Nine (The Moldy Peaches)
Help Yourself (Tom Jones)

Reception

The film received mixed reviews. Based on reviews from 53 critics collected by the film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 45% gave Garage Days a positive review. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 50 based on 19 reviews.

Awards and nominations

Maya Strange for Jan Logan AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2002 (nominated)
Peter Grace, Tony Vaccher, Phil Winters, Simon Leadley for AFI award for best sound (nominated)
Michael Philips for AFI award for best production design (nominated)
"Garage Days" (Dave McCormack / Andrew Lancaster) for APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards for Best Original Song Composed For a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series Or Mini-series 2003 (nominated)

References

"''Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office''".
(20 August 2004). "Leave it to Cleaver".
(2002-10-05). "Garage Days".
"Sundance Film Festival".
"Garage Days (2002) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia".
"Garage Days (2003)". [[Rotten Tomatoes]].
"Garage Days reviews". [[Metacritic]].
"AACTA awards 2002".
"Australian Television: 2003 APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards".

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