Suburban Mayhem

Suburban Mayhem
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul Goldman
Produced by	Jan Chapman Leah Churchill-Brown
Written by	Alice Bell
Starring	Emily Barclay Genevieve Lemon
Music by	Mick Harvey
Cinematography	Robert Humphreys
Edited by	Stephen Evans
Distributed by	Icon Film Distribution (Australia)
Release dates	26 October 2006 (2006-10-26)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$4,000,000

Suburban Mayhem is a 2006 Australian film directed by Paul Goldman, written by Alice Bell, produced by Leah Churchill-Brown and Executive Producer Jan Chapman. It features an ensemble cast including Emily Barclay, Michael Dorman, Anthony Hayes, Robert Morgan and Genevieve Lemon. It was filmed in Sydney and Newcastle, Australia.

Suburban Mayhem had its world premiere at Cannes^[1] and its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in Australia on 26 October 2006, with subsequent release around the world.

Plot

Katrina (Emily Barclay) is a 19-year-old single mum who's planning to get away with murder. Katrina lives in a world of petty crime, fast cars, manicures and blow-jobs. A master manipulator of men living at home with her father in suburban Golden Grove, Katrina will stop at nothing to get what she wants - even murder. When her father threatens to contact social services and take away her child, Katrina sets in motion a plan to wreak suburban mayhem that will leave a community in shock and make Katrina infamous in a way even she never dreamed of.

It is loosely based upon the notorious murders by Mark Valera, and later his sister Belinda van Krevel and her then-partner Keith Schreiber, of Frank Arkell and David O'Hearn, and Jack van Krevel, respectively.

Cast

Emily Barclay as Katrina
Michael Dorman as Rusty
Anthony Hayes as Kenny
Robert Morgan as John
Genevieve Lemon as Dianne
Laurence Breuls as Danny
Steve Bastoni as Robert Andretti
Mia Wasikowska as Lilya

Festivals

2006 - France - Cannes Film Festival
2006 - Australia - Melbourne International Film Festival
2006 - Canada - Toronto International Film Festival

Awards

Won:

2006 Australian Writers Guild: Best Original Feature Film (Alice Bell).^[2]
2006 Inside Film Awards: Best Actress (Emily Barclay), Best Music, Best Editing.
2006 Australian Film Institute Awards: Best Original Music Score (Mick Harvey)
2006 Australian Film Institute Awards: Best Lead Actress (Emily Barclay)
2006 Australian Film Institute Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Anthony Hayes)

Nominated:

2006 Australian Film Institute Awards: Best Direction (Paul Goldman), Best Supporting Actress (Genevieve Lemon), AFI Young Actor Award (Mia Wasikowska), Best Original Screenplay (Alice Bell), Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Sound.
2006 Inside Film Awards: Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Script.

Reception

Box office

Suburban Mayhem grossed $342,600 at the box office in Australia.^[3]

Critical reception

Suburban Mayhem has received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a "rotten" rating of 20%, based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 4/10.^[4] Film scholar Bruno Starrs has critiqued the film with regard to Barbara Creed's notion of the "maternal femine" monster ^[5]

References

↑ "Festival de Cannes: Suburban Mayhem". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
↑ Moses, Alexa (26 August 2006). "Best writing answered by awards". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
↑ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
↑ "SUBURBAN MAYHEM (2006)". rottentomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
↑ Starrs, D. Bruno (2006) The maternal monster in 'Suburban Mayhem'. Metro Magazine (151):pp. 22-24.

External links

Official website
Suburban Mayhem at the Internet Movie Database
Suburban Mayhem at the National Film and Sound Archive

AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score

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