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Me Myself I (film)
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Me Myself I is a 2000
Australia
n comedy film.
The woman who was driving the car is also Pamela, but is Pamela Dickson; she is from an alternate universe in which she married Robert 13 years earlier. Pamela Dickson takes Pamela Drury to the Dickson family home and the two of them talk in the kitchen. Suddenly, Pamela Dickson's kids come home and she disappears, leaving the unmarried Pamela Drury in a house she has never seen before with three children she does not know. The children assume she is their mother, although they do not quite recognize her sometimes.
She soon finds out that her alter ego Pamela Dickson lives in a dull marriage and writes lightweight articles for a mainstream ladies magazine, rather than being the serious reporter that Drury is. She meets Ben again, but in this time-line he is a widower still mourning the loss of the great love of his life. Pamela is unhappy and annoyed with married life and she quarrels with Robert. However, she comes to start to enjoy it and fall for Robert again and even stimulates him and enlivens her marriage. But then the two women are switched back to their former lives. Pamela Dickson had been living the life of single Pamela Drury and enjoyed it but ultimately missed her husband and kids so she came back. Pamela Drury is single once more and embraces her life with a new appreciation of all that being single and having a career has to offer. She learns that while she was gone, Pamela Dickson began dating Ben, who actually is divorced from the woman who alternate-Ben had thought was his soul mate. Ultimately she sees that both lives are appealing and have things to appreciate.
. It was nominated for the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction
, Best Screenplay
, Best Actress in a Leading Role
and Best Achievement in Editing
.
2000 in film
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Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n comedy film.
Plot
Pamela Drury is single and works as a serious journalist. She spends her birthday alone and becomes lonely and reflects upon her life and the choices she made. In a box of photos of old boyfriends, she reflects upon why she broke up with one in particular, Robert Dickson, 13 years earlier. She also meets an interesting man, Ben and follows him home, only to see through the window that he is with his family and looks very happy. Shortly afterwards, she is hit by a car while crossing the street.The woman who was driving the car is also Pamela, but is Pamela Dickson; she is from an alternate universe in which she married Robert 13 years earlier. Pamela Dickson takes Pamela Drury to the Dickson family home and the two of them talk in the kitchen. Suddenly, Pamela Dickson's kids come home and she disappears, leaving the unmarried Pamela Drury in a house she has never seen before with three children she does not know. The children assume she is their mother, although they do not quite recognize her sometimes.
She soon finds out that her alter ego Pamela Dickson lives in a dull marriage and writes lightweight articles for a mainstream ladies magazine, rather than being the serious reporter that Drury is. She meets Ben again, but in this time-line he is a widower still mourning the loss of the great love of his life. Pamela is unhappy and annoyed with married life and she quarrels with Robert. However, she comes to start to enjoy it and fall for Robert again and even stimulates him and enlivens her marriage. But then the two women are switched back to their former lives. Pamela Dickson had been living the life of single Pamela Drury and enjoyed it but ultimately missed her husband and kids so she came back. Pamela Drury is single once more and embraces her life with a new appreciation of all that being single and having a career has to offer. She learns that while she was gone, Pamela Dickson began dating Ben, who actually is divorced from the woman who alternate-Ben had thought was his soul mate. Ultimately she sees that both lives are appealing and have things to appreciate.
Cast
- Rachel GriffithsRachel GriffithsRachel Anne Griffiths is an Australian film and television actress who came to prominence in the 1994 film Muriel's Wedding and her Academy Award nominated performance in the 1997 film Hilary and Jackie....
as Pamela Drury / Pamela Dickson - David Roberts as Robert Dickson
- Sandy WintonSandy WintonSandy Winton, born Alexander Gordon, is an Australian actor currently playing the role of Erinsborough High Principal, Michael Williams, in the soap-opera, Neighbours.-Career:...
as Ben Griffin - Yael Stone as Stacy Dickson
- Shaun Loseby as Douglas Dickson
- Trent SullivanTrent SullivanTrent Sullivan is an Australian movie and television actor, born in Sydney. He received his start in acting at four years of age when he played Rupert in the comedy-drama film Me Myself I....
as Rupert Dickson - Christine Stephen-DalyChristine Stephen-DalyChristine Stephen-Daly is an Australian television actress.Christine grew up in Melbourne with her father Paul, an entrepreneur who was the originator of the world's first travelling tram restaurant in Melbourne in 1993; mother Rhonnda, a housewife; and three sisters Louise, Laura, and...
as Deirdre - Felix WilliamsonFelix Williamson-Career:He has had many roles in television, film and theatre and portrayed Paul Keating in the 2010 telemovie, Hawke opposite Richard Roxburgh's Bob Hawke....
as Geoff - Rebecca FrithRebecca FrithRebecca Frith is an Australian actress-Biography:Since graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1987, Frith has appeared in a diversity of TV shows...
as Terri - Ann BurbrookAnn BurbrookAnn Burbrook, sometimes credited as Annie Burbrook, Ann Burbrook, sometimes credited as Annie Burbrook, Ann Burbrook, sometimes credited as Annie Burbrook, (born 23 November 1965 in Jesselton, Sabah, Malaysia, is an Australian actress.Burbrook trained at the Australian Ballet School and the WA...
as Janinie - Frank WhittenFrank WhittenFrank Edgar Richard Whitten was a New Zealand television actor. He was more recently known for playing Ted "Grandpa" West in the New Zealand television show Outrageous Fortune.-Life and career:...
as Charlie - Terence CrawfordTerence CrawfordTerence Crawford is an undefeated professional boxer in the Lightweight division.-Amateur career:During his amateur Terence won a gold medal at the 2006 National P.A.L. Championships.-Professional career:...
as Allen - Maeliosa Stafford as Max
- Kirstie Hutton as Sally
- Peter Brailey as Roger
- Mariel McClorey as Harriet
- Andrew Caryofyllis as Harry
- Lenore Munro as Sophie
- Lyndon Wilkinson as Pamela's Mother (voice on phone)
- Spud as Brandy the dog
Awards
The film won two awards for sound at the Australian Screen Sound Guild awards and won First Works Section at the Festroia International Film FestivalFestroia International Film Festival
The Festróia Festival Internacional de Cinema de Tróia is an annual film festival that takes place in Setúbal, Portugal since 1985.The festival's competitive section is open to films from countries producing less than 30 features per year...
. It was nominated for the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction
The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards.-Previous winners:*1971 – Homesdale *1972 – Stork...
, Best Screenplay
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay
The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards. It has been awarded annually since 1976 as a joint category until 1993 when the award was separated into Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay...
, Best Actress in a Leading Role
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an award presented annually at the Australian Film Institute Awards. The award has been presented annually since 1971.-History:...
and Best Achievement in Editing
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Achievement in Editing
The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Achievement in Editing is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards. It has been awarded annually since 1967.-Previous winners:*1967: Cardin in Australia...
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External links
- Me Myself I at Box Office MojoBox Office MojoBox Office Mojo is a website that tracks box office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way. Brandon Gray started the site in 1999. In 2002, Gray partnered with Sean Saulsbury and they grew the site to nearly two million readers when, in July 2008, the company was purchased by Amazon.com through...