Under the Radar (film)
Encyclopedia
Under the Radar is a 2004 Australia
n comedy
film
directed by Evan Clarry and starring Nathan Phillips
, Clayton Watson
, Steady Eddy
and Chloe Maxwell
. It was filmed in the Gold Coast, Queensland
, Australia
.
review of the film noted an indecisiveness of what genre was intended, yet concluding the production "harks back to a more innocent era of Australian film making and has all the elements of becoming a cult film in years to come".
award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Chloe Maxwell) and won the Australian Screen Sound Guild award for Best Achievement in Sound for a Feature Film - Sound Design in 2004.
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
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
film
Film
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directed by Evan Clarry and starring Nathan Phillips
Nathan Phillips (actor)
Nathan Scott Phillips is an Australian actor who is currently based in Los Angeles. He is perhaps best known for his role as backpacker Ben Mitchell in Wolf Creek and for his American film debut, Snakes on a Plane, opposite Samuel L...
, Clayton Watson
Clayton Watson
Clayton Watson is an Australian producer, actor, writer, and director. He grew up in the Australian outback on a sheep station close to Morgan, a small town in South Australia...
, Steady Eddy
Steady Eddy
Steady Eddy is the stage name of Christopher Widdows, an Australian comedian and actor with Cerebral palsy. Initially, Widdows used his disability as the basis for his comedy...
and Chloe Maxwell
Chloe Maxwell
Chloe Maxwell is an Australian television presenter for The Matty Johns Show and model most famous for as "The Jeans West Girl" in a Jeans West campaign...
. It was filmed in the Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
, 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...
.
Cast
- Nathan PhillipsNathan Phillips (actor)Nathan Scott Phillips is an Australian actor who is currently based in Los Angeles. He is perhaps best known for his role as backpacker Ben Mitchell in Wolf Creek and for his American film debut, Snakes on a Plane, opposite Samuel L...
as Brandon - Clayton WatsonClayton WatsonClayton Watson is an Australian producer, actor, writer, and director. He grew up in the Australian outback on a sheep station close to Morgan, a small town in South Australia...
as Adrian - Steady EddySteady EddySteady Eddy is the stage name of Christopher Widdows, an Australian comedian and actor with Cerebral palsy. Initially, Widdows used his disability as the basis for his comedy...
as Trevor - Chloe MaxwellChloe MaxwellChloe Maxwell is an Australian television presenter for The Matty Johns Show and model most famous for as "The Jeans West Girl" in a Jeans West campaign...
as Jo - Robert MenziesRobert Menzies (actor)Robert Menzies, an Australian television actor, has starred in productions such as 3 Acts of Murder, Three Dollars and Monash and The Anzac Legend....
as Ched - Syd Brisbane as Garry
- Gyton GrantleyGyton GrantleyGyton Grantley is a Logie Award and AFI Award-winning Australian actor, best known for his portrayal of convicted murderer and drug trafficker Carl Williams in the hit Australian television show Underbelly, for which he was nominated for both Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series and Most...
as Trent - Teo Gebert as Ash
- Damien Garvey as Gene
- Robert RabiahRobert RabiahRobert Rabiah is an Australian character actor best known for his roles as Nick in chopper, PK in Underbelly, and Spiro Politis on popular TV soap, Neighbours. His next film, Face to Face, and TV show, Killing Time are both due for release in late 2011.- References :...
as Mario - Steve MouzakisSteve MouzakisSteve Mouzakis is an Australian actor who has had numerous television and film roles. He is best known for his roles as Theo Kallergis in Blue Heelers, Paolo in The Secret Life of Us and Rolf in Very Small Business.-External links:...
as Lee - Rory Williamson as Ricardo
- Marg DowneyMarg Downey-Career:Downey first rose to prominence in the sketch comedy program The D-Generation on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in the late 1980s. She subsequently appeared in later sketch comedy series with other members of The D-Generation, including Fast Forward, Full Frontal and Something Stupid...
as Maxine
Reception
Australia's SBSSpecial Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
review of the film noted an indecisiveness of what genre was intended, yet concluding the production "harks back to a more innocent era of Australian film making and has all the elements of becoming a cult film in years to come".
Awards
The film was nominated for the Australian Film InstituteAustralian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...
award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Chloe Maxwell) and won the Australian Screen Sound Guild award for Best Achievement in Sound for a Feature Film - Sound Design in 2004.