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Overview

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5.5/10   279 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Nick Earls (novel)
Daniel Lapaine (writer)
Release Date:
31 August 2006 (Australia) more
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Tagline:
Romeo and Juliet... Beer... Brown birds... Postcards... and sex more
Plot:
Based on the award winning novel by Nick Earls, 48 Shades of Brown, this coming of age comedy is about a 16 year old... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Reviews:
An enjoyable light comedy with a great soundtrack more (6 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Richard Wilson ... Dan
Robin McLeavy ... Jacq
Emma Lung ... Naomi
Nicholas Donaldson ... Chris Burns (as Nick Donaldson)
Michael Booth ... Phil

Victoria Thaine ... Imogen
Paul Bishop ... Mr. Wilkes
Eleanor Logan ... Lisa
Tamara Bell ... Gazoonga Attack
Renae Collett ... Gazoonga Attack
Serinda Rogers ... Gazoonga Attack
Cory Robinson ... Jason
Nick Earls ... Deli Owner
Joshua Donnelly ... Stoned Kid

Peita McCulloch ... Blonde Woman (as Peta McCulloch)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
96 min
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Dan is searching on the Internet for a Pesto Recipe, the address on the browser reads "file:url", so it clearly shows that he is accessing a webpage, that is not actually on the Internet. more
Quotes:
Chris Burns: I had a girl in there? Did I... you know?
Dan: Well, something made her throw up.
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Movie Connections:
Features Romeo + Juliet (1996) more

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8 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
An enjoyable light comedy with a great soundtrack, 4 September 2006
8/10
Author: Adam Gracia from Australia

I'm sitting here listening to the soundtrack and it's reinforcing my first impression that this film was an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon.

While it may not deal with typical issues in teenage angst like Donnie Darko/ Brick/ 2.37 or have the solid structure of an Alibrandi/ 10 things/Leo's Romeo, it does approach growing up differently-very gentle and yet it holds your interest and thankfully doesn't cop out in the end.

I have read the book and thought it was better, like most books, because it had the time to deal with Dan's innermost thoughts. There were things that I would have done differently but I imagine that they did not have a big budget on this

This film seems to have two distinct divided camps. I can understand why some may not like it but I don't think it deserves to be completely written off. I gave into its charm and was pleasantly surprised.

I would recommend those who have seen the film to get the soundtrack-it is really worth it. I think I'll go and see it again, seeing that it's "tight arse Tuesday" I'd be really interested in your responses to the music.

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