Mary and Max (2009)

Director:

Adam Elliot

Writer:

Adam Elliot (writer)

Release Date:

9 April 2009 (Australia)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.

Plot Keywords:

Friendship | Pen Pal | Australia | Fingernail | Adult Child Friendship

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Toni Collette	...	Mary Daisy Dinkle (voice)
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Max Jerry Horovitz (voice)
Eric Bana	...	Damien (voice)
Barry Humphries	...	Narrator (voice)
Bethany Whitmore	...	Young Mary (voice)
Renée Geyer	...	Vera (voice)
Ian 'Molly' Meldrum	...	Homeless Man (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Flaus	...	(voice)
Julie Forsyth	...	(voice)
Michael Ienna	...	Lincoln
Chris Massey	...	Additional Voice
Shaun Patten	...	Additional Voice
Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen	...	Additional Voice
Leanne Smith	...	Additional Voice

Runtime:

Australia:80 min | Germany:92 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English | Yiddish

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:M | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Ontario/Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Melodrama Pictures

Trivia:

All of the water scenes were created with lubricant.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: While Max is typing on the typewriter, many times the carriage moves in opposite directions. But while typing the carriage should move only from right to left.

Quotes:

Max Jerry Horovitz: [to Mary] Have you ever been a communist? Have you ever been attacked by a crow or similar large bird?

The Marvelous Mary and Max

Simple and blunt, the 2009 animated flick, Mary and Max, is a fantastic film and cinematic accomplishment. A beautiful, funny and touching story that delivers on all fronts of meaningful film-making.

In comparable style to Wallace and Gromit, the film uses it's charming and silly style to great effect by relating two unique characters. A middle-aged man with social disabilites named Max Jerry Horovitz receives a letter one day from an inquisitive little Australian girl named Mary Daisy Dinkle. The two via letters relate to one another instantly, and an amazing bond of friendship begins.

About 2 hours ago I finished watching this flick and I'm still beaming. It's really a special, special film that just screams perfection. I feel bad for the people who'll look at the cover and dismiss it due to being animated, as this will most undoubtedly happen. But lucky for me and you, huh?