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Mary and Max (2009) 8.1
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. Director:Adam ElliotWriter:Adam Elliot |
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Cast
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Mary Daisy Dinkle
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| Philip Seymour Hoffman | ... |
Max Jerry Horovitz
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Damien
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Young Mary
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Renée Geyer | ... |
Vera
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Ian 'Molly' Meldrum | ... |
Homeless Man
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Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen | ... |
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Plot Synopsis
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In the mid-1970's, a homely, friendless Australian girl of 8 picks a name out of a Manhattan phone book and writes to him; she includes a chocolate bar. She's Mary Dinkle, the only child of an alcoholic mother and a distracted father. He's Max Horowitz, living alone in New York, overweight, subject to anxiety attacks. He writes back, with chocolate. Thus begins a 20-year correspondence, interrupted by a stay in an asylum and a few misunderstandings. Mary falls in love with a neighbor, saves money to have a birthmark removed and deals with loss. Max has a friendship with a neighbor, tries to control his weight, and finally gets the dream job. Will the two ever meet face to face? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Country:
AustraliaRelease Date:
9 April 2009 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
Mary & Max See more »Filming Locations:
Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaBox Office
Budget:
AUD 8,240,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Written by Kofi Ghanaba (as Guy Warren)
Performed by Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra
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Barry Humphries (The Narrator) and Eric Bana (Damien) have both previously lent their voices to Finding Nemo, playing the sharks Bruce and Anchor respectively. See more »Goofs
In the U.S., a can with the label "tinned spaghetti" is shown. While this wording would be used in Australia, it is rather unlikely in the U.S., where "canned spaghetti" would be the preferred term. See more »Crazy Credits
Before the end credits the next quote appears: "God gave us our relatives; thank God we can choose our friends" by Ethel Watts Mumford. See more »Soundtracks
"That Happy Feeling"Written by Kofi Ghanaba (as Guy Warren)
Performed by Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra
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I thought this movie was very well made. I can relate to Max's character, as i work with people who have Asperges Syndrome. The creator showed the audience what it is really like, in society, to have a mental disability of this kind. The use of gray colour with a splash of red when showing the scenes with Max, was very effective, and give the audience the sense of what Max was feeling. I saw this movie with work colleagues who also work with children with this disorder, and we were all curious to see how this disorder would be shown. We were all very pleased.
This movie shows the audience what people with asperges syndrome go through in day to day life, and how they don't understand things that most people would. As well as how they do/do not cope with some issues.
This movie is not for children. It is quite sad, but with some really funny parts. and for those who live in Melbourne, especially, you will understand some of the references.
I give this movie 10/10.
After 5 years in the making it is definitely worth watching