Housos vs. Authority
| Housos vs. Authority | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Fenech |
| Produced by | Paul Fenech |
| Written by | Paul Fenech |
| Starring |
Elle Dawe Paul Fenech Jason "Jabba" Davis Kevin Taumata Vanessa Davis Tahir Bilgic Murray Harman |
| Narrated by | Russell Gilbert |
| Cinematography | Michael Kliem |
| Edited by | David Rudd |
| Distributed by | Transmission Films |
Release dates | 1 November 2012 (Australia) |
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $200,000 |
| Box office | $1,386,692[1] |
Housos vs. Authority is an Australian film, based upon the stories and characters of the Housos television series, created by Paul Fenech.[2]
The film was released to Australian cinemas on November 1, 2012, following several pre-release screenings around the country. Directed, produced and written by Fenech, the film was made for a modest budget of $200,000 and was distributed by Transmission Films. Upon release, the film was a box office success, grossing $1,386,692 throughout Australia.
Plot
Franky Falzoni (Fenech) and his best mate Darren "Dazza" Smith (Jason Davis) travel in a drug-laden campervan from the western outskirts of Sydney to Alice Springs so that Dazza's foul-mouthed girlfriend Sharon "Shazza" Jones (Elle Dawe) can be reunited with the dying mother she hasn't seen since she was three. Upon arrival there, Shazza's mum dies, her final wish to take her ashes and scatter them atop Uluru. They are arrested for trespassing at Uluru and defacing it with graffiti and an orgy, and must try and get out of their situation.
Cast
- Elle Dawe as Shazza
- Jason "Jabba" Davis as Dazza
- Paul Fenech as Franky
- Kev Taumata as Kevin
- Vanessa Davis as Vanessa
- Russell Gilbert as Bazza
- Alex Romano as Jimmy the Junkie
- Ashur Simon as Abdul
- Tahir Bilgic as Habib
- Rob Shehadie as Rocky
- Andrew Ausage as Junior
- Liz Harper as Cheree
- Derek Boyer as Bubbles
- Jioji Ravulo as Muli
- Angry Anderson as Angry the Bikie
- Davey Cooper as Johnno
- Maret Archer as Beryl
- Stuart Rawe as Reg
- Ara Natarian as Ara
- Mohammed Hammoud as Mo
- Alex Romano as Jimmy
- Garry Who as Cop Garry
- Murray Harman as Cop Murray
Reception
Housos vs. Authority has a 60% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes (based on 5 reviews).[3] Luke Buckmaster of In Film Australia wrote "Paul Fenech has been lobbing comedy grenades for eons. Whether he intended it or not, his latest movie is one of Australia's most brutal satires of lower class suburbia", while 3AW's Jim Schembri wrote "Very faithfull, very funny, very crass big screen version of [the] brilliantly low brow TV series... as far as a film doing justice to the TV show on which it is based, Housos vs. Authority leaves the abomination of Kath & Kimderella for dead." However, reviews haven't been wholly positive for the film. For example, Matthew Toomey of ABC Radio Brisbane wrote "The tiresome nature of the comedy wears thin very quickly. It's the same easy jokes over and over again".
Sequel
Fat Pizza vs. Housos is a crossover film bringing together the eponymous series Housos and Fat Pizza, itself a spin-off of television series Pizza, which is set for release 27 November 2014.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ http://mumbrella.com.au/ben-lewins-sex-surrogate-film-the-sessions-opens-with-267000-at-box-office-as-housos-breaks-through-1m-125442
- ↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/movies/paul-fenechs-housos-v-authority-film-has-highest-cinema-screen-average-of-all-films-in-australia/story-e6frf9h6-1226509319870
- ↑ "Housos Vs. Authority (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ http://thelowdownunder.com/2014/03/18/housos-vs-fat-pizza-movie-in-the-works/