Maximum Choppage
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Matchbox Pictures |
Directed by | Craig Melville |
Starring |
Lawrence Leung Stephanie Son Dave Eastgate |
Country of origin | Australia |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Debbie Lee Tony Ayres |
Producer(s) | Sophie Miller, Julie Eckersley, Linda Micsko |
Running time | 29 minutes per episode |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | ABC2 |
Maximum Choppage is an Australian television comedy drama series starring Lawrence Leung. The six part series is set to premiere in 2015 on ABC2. It is directed by Craig Melville and written by Leung, Duncan Sarkies and Josh Mapleston. It is produced by Julie Eckersley, Sophie Miller and Linda Micsko with executive producers Tony Ayres and Debbie Lee. The series is based on the film work of Timothy Ly which was developed into the TV series by Matchbox Pictures.
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Plot
Simon Chan has returned to his hometown of Cabramatta. Whilst everyone thinks he was studying at a legendary martial arts school in Beijing, the truth is he was at Marshall's Art School, in Melbourne. Skilful with a paintbrush but clueless in combat, Simon is the exact opposite of an action hero. However, due to his mother’s boasting, everyone in Cabramatta thinks he is a kung fu master and the new saviour of their town.[1]
Cast
- Lawrence Leung as Simon Chan
- Dave Eastgate as Egg
- Stephanie Son as Petal
- Darren Gilshenan as Mayor Crawford
- Georgina Haig as Elle
- Jason Chong as Pump'd
- Anthony Brandon Wong as Le Bok
- Andy Trieu as Fury
- Felino Dolloso as Kai Le
- Kathryn Yuen as Mother
Episode Summaries
Episode 1
Simon Chan has returned to his home town after many years training in a faraway martial arts temple. Well, not really. The truth is Simon was at Marshall's Art School, in Melbourne…
Episode 2
Simon must find a way to defend his mother's shop from a gang of pirate DVD dealers. Petal pushes Simon to tell Egg that he's not a warrior, but he's worried Egg will blow his secret. Egg is tempted into pirate DVD addiction.
Episode 3
Cabramatta is gripped by fish-fighting fever. After a winning streak with her prize fish 'Little Simon' Mrs Chan loses her shop in a bet with gang leader Kai Le. Can Simon, Petal and Egg win it back? Starring: Lawrence Leung.
Episode 4
It's ghost month and angry spirits are attacking shops. Simon is called upon to drive them out, but after a visit from his dead father he becomes convinced that his lie about being a warrior has made the spirits restless.
Episode 5
It's Cabramatta's food festival and Mrs Chan is competing in the Signature Dish Smackdown Competition with her horny duck recipe. A rival chef is found dead and Mrs Chan is the prime suspect. Can Simon save her?
Episode 6
Mayor Crawford evicts Mrs Chan and the Old Market Street residents from their shops and gleefully announces his plan to erect a multi-storey car park in their place. Simon challenges the Mayor to a series of public debates.
Development of the Series
The television series is based on the film work of Timothy Ly, who grew up near Cabramatta. Timothy studied Martial Arts after school and weekends as a teen. Timothy graduated from Fairvale High School in 2002 and began a no budget production of martial arts short films. The term "Maximum Choppage" relates to the martial arts trainer who chopped people who failed to train right or made form mistakes. A bad fail would be met by Maximum Choppage. After the short film was made, a feature length film was made, again on no budget. All actors in the earlier film versions were locally sourced. The audience appeal of the subject matter, and the unique use of a community often ignored by mainstream media, make the production iconic.
See also
References
External links
- Maximum Choppage at the Internet Movie Database
- TV Shows to add to your must-watch list in 2015
- Junkee - Top Ten Shows To Look Forward To This Year
- Lawrence Leung Website - Maximum Choppage Begins Shooting
- Maximum Choppage Preview Video
- Junkee Lawrence Leung Save Cabramatta with awkward Kung Fu in First Trailer of his brand new show
- Girls of Maximum Choppage Trailer
- Asian Movies Article
- 'ABC comedy kung fu series Maximum Choppage packs a punch' - Fairfield Advance
- Director's webpage
- Campaign Brief Article
- 'Music's Answer to Flight of the Conchords' TheMusic.com
- 'When Asians Attack' The Monthly
- 'Maximum Choppage star Lawrence Leung fights in Whackedout Kung Fu Universe' The Sydney Morning Herald
- 'Maximum Choppage is winner for ABC' Sydney Morning Herald
- 'Maximum Choppage: Pretending to be a fighter is really an art' The Australian
- Maximum Choppage gives Lawrence Leung maximum licence to goof off' The Sydney Morning Herald
- 'TUESDAY'S PICK: Maximum Choppage' TV Week Logie Awards
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