Garage Days (2002)

A coming-of-age comedy about a young Sydney band trying to get a foothold in the competitive world of rock n' roll. After the band's first gig is a colossal failure, the lead singer takes it upon himself to go out and pursue the most successful rock manager in the country. Meanwhile the other members of the band continue to deal with the kind of every day life issues that can ultimately tear a band apart. It may be the dawn of a new millennium but it's still a long way to the top if you want to rock n' roll.

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Een jonge band in Sydney probeert een voet tussen de deur te krijgen in de Australische rock-scene. Wanneer hun eerste optreden op een drama uitloopt, besluit hun zanger de meest succesvolle rock-manager van het land te benaderen.

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Alex Proyas, director of The Crow and Dark City, switches gears for the lightweight romantic comedy Garage Days. Set in the Sydney suburb of Newtown, Freddy (Kick Gurry) really wants his band to make it big. The band consists of his girlfriend Tanya (Pia Miranda) on bass, the drugged-out Lucy (Chris Sadrinna) on drums, and the mopey Joe (Brett Stiller) on guitar. Their inept manager, Bruno (Russell Dykstra), thinks they can get successful if they hook up with record executive Shad Kern (Marton Csokas). However, the band develops personal problems when Joe's girlfriend Kate (Maya Stange) announces she's pregnant a...
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nd falls for Freddy, then gothic girl Angie (Yvette Duncan) seduces Joe, and Tanya gets involved with Lucy. Garage Days premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.
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Director Alex Proyas's (THE CROW) GARAGE DAYS sheds light on the world of struggling musicians, sexual misadventure, drug experimentation, and mental instability in Sydney, Australia. Freddy (Kick Gurry) daydreams about being a rock star, but faces seemingly insurmountable problems as he tries to get his band kick-started in the DJ-saturated bars of Sydney. To make matters worse, Freddy's relationship with his bass player, Tanya (Pia Miranda), breaks down when he has a fling with Kate (Maya Strange). Kate just happens to be the girlfriend of Freddy's guitarist, Joe (Brett Stiller), who subsequently quits the band...
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and loses his mind in the process. A lucky liaison with the manager of a big rock band nearly gives the struggling band their long-awaited big break. But as the personal problems escalate, it becomes apparent that the passion for music that brought the band members together could be the very thing that tears them apart.

Proyas delivers a fast-paced comedy with a good mix of CGI-assisted trickery, a script full of human warmth and tension, and a series of fun-with-drugs interludes. The film works with themes on the perils of love and substance abuse, while the chemistry between the characters and the infectious nature of the story will have audiences rooting for the band as they attempt to make their chaotic rise to the top.
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