September 9, 2003 all our expectations are turned on their head and tossed aside in the rage in placid lake, a darkly comic coming of age story about a young man who tries desperately to fit in. The rage in placid lake was screened at the 2003 cannes film festival. The rage in placid lake tony mcnamara, 2003 tells the story of an adolescent boy trying to find himself in a world from which he feels totally detached. So when he finds himself flying off the school roof and breaking every bone in his body on graduation night, placid decides to make a bid for the elusive. You think you should be laughing, but you just cant quite bring yourself to. Jan 01, 2009 when placid lake was a little boy, his mother miranda richardson sent him to school wearing a dress, just so he could experience sexuality from a different point of view. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the rage in placid lake 2003 near you. Lake placid is a 1999 american monster horror comedy film. The film documents his journey of selfdiscovery as he rejects his hippie roots and embraces the mundane by working for an insurance. Australian playwright tony mcnamara makes his directorial debut with the offbeat comedy the rage in placid lake, adapted from his own play the cafe latte kid.
In his first appearance as a little boy played by jordan. With jordan brooking, ben lee, rose byrne, miranda richardson. It features placid lake lee, a seventeenyearold boy who has led a suburban hippie life with his neurotic, free loving parents. The rage in placid lake 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sticks and stones can break your bones, and names can hurtle you into the margins from lifes kick off.
Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips. The rage in placid lake 2003 official trailer, organic. Kelley and directed by steve miner, starring bill pullman, bridget fonda, oliver platt, brendan gleeson, betty white, meredith salenger and mariska hargitay. The prehistoric creature that the film was based on is called the sarcosuchus imperator, or flesh crocodile emperor. In his first feature film, indie rocker benny lee stars as a troubled. Placid lake ben lee wakes in hospital having broken every bone in his body. Its even the motto translated into latin of the high school. The rage in placid lake is a darkly comic coming of age story about an individual who is desperately trying to fit in. Apr 24, 2011 i created this alternate trailer for the independent film the rage in placid lake to bring attention to the real rage that this character displays, while trying to reinvent himself. Gallery of 5 movie poster and cover images for the rage in placid lake 2003.
When a mishap lands placid in a body cast for months, he formulates a plan to reinvent himself by donning a suit and taking a job as a drone at an insurance agency. Sep 30, 2014 in this australian comedy, precocious teenager placid lake finishes high school and decides to annoy his selfish newage parents by becoming their complete opposite. Jul 14, 2006 ben lee and rose byrne in a film by tony mcnamara if you enjoyed napolean dynamite or garden state youll surely like the placid lake. Following this, mcnamara wrote for various television programmes in australia, most notably the secret life of us, love my way, tangle and puberty blues. Precocious, bohemian teenager placid lake, finishes high school and decides to do the one thing that will annoy his new age parents the most go straight.
Louise smith is a producer, known for the square 2008, riot 2018 and the rage in placid lake. The rage in placid lake 2003 is a comedy, family movie starring jordan brooking and ben lee. Placid lakes life has never been normal, so that is what he strives for. Overview for nicholas hammond turner classic movies. The rage in placid lake dont let the title fool you. So when he finds himself flying off the school roof and breaking every bone in his body on graduation night, placid decides to make a bid for the elusive normal life. His crayon eating scientific genius of a best friend, gemma rose byrne, also has a few issues with blending in. Placid lake s life has never been normal, from his early years when his mother sent him to school in a dress to challenge the other fiveyearold childrens preconceived notions of sexuality, he. The rage in placid lake 2003 movie trailer youtube.
The rage in placid lake 2004 cast and crew moviefone. Australian movie poster image for the rage in placid lake 2003. It is a semisatirical, lighthearted but intelligent comingofage comedy following the exploits of the cruelly named placid lake. Placid is so embarrassed by his hippie parents who among other things send him to his first day of school in a girls uniform that he deliberately becomes the ultimate conformist arc words. Will his brainiac friend gemma be able to talk him out of this economic rationalist madnesse and will poor doug and sylvia survive the ignominy of having a son with a burgeoning future in insurancee never underestimate. Looking for clues in a tooth that the beast left behind, kelly and the others eventually locate the monster, a massive and vicious reptile eager.
The rage in placid lake 2004 cast and crew a troubled teenager ben lee undergoes a radical transformation after the screening of a scandalous student film and his subsequent fall from a roof. From his potsmoking parents to the dresses he used to wear in grade school, placid lake rocknroll star ben lee has always been different. The rage in placid lake 2003 clip 1 on aso australias audio. Watching this movie is a bit like going to a dance where the drummer cant keep a steady beat.
Information about the movie on movie the rage in placidlake comedy, australia, 2003, 89 min. All the rage in placid lake movie posters,high res movie posters image for the rage in placid lake. Lake placid is an american series of monster horrorcomedy films created by david e. It features placid lake lee, a seventeenyearold boy who has led a. The rage in placid lake 2003 directed by tony mcnamara. He is encouraged to be different by his hippy parents played by miranda richardson and garry mcdonald, and forms a strong bond with gemma rose byrne, whose brilliant mind also sets her outside the norm. The rage in placid lake 2003 australian movie poster. The rage in placid lake 2003 tony mcnamara synopsis. Three people attempt to stop a gigantic crocodile, who is terrorizing residents in black lake, maine.
The film documents his journey of selfdiscovery as he rejects his hippie roots and embraces the mundane by working for an insurance agency, much to his parents horror. The rage in placid lake is a 2003 australian film starring ben lee and rose byrne. Read the the rage in placid lake movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Starring jordan brooking, ben lee, rose byrne, miranda richardson. This is not a sequel to lake placid or any kind of horror film.
Ben lee and rose byrne in a film by tony mcnamara if you enjoyed napolean dynamite or garden state youll surely like the placid lake. Well, you could hardly expect it to have a plain old backbeat if you were tagged at birth with a moniker like placid lake. The antics of a 35foot crocodile in a remote beauty spot cause concern for a local fish and game warden. The image measures 821 1200 pixels and is 97 kilobytes large. As an odd fish in a sea of mediocrity, his brilliant ideas are bound to get him into more trouble than success. Precocious, bohemian teenager placid lake, finishes high school and decides to do the one thing that will annoy his new age parents the mostgo straight. The village voice described the film as less last tango in sydney than when harry met sally.
Upon his recovery, he reinvents himself as an conservative insurance agent and engages in an affair of sorts with emotionally detached coworker jane saskia smith. Ben lee has been in an onscreen matchup with rose byrne in the rage in placid lake 2003. Oltre a una trama emozionante ed una bella storia, the rage in placid lake contiene caratteri uniche che il film in disparte dagli altri dello stesso genere. Overview of rage in placid lake, the, 2003, directed by tony mcnamara, with rose byrne, ben lee, miranda richardson, at turner classic movies. This monster horror comedy was filmed mostly in british columbia, canada and is based on a prehistoric animal resembling a giant crocodile. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Promena placida lakea the rage in placid lake 2003. Just out of prep school where he was the target of tyrannical bullies misfit teen placid lake ben lee yearns to be a regular joe. An amiable film comedy that leaves you feeling good as opposed to feeling for your wallet. No other sex tube is more popular and features more lake placid scenes than pornhub. Produced and distributed by sony pictures home entertainment, the series began with lake placid 1999 directed by steve miner, and was followed by five television sequels, lake placid 2 2007 directed by david flores, lake placid 3 2010 directed by griff furst, lake placid. To the horror of his friends and family, quirky outsider placid lake makes a bid for the normal life with hilarious results. Ben lee is a 41 year old australian musician born on 11th september, 1978 in sydney, australia. Watch lake placid online stream full movie directv.
An exuberant, sharply satirical comedy about two parentally neglected teenagers who find the courage to believe in themselves. Can placid lake retire his rage in the pursuit of beige. Andrea levasseur, rovi australian playwright tony mcnamara makes his directorial debut with the offbeat comedy the rage in. He has brilliant ideas which have either brought him great success or devastating failure.
When a mysterious creature violently kills a man in a maine lake, jack wells bill pullman, the local game warden, looks into the bizarre case, along with sheriff hank keough brendan gleeson and visiting paleontologist kelly scott bridget fonda. The rage in placid lake 2004 a troubled teenager ben lee undergoes a radical transformation after the screening of a scandalous student film and his subsequent fall from a roof. The rage in placid lake 2003 letterboxd social film. Despite the misleading title, the rage in placid lake is not some ropey horror movie sequel about teenagers being chomped to death by a malformed alligator. With bridget fonda, bill pullman, oliver platt, brendan gleeson. Watch the rage in placid lake 2003 full movie free online. As an odd fish in a sea of mediocrity, placid s brilliant ideas are bound to get him into more trouble than success. Instead, its a whimsical, satirical comedy about an oddball teenager.
State osservando per guardare the rage in placid lake film streaming. May 17, 2003 the rage in placid lake 2003 synopsis. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. After a particularly violent attack by the school bullies, placid decides to embrace conformity. To the horror of his friends and family, quirky outsider placid lake makes a bid for the normal life with. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. The film works hard to make you care for him, but it is sometimes a struggle. Ben lee has been in a relationship with claire danes 1997 2003 about.
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