Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)

Director:

Emma-Kate Croghan

Writers:

Stavros Kazantzidis (story)
Yael Bergman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

28 March 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A day in the life of two film-school students trying to find love and another house-mate.

Plot Keywords:

Student | University | Love | Film School | Medical Student

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Matt Day	...	Michael Douglas
Matthew Dyktynski	...	Ari
Alice Garner	...	Alice
Frances O'Connor	...	Mia
Radha Mitchell	...	Danni
Suzi Dougherty	...	Savita
Kim Gyngell	...	Professor Richard Leach
Suzanne Dowling	...	Dr. Russell
Torquil Neilson	...	Toby
Christine Stephen-Daly	...	Susan
Dominic McDonald	...	Zac
Alvin Chong	...	Alvin
Myles Collins	...	Myles
Antony Neate	...	Tony
Brigid Kelly	...	Brigid
Emma de Clario	...	Emma (as Emma deClario)
Shanti Gudgeon	...	Janie
Maurie Annese	...	Computer Geek
Nicholas Crawford-Smith	...	Nick
Adrian Martin	...	Himself
Leroy Ryan	...	Nazi
Sanjot Kaur Sekhon	...	Sanjot
Caroline Lloyd	...	Carol
Kate Croghan	...	Office Worker
Joyce Yuen	...	Lecturer
Paul Harris	...	Lecturer
Ben Power	...	Vomit Guy
Douglas Wiley	...	Thin Man / Broad-Minded Fun-Loving Guy (as Doug Wiley)
Trevor Johnston	...	Large Man / Broad-Minded Fun-Loving Guy
Martine Birch-Baker	...	Kissing Couple
Scott Snibson	...	Kissing Couple
Purdy Buckle	...	Show-Tune Girl
Daina Reid	...	Woman in White
Pearly Black	...	Woman in Bathroom Making Love
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stavros Kazantzidis	...	Man In Toilet (uncredited)

Directed by
Emma-Kate Croghan

Writing credits
Stavros Kazantzidis		(story) (as Stavros Andonis Efthymiou)
Yael Bergman		(screenplay) and
Emma-Kate Croghan		(screenplay) &
Helen Bandis		(screenplay)

Produced by
Helen Bandis	....	co-producer
Frank Bergman	....	co-executive producer
Yael Bergman	....	co-producer
Bruno Charlesworth	....	executive producer
Frank Cox	....	co-executive producer
Stavros Kazantzidis	....	producer (as Stavros Andonis Efthymiou)
Anastasia Sideris	....	line producer

Original Music by
Oleh Witer

Cinematography by
Justin Brickle

Film Editing by
Ken Sallows

Casting by
Gregory Apps

Art Direction by
Lisa Collins		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Jane Frances Kyle	....	hair stylist (as Jane Kyle)
Jane Frances Kyle	....	makeup artist (as Jane Kyle)

Production Management
Michelle Armstrong	....	production manager

Sound Department
Greg Brice	....	assistant sound editor
Craig Carter	....	sound editor
Leonie Dickinson	....	additional sound recordist
James Harvey	....	foley artist
Martin Kier	....	sound recordist
Doron Kipen	....	sound effects
Steve Murphy	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Chris O'Shea	....	boom operator
Paul Pirola	....	sound mixer
Livia Ruzic	....	sound editor
Eugene Wilson	....	sound transfer

Visual Effects by
Roger Cowland	....	opticals

Camera and Electrical Department
Kieran Doolan	....	assistant camera
Peter Milne	....	still photographer
Gary Michael Scott	....	clapper loader
Philip Le Masurier	....	special photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Colling	....	wardrobe designer
Jane Frances Kyle	....	stand-by wardrobe (as Jane Kyle)

Editorial Department
Warwick Driscoll	....	negative cutter
Tim Lewis	....	editing facilities
Milena Romanin	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Robin Gray	....	music mixer (as Robyn Grey)
Daryl McKenzie	....	composer: opening titles
Daryl McKenzie	....	music producer: opening titles

Other crew
Ian Anderson	....	laboratory liaison
Aroni Colman	....	legal representative
John Hennings	....	legal representative
Peter Kemp	....	creative consultant
Neil Robinson	....	title designer
Ian Russell	....	laboratory liaison
Jo Stewart	....	post-production script
Simon Stoney	....	laboratory liaison
Harry Zanios	....	unit runner

Production Companies

• Beyond Films
• New Vision Films
• Screwball Five

Distributors

• Cinemien (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alta Films (Spain)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (1997) (USA)
• Homescreen (1997) (Netherlands) (video)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, language and some drug use.

Runtime:

76 min | USA:78 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Italy:T | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Hotel Como, Toorak Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Beyond Films

Goofs:

Continuity: In the long drive with Mia and Alice in the car, the weather outside is bright sunshine when the camera is on Alice but dull (perhaps) cloudy when it is on Mia.

Quotes:

Mia: Don't ask because I'll be forced to bore you to death with the details of my tortured existence.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 40,000 Years of Dreaming (1997)

Good Choice

An excellent film. Many will miss the references to life, mainly due to not living it. But it struck a major chord with those that have. A must see if you have enjoyed your college years, or are pursuing them now. A good reference for those attempting fate.