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Writer:
Tony McNamara (written by)
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Release Date:
28 August 2003 (Australia) more
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Tagline:
Placid Lake isn't your usual rebel. He wants to work in insurance. more
Plot:
An exuberant, sharply satirical comedy about two parentally neglected teenagers who find the courage to believe in themselves full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 11 nominations more
User Comments:
Coming of age flick with a twist more (23 total)

Cast

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Jordan Brooking ... Young Placid
Ben Lee ... Placid Lake

Rose Byrne ... Gemma Taylor

Miranda Richardson ... Sylvia Lake
Lucas Fraccaro ... Bull (5 years old)
Cruise Moylan ... Angus (5 years old)
Zan Cross ... Lachie (5 years old)
Garry McDonald ... Doug Lake
Eleeza Hooker ... Young Gemma
Jesse Spence ... Jenny

Simone Cullinan ... Sharon
Socratis Otto ... Bozo
Toby Schmitz ... Bull
Nathaniel Dean ... Lachie

Stephen James King ... Angus
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Australia:89 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Placid Lake: I try to find the positives in my experiences
Young Placid: [dressed in a frilly dress for his first day of school, and about to be pushed onto the playground by his hippie mother] Mummy, I *can't*.
Sylvia Lake: Darling, just remember you're challenging their pre-conceived notions of sexuality.
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18 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Coming of age flick with a twist, 28 August 2003
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Author: Clare from Melbourne, Australia

When Placid Lake was a little boy, his mother sent him to school wearing a dress, just so he could experience sexuality from a different point of view. As a result, he had the snot punched out of him and for years is constantly the victim of bullies, though he found a soul-mate in the nerdy/studious Gemma. Gemma loses her mother at 8 and her father, not quite sure how to deal with children, wants her to be a scientist. Years pass - Placid still lives with his Mum and Dad, ageing hippies with an eccentric outlook on the world and is about to finish school. Placid's idea of rebellion is to make a prize winning video of school life which will net him $10,000 and help him achieve his dream of fishing in Montana. At the official screening which turns out to be a little disasterous he falls from the school roof and undergoes a life change. This is a quirky "coming of age" flick - with a relatively unknown cast (to those outside Australia). Ben Lee in the title role is well cast as the slightly nerdy but intelligent Placid, Rose Byrne's Gemma is terrific and Garry McDonald and Miranda Richardson as Placid's hippy parents are brilliant. Take the time to see this film - it's worth it!

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