Kenny (2006)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Clayton Jacobson

Writers:

Clayton Jacobson (written by)
Shane Jacobson (written by)

Release Date:

11 July 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A knight in shining overalls

Plot:

From the biggest festival to the smallest church social, Kenny Smyth delivers porta-loos to them all...

Plot Keywords:

Kenny | Toilet | What Happened To Epilogue | Scene During End Credits | Title Spoken By Character

Awards:

6 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Shane Jacobson	...	Kenny Smyth
Travis Golland	...	Pumper 1
Chris Davis	...	Pat
Alf Scerri	...	Alf
Hayley Preusker	...	Hayley
Saxon Fuller	...	Pumper 2
Thomas Uerata	...	Pumper 3
Kevin 'The Captain' Roy Ogston	...	Pumper 4
Glenn Preusker	...	Glenn
Kevin Roy	...	Pumper 5
Craig Carter	...	Radio DJ (voice)
Pete Smith	...	Radio DJ (voice) (as Peter Smith)
Adrian Atkinson	...	Air Show Manager
Mark Robertson	...	Robbo
Kevin 'Matey' Lee Ogston	...	Pumper 6

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude content, language and partial nudity.

Runtime:

Australia:99 min | Australia:100 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:15 | New Zealand:M | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Calder Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Thunderbox Films

Trivia:

During the only scene in which Kenny's ex-wife appears on camera (when dropping off their son), her image is pixellated. At the St. Kilda festival event a woman complains that she has dropped her ring and needs assistance in its recovery. Both roles are in fact played by Vicki Musso.

Goofs:

Continuity: Kenny and son are traveling to the Ocean Grove caravan park where his father lives. On entering the park the camera is focused on the back of Kenny and his son walking toward Kenny's father's cabin, you can see the right-strap of Kenny's overalls 'inside-out' and twisted. As they get closer to the cabin and the front door you see the right strap of Kenny's overalls 'neat' as it should be, however upon leaving his Father's cabin the right strap returns to it's 'inside-out' & twisted position.

Quotes:

Kenny: Busier than a one-armed bricklayer in Baghdad.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "20 to 1: Funny Films (#4.6)" (2007)

Brilliant warm and funny comedy / drama

At last a simple Ozzie film like The Castle. Shane Jacobsen the star and a writer delivers a portrayal of a humble man with warmth and integrity. He supplies and maintains portable toilets to all types of functions. He does his job with pride and dignity. He talks to the audience while going about his daily chores. In many comedies I crack a smile. In this one a laughed out loud. I loved him.

The film was made with a very modest budget and shows what is wrong with many of the current Hollywood fare. You don't make good films with a lot of money. You make them with good scripts and talented actors etc.