Mary and Max (2009)
Animation, Comedy, Drama |.
Mary and Max is a Australian stop motion animated comedy-drama film written and directed by Adam Elliot as his first animated feature film with music by Dale Cornelius and produced by Melanie Coombs and Melodrama Pictures. The voice cast included Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette, Eric Bana and Bethany Whitmore, with narration by Barry Humphries. The film premiered on the opening night of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival on January 15, 2009.
The film won the Annecy Cristal in June 2009 from the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, and Best Animated Feature Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in November 2009. The film was theatrically released on April 9, 2009 by Icon Entertainment International. Mary and Max received acclaim from critics and it earned US$1.7 million on an $8.2 million AUD budget.
In 1976, eight-year-old Mary Daisy Dinkle lives a lonely life in Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia. At school, she is teased by her classmates because of an unfortunate birthmark on her forehead; while at home, her distant father, Noel, and alcoholic, kleptomaniac mother, Vera, provide little support. Her only comforts are her pet rooster, Ethel; her favourite food, sweetened condensed milk; and a Smurfs-like cartoon show called The Noblets. One day, while at the general store with her mother, Mary spots a New York City telephone book and, becoming curious about Americans, decides to write to one. She randomly chooses Max Jerry Horowitz’s name from the phone book and writes him a letter telling him about herself, sending it off in the hope that he will become her pen pal…
Director: Adam Elliot
Writer: Adam Elliot
Stars: Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana, Bethany Whitmore, Barry Humphries, Leanne Smith
►Cast:
| Christopher Massey | … | 911 Operator / Ambulance Voice / Derisive Observer (voice) |
| Oliver Marks | … | Alleyway Bully One (voice) |
| Daisy Kocher | … | Alleyway Bully Two / Bird Injury Girl / Bus Stop Girl / Katherine Ramsay (voice) |
| Daniel Marks | … | Alleyway Bully Three (voice) |
| Hamish Hughes | … | Animals (Miscellaneous) / Mad Jury Member / Opera Singer Two (voice) |
| Dan Doherty | … | BMX Bandit (voice) |
| Julie Forsyth | … | Bus Stop Mother / Kissing Woman (voice) |
| Mandy Mao | … | Cher the Chihuahua / Sonny the Chihuahua (voice) |
| Eric Bana | … | Damien Popodopolous (voice) |
| Patrick McCabe | … | Datsun Sunny Driver (voice) |
| Adam Elliot | … | Dr. Bernard Hazelhof / Garbo Two / Grandpappy Ralph / Ivan Ruby Bevan / Mr. Ravioli / Postmaster / Runover Kitten / Worm (voice) |
| Mr. Peck | … | Ethel the Rooster (voice) |
| Michael James Allen | … | Ferrari Driver (voice) (as Michael Allen) |
| Bill Murphy | … | Frankston Icebreaker One (voice) |
| Shaun Patten | … | Frankston Icebreaker Two (voice) |
| Bernie Clifford | … | Garbo One (voice) |
| Milly | … | Hal the Cat (voice) |
| John Flaus | … | Harvey Krumpet / Ken / Len Hislop (voice) |
| Henry Karjalainen | … | Henry the Fish (voice) |
| Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum | … | Homeless Man (voice) |
| Kevin | … | Kevin the Pug (voice) |
| Chris Wallace | … | Lottery Caller / New Yorker Two (voice) |
| Toni Collette | … | Mary Daisy Dinkle (voice) |
| Marlee Bevan | … | Mary’s Baby (voice) |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | … | Max Jerry Horovitz (voice) |
| Indy | … | Mr. Biscuit the Parrot (voice) |
| Melanie Coombs | … | Mrs. Pendergast (voice) |
| Barry Humphries | … | Narrator (voice) |
| Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen | … | New York Callgirl / New Yorker One (voice) |
| Alf Klimek | … | New Yorker Three (voice) |
| Antoinette Halloran | … | Opera Singer (voice) |
| Leanne Smith | … | Overeaters Anonymous Tutor / Post Office Customer / Zelda Glutnik (voice) |
| Stephen Carroll | … | Thespian One (voice) |
| Renée Geyer | … | Vera Lorraine Dinkle (voice) |
| Athanasios Kourtidis | … | Wedding Reception Guest (voice) |
| Yorgos Kourtidis | … | Wedding Reception Guest (voice) |
| Bethany Whitmore | … | Young Mary Daisy Dinkle (voice) |
| Michael Ienna | … | Lincoln (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia