Horseplay
Directed byStavros Kazantzidis
Written byStavros Kazantzidis
Allanah Zitserman
Produced byAllanah Zitserman
StarringMarcus Graham
Abbie Cornish
Tushka Bergen
Jason Donovan
CinematographyDavid Eggby
Edited byAndrew Macneil
Production
companies
Release date
  • 22 May 2003 (2003-05-22)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box officeAU$140,550 (Australia)[1]

Horseplay is a 2003 Australian Comedy drama film, written & directed by Stavros Kazantzidis and co-written & produced by Allanah Zitserman, starring Abbie Cornish and Marcus Graham. The film is set around the famous Melbourne Cup horse race, in Melbourne, Australia.[2] The film was released on 22 May 2003.

Plot

Lovable rogue Max Mackendrick dreams about winning big on the Melbourne Cup. Set in the colourful world of horseracing, Horseplay follows the chaotic life of a wannabe horse trainer as he deals with the turf, the ladies and everyone else out to get him.

Production

The filmmakers said they were inspired by Jacobean theatre and Ealing comedies of the 1950s. Shooting began on 5 November 2001 and finished seven weeks later.[3]

Soundtrack

  1. "Would I Lie to You" – Deborah Conway
  2. "Every 1's a Winner" – Kate Ceberano
  3. "The Thrill Is Gone – Renee Geyer
  4. "Everybody" – Abi Tucker
  5. "The Payback – James Brown
  6. "Now That We've Found Love" – Third World
  7. "I See You Baby" – Groove Armada
  8. "I Just Wanna Be Loved" – Etherfo
  9. "You Took All I Had" – Etherfo
  10. "Watch My Lips" – Nigel Westlake
  11. "Relax Max" – Nigel Westlake
  12. "Would You Kill For It" – Nigel Westlake
  13. "Race Fixing" – Nigel Westlake
  14. "Till Death Us Do Part" – Nigel Westlake
  15. "Torpedo" – Nigel Westlake
  16. "The Train Ride to Hell" – Nigel Westlake
  17. "Don't Move" – Nigel Westlake
  18. "Just Drive" – Nigel Westlake
  19. "Horny Ed" – Nigel Westlake
  20. "Ecstasy" – Nigel Westlake
  21. "He's The Guy" – Nigel Westlake
  22. "Case Dismissed" – Nigel Westlake

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Films at the Box Office – Report to Film Victoria" (PDF). Film Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Iaccarino, Clara (21 May 2003). "Fixing the Cup". The Sun Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Horseplay Production Notes". The Cinematic Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 9 August 2012.


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