Witzige Leute
(2000)
Regisseur:
Clinton SmithSchauspieler:
Kylie Minogue, Ben Mendelsohn, David Field, Paula Arundell, Joel Edgerton, Mathew Wilkinson, Dorian Nkono, Sandi Gardiner, Simon Lyndon, Nathalie Roy, Nathan Page, Justin Rosniak, Gandhi MacIntyre, Rhett Giles, Bradd Buckley, Marcel MarinusWochenende in Sydney, Ausnahmezustand für die Raverjugend der australischen Metropole. Der scheue Len schmachtet Szenegirlie DJ Lush Puppy hinterher. Sem und Kumpel John fiebern der Tanznacht mit allerhand Rauchware entgegen, während Johns Todfeinde, die Möchtegern-Homeboys Gus und Joey, einen Überfall auf Lens Arbeitsplatz, den indischen Imbiss, in Erwägung ziehen. Außerdem möchte Kleindealer Andy den Gangster TT um Braut und Kohle prellen, was irgendwie zum Problem für alle werden könnte.
Apostrophiert als Australiens Antwort auf "Pulp Fiction" und "Trainspotting", folgt diese rasant montierte Subkultur-Kriminalkomödie den sich munter kreuzenden Wegen diverser Partygänger durch die urbane Szenewelt, wobei bevorzugt jene Episoden nähere Beachtung finden, in denen unsere oberflächlich definierten Helden Drogen konsumieren, Ärger mit dem Gesetz riskieren oder andere Taugenichtse zu blutigem Brei prügeln. Popstar Kylie Minogue verbreitet sanften Promiglanz.
Sample People is an upbeat dramatic thriller that follows four groups of Sydney-siders as they seek escape routes over one sweltering weekend. 'Len the dreamer' who stutters shyly just wants the gorgeous DJ Lush Puppy. Sem is a funky musician who has a premonition warning him that his girlfriend, Cleo, is in danger. He just wants to get them both out of their inner-city world. Andy is the charismatic drifter who's conned his way through life and stolen money from his boss, TT. He just wants to head up the coast with TT's girlfriend, Jess, but seems to be falling deeper into a love triangle of drugs and delusion. Finally, there's Joey, a TV affected homeboy, who reveals to his best friend Gus that he's got a gun and will use it sooner or later. The inevitable moment will arrive whin his violent gangster fantisies become reality. As the lives of our heroes become dramatically entwined, the consequences of their actions ricochet off each other.
Sample People is an upbeat dramatic thriller that follows four groups of Sydney-siders as they seek escape routes over one sweltering weekend. 'Len the dreamer' who stutters shyly just wants the gorgeous DJ Lush Puppy. Sem is a funky musician who has a premonition warning him that his girlfriend, Cleo, is in danger. He just wants to get them both out of their inner-city world. Andy is the charismatic drifter who's conned his way through life and stolen money from his boss, TT. He just wants to head up the coast with TT's girlfriend, Jess, but seems to be falling deeper into a love triangle of drugs and delusion. Finally, there's Joey, a TV affected homeboy, who reveals to his best friend Gus that he's got a gun and will use it sooner or later. The inevitable moment will arrive whin his violent gangster fantisies become reality. As the lives of our heroes become dramatically entwined, the consequences of their actions ricochet off each other.
