- The Extra
Infobox_Film
name = The Extra
imdb_id = 0372907
writer =Kevin Carlin ,Jimeoin ,Tony McDonald ,Dan Rosen
starring =Jimeoin ,Katherine Slattery ,Rhys Muldoon ,
Bob Franklin,Colin Lane ,Shaun Micallef
director =Kevin Carlin
producer =
distributor =
released =2005
runtime = 96 mins
language = English
music =
awards =
budget ="The Extra" is a
2005 Australian film starring Irish comedianJimeoin .Jimeoin, in the title role, plays a man fixated on the concept of celebrity, or more accurately, how he can become one. He is passionate about being a celebrity, but unfortunately he just isn't very talented. After trying to secure roles in myriad productions he finally finds employment as an extra, and what follows is his misadventures as he becomes involved with shady business men, producers and mobsters all of whom are fixated with show business.
Reaction
While this film was considered a box office flop in
Australia , in 2007 it is to become the first Australian film to receive a general release in thePeople's Republic of China sinceCrocodile Dundee . [http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/chinese-revival-for-jimeoin-turkey/2007/04/05/1175366465667.html]External links
* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A664955;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 The Extra at the national Film and Sound Archive]
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