Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 04/05/2005
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 107 min
Flags: Adult Situations, Adult Language, Substance Abuse
Distributor/Studio: Film Movement
Danny (
Noah Taylor) is a young man seemingly used to chaos, but he soon discovers that the fates are more than capable of dishing out more than he can handle in this offbeat Australian comedy. By his own count, thirtyish
Danny has found himself sharing living quarters with one or more friends more than four dozen times in the past; one might imagine this would make him immune to roommate problems, but that soon proves not to be the case. While sharing a house in Brisbane with a handful of sloppy guys -- and one woman,
Sam (
Emily Hamilton), who ought to know better --
Danny finds himself obsessing over his most recent relationship, which crashed and burned six months before. The arrival of
Anya (
Romane Bohringer) picks up
Danny's spirits, until he discovers she's dating
Sam; this sets off his impulsive instincts, and too much spending (and too much damage to his rented house) forces
Danny to high-tail it to Melbourne.
Sam soon follows, smarting from a break-up with
Anya, and she ends up sharing a flat with
Danny.
Danny's money management skills have not improved a bit, and he is soon on the run to Sydney, where he and
Sam find themselves crashing with
Nina (
Sophie Lee), an actress with an eating disorder, and her gay friend
Dirk (
Francis McMahon). Just as
Danny and
Sam seem to be getting settled,
Anya arrives, looking to reconcile with
Sam; things get complicated for
Danny, and he ends up moving in with
Flip (
Brett Stewart), an old friend with a severe drug problem.
He Died With A Felafel In His Hand was adapted from the popular novel by Australian author
John Birmingham.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
;)
