BOOTMEN

:''Bootmen could also refer to The Bootmen, a 1960s band of the Pacific Northwest''
'''Bootmen''' is a 2000 Australian Comedy/Drama/Musical film, directed by Dein Perry. It was distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures in Canada and USA and 20th Century Fox Distribution in Australia and funded by the Australian Film Finance Corporation. Production was from June 19 to August 18, 1999 in Sydney and Newcastle by cinematographer Steve Mason who won two cinematography awards in the 2000 AFI awards and the 2001 FCCA Awards. It stars Adam Garcia, Sophie Lee, Sam Worthington.
The film was released in Australia on the October 5, 2000 and was Dein Perry's debut film, who was previously involved with stage shows such as ''Tap Dogs'' and ''Steel City''. It is also known as ''Tap Dogs'' in Japan.
'Tagline:' When you don't know your next step... improvise.

Contents

Cast

Awards and nominations

Awards won

Award nominations

DVD Release

Soundtrack

See also

References

External links

Cast

★ Adam Garcia as Sean Okden

★ Sophie Lee as Linda

★ Sam Worthington as Mitchell Okden

★ Richard Carter as Gary Okden

★ Andrew Kaluski as Colin

★ Christopher Horsey as Angus

★ Lee McDonald as Derrick

★ Matt Lee as Johnno

★ William Zappa as Walter

★ Susie Porter as Sara

★ Anthony Hayes

★ Justine Clarke

★ Grant Walmsley

★ Andrew Doyle

★ Bruce Venables

Awards and nominations

Awards won

★ Australian Cinematographers Society (2001):

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★ Award of Distinction (awarded to Feature Productions Cinema - Steve Mason)

★ Australian Film Institute (AFI) (2000):

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★ Best Achievement in Cinematography: Steve Mason

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★ Best Achievement in Costume Design: Tess Schofield

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★ Best Achievement in Production Design: Murray Picknett

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★ Best Achievement in Sound: David Lee, Laurence Maddy, Andrew Plain, Ian McLoughlin

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★ Best Original Music Score: Cezary Skubiszewski

★ Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (FCCA) (2001):

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★ Best Cinematography: Steve Mason

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★ Best Editing: Jane Moran

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★ Best Music Score: Cezary Skubiszewski (tied with Edmund Choi for The Dish (2000)).

Award nominations

★ Australian Film Institute (AFI) (2000):

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★ Best Achievement in Editing: Jane Moran

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★ Best Film: Hilary Linstead

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★ Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Sam Worthington

DVD Release

The film was released on home video on February 27, 2001 by Fox Home Entertainment.

Soundtrack

The ''Bootmen Soundtrack'' was released by RCA Victor in 2000 and composed by Cezary Skubiszewski and other various artists.
# Rumble - You Am I
# Opening Sequence - Cezary Skubiszewski
# Strange Human Beings - Regurgitator
# Tease Me - Paul Kelly
# My Family - Banana Oil
# Sign Post - Grinspoon
# Love Theme - Cezary Skubiszewski
# Radio Loves This - Deborah Conway
# Hit Song - Custard
# Giveway - Supaskuba
# Better Off Dead - Grinspoon
# Don't It Get You Down - Deadstar
# Nothing On My Mind - Paul Kelly
# Nipple - Icecream Hands
# Deeper Water - Deadstar
# Finale Part 2 - Cezary Skubiszewski
# Shiver - Oblivia
# Even When I'm Sleeping - Leonardo's Bride
# Junk - You Am I
# Tap Forge - Dein Perry

See also

★ Tap Dogs

References

★ Review

★ Review

★ The Numbers Box Office statistics

★ Box Office Mojo

★ Hollywood.com review

★ Cranky Critic review

★ T-Boots

External links

★ Official movie website

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★ All movie guide

★ Rotten Tomatoes

★ Yahoo! Movies

★ MSN Moives

★ Soundtrack at Amazon.com

★ Bootmen at the National Film and Sound Archive