The Sum of Us (film)

The Sum of Us is a 1994 Australian LGBT-related comedy drama film directed by Kevin Dowling and Geoff Burton. The film is based on the 1990 play of the same name by David Stevens, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Russell Crowe and Jack Thompson. The screen adaptation mimics the play's device of breaking the fourth wall with direct to camera conversational asides by both Harry and Jeff Mitchell.

This article is about the film. For the play, see The Sum of Us. For the album, see The Sum of Us (album).

The Sum of Us
Directed byGeoff Burton
Kevin Dowling
Written byDavid Stevens (play and screenplay)
Produced byHal McElroy
Starring
CinematographyGeoff Burton
Edited byFrans Vandenburg
Music byDave Faulkner
Distributed byThe Samuel Goldwyn Company
Australian Film Commission
Release date
12 July 1994 (1994-07-12)
Running time
100 min.
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3,827,456[1]

Plot

Widower Harry Mitchell (Thompson) lives with his gay son Jeff (Crowe), with both men struggling in their searches for true love. Harry is completely comfortable with his son's sexuality, and is almost over-eager in his support for his son's search for a boyfriend. Harry meets an attractive but judgmental divorcee through a dating service, and this leads to some conflict between the two main characters. However, when Harry suffers a stroke and loses the power of speech, the story takes a darker turn, becoming a meditation on the enduring strength of love, both familial and romantic, in the face of adversity.

Cast

Box office

The Sum of Us grossed $3,827,456 at the box office in Australia.[2]

Awards

The film was nominated for Best Film and Stevens' screenplay won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 1994 Australian Film Institute Awards, while Polson and Kennedy were nominated for best supporting actors, and Frans Vanderburg for editing and the sound team. Other accolades came at the Montreal World Film Festival, and the film was named Best Film at the Cleveland International Film Festival.

See also

References
  1. The Sum of Us at Box Office Mojo
  2. "Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2010.


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