Mary & Max
| Mary and Max | |
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Australian theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Adam Elliot |
| Produced by | Melanie Coombs |
| Written by | Adam Elliot |
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Toni Collette Philip Seymour Hoffman Bethany Whitmore Eric Bana |
| Narrated by | Barry Humphries |
| Music by | Dale Cornelius |
| Cinematography | Gerald Thompson |
| Edited by | Bill Murphy |
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Melodrama Pictures
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| Distributed by | Icon Entertainment International |
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Running time
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90 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English Yiddish |
| Budget | $8.2 million AUD |
| Box office | $1.7 million USD |
Mary and Max is a 2009 Australian stop motion animated comedy-drama film written and directed by Adam Elliot as his first animated feature film with music by Dale Cornelius and produced by Melanie Coombs and Melodrama Pictures. The voice cast included Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette, Eric Bana, Bethany Whitmore with narration by Barry Humphries. The film premiered on the opening night of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival on January 15, 2009. The film won the Annecy Cristal in June 2009 from the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, and Best Animated Feature Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in November 2009. The film was theatrically released on April 9, 2009 by Icon Entertainment International. Mary and Max received very positive reviews from critics and it earned $1.7 million USD on a $8.2 million AUD budget.
In 1976, eight-year-old Mary Daisy Dinkle (Bethany Whitmore) lives a lonely life in Mount Waverley, Australia. At school, she is teased by her classmates because of an unfortunate birthmark on her forehead; while at home, her distant father, Noel, and alcoholic, kleptomaniac mother, Vera, provide little support. Her only comforts are her pet rooster, Ethel; her favourite food, sweetened condensed milk; and a Smurfs-like cartoon show called The Noblets. One day, while at the post office with her mother, Mary spots a New York City telephone book and, becoming curious about Americans, decides to write to one. She randomly chooses Max Jerry Horowitz's name from the phone book and writes him a letter telling him about herself, sending it off in the hope that he will become her pen friend. And it turns out well and finds her perfect match.
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