The Honourable Wally Norman
| The Honourable Wally Norman | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ted Emery |
| Produced by | Barbara Gibbs Rick Kalowski Emile Sherman Jonathan Shteinman |
| Written by | Andrew Jones Rick Kalowski |
| Starring |
Kevin Harrington Shaun Micallef Greig Pickhaver |
| Music by | Paul Robert Burton Jim Conway Arne Hanna |
| Cinematography | David Foreman |
| Edited by | Stephen Evans |
| Distributed by | Becker Entertainment |
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Release date
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13 November 2003 |
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Running time
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88 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Honourable Wally Norman is a 2003 Australian comedy film directed by Ted Emery. It stars Kevin Harrington, Shaun Micallef, and Greig Pickhaver.
It was filmed primarily in South Australia and was nominated for two AFI awards.
The story begins with a corrupt Member of Parliament (Micallef) shutting down a country town's main source of employment in the local meatworks. This leaves Wally Norman (Harrington) out of a job, until drunk politician Willy Norman accidentally writes the wrong name on the parliamentary nomination form.
Wally is at first apprehensive about running, until he realises it is the only way to save the meatworks. Throughout the film Wally is coached by Willy Norman and assistant Myles Greenstreet (Nathaniel Davison) in how to best appeal to the voters, as well as overcome his fear of public speaking.
Meanwhile, Myles is attracted to Wally's daughter, and a wombat's career skyrockets.
Much of the film's humour comes from wordplay, such as naming the town Givens Head, and the foreman of the meatworks being named George. Shaun Micallef said he had to insist that his own moniker was modified from F. Ken Oath to F. Ken Oats to soften one of the film's less subtle attempts at punning.
The Honorable Wally Norman was filmed in various areas of South Australia. It used the towns of Lobethal, Mount Barker and Nairne for the town in the movie. The town of Lobethal provided the hotel, Mount Barker provided the meatworks and the St Francis de Sales College, and Nairne hosted the main street for the billy-cart race shown near the beginning of the movie.
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