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Director:
Richard Wherrett
Writer:
Denis Whitburn (writer)
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Release Date:
26 July 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Musical more
Tagline:
As of today, he's not the man he used to be!
Plot:
This movie is all about a normal guy called Billy Apple (Max Cullen). He is a social drinker and sometimes lead singer of a band... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
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Laddie Sings The Blues more (7 total)

Cast

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Max Cullen ... Billy Apples
Kris McQuade ... Kate Hammond
Tina Bursill ... Louise
Drew Forsythe ... Sid Banks
Geneviève Lemon ... Julie

Richard Roxburgh ... Rob McSpedden

Rachel Coopes ... Casey Appleby
Arianthe Galani ... Anna
Garry Scale ... Reg Conroy
Dylan Walters ... Mack
Laurence Clifford ... Jack
Maggie Kirkpatrick ... Maureen O'Hara
Sacha Horler ... Kristin
Jade Gatt ... Alex
Maryanne Puntoriero ... Melody
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some language.
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Runtime:
USA:92 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:M | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Iceland:L
Company:
Beyond Films more

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Laddie Sings The Blues, 8 February 2006
6/10
Author: ptb-8 from Australia

It IS true: the voice heard on screen IS that of Max Cullen. The whole point to making this film is genuinely, that the producers found out that middle aged Australian koala Max Cullen could actually sing exactly like Billie Holiday. Therein lies the problem. How do you prove this? because, as other overseas comments on this site ask, is it really him singing; well it is....but so what? it it might just as well not be; it might just as well actually be Billie Holiday recordings all mimed. But it isn't. As a result there is now this curious movie that lacks the wow factor of seeing Max sing live in Billie's voice. It just doesn't make sense to make a film where the really really special thing about an actor's singing performance is not able to be convincing to a movie audience. BILLY'S HOLIDAY came out after Strictly Ballroom and Priscilla and Muriel's Wedding so I guess one musical too many and hence a flop. It really did not do any business...then LITTLE VOICE came along and managed to successfully do the same thing for Jane Horrocks, who like Max can sing in the identical voice to a famous diva like Garland and Dietrich, but in that film, was completely convincing. The BILLY musical numbers really harked back to STARSTRUCK from 1982 which was a big musical film hit. Sadly BILLY didn't advance the medium or the style and died the death of Billie herself at the box office.

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