Suburban Mayhem

Suburban Mayhem is a 2006 Australian film directed by Paul Goldman, written by Alice Bell, produced by Leah Churchill-Brown and Executive Producer Jan Chapman. It features an ensemble cast including Emily Barclay, Michael Dorman, Anthony Hayes, Robert Morgan and Genevieve Lemon. It was filmed in Sydney and Newcastle, Australia.

Suburban Mayhem
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Goldman
Produced byJan Chapman
Leah Churchill-Brown
Written byAlice Bell
StarringEmily Barclay
Genevieve Lemon
Music byMick Harvey
CinematographyRobert Humphreys
Edited byStephen Evans
Distributed byIcon Film Distribution (Australia)
Release date
26 October 2006 (2006-10-26)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$4,000,000

Suburban Mayhem had its world premiere at Cannes[1] and its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in Australia on 26 October 2006, with subsequent release around the world.

Plot

Katrina (Emily Barclay) is a 19-year-old single mum who's planning to get away with murder. Katrina lives in a world of petty crime, fast cars, manicures and blow-jobs. A master manipulator of men living at home with her failure of a father in suburban Golden Grove, Katrina will stop at nothing to get what she wants – even murder. When her father threatens to contact Social Services and take away her child, Katrina sets in motion a plan to wreak suburban mayhem that will leave a community in shock and make Katrina infamous in a way even she never dreamed of.

It is loosely based upon the notorious murders by Mark Valera, and later his sister Belinda van Krevel and her then-partner Keith Schreiber, of Frank Arkell and David O'Hearn, and Jack van Krevel, respectively.

Cast

Festivals

Awards

Won:

Nominated:

  • 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards: Best Direction (Paul Goldman), Best Supporting Actress (Genevieve Lemon), AFI Young Actor Award (Mia Wasikowska), Best Original Screenplay (Alice Bell), Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Sound.
  • 2006 Inside Film Awards: Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Script.

Reception

Box office

Suburban Mayhem grossed $342,600 at the box office in Australia.[3]

Critical reception

Suburban Mayhem has received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a "rotten" rating of 20%, based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 4/10.[4] Film scholar Bruno Starrs has critiqued the film with regard to Barbara Creed's notion of the "maternal feminine" monster.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Festival de Cannes: Suburban Mayhem". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  2. Moses, Alexa (26 August 2006). "Best writing answered by awards". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  3. Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
  4. "SUBURBAN MAYHEM (2006)". rottentomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  5. Starrs, D. Bruno (2006) The maternal monster in 'Suburban Mayhem'. Metro Magazine (151):pp. 22–24.
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