Paperback Hero (1999 film)

Paperback Hero is an Australian feature film directed by Antony J. Bowman from the year 1999.

Action

The film " Paperback Hero" plays in Australia. The trucker Jack Willis has written a romance novel and sent it to a publisher in Sydney. Since he did not want to jeopardize his image as a "hard Trucker ", however, he had the name of a longtime friend, the flightless enthusiastic Ruby Vale stated. The is dauerverlobt with Hamish - the wedding failed up to now in the money. When Jack's novel begins to ascend a bestseller, the publisher wants some promotional actions to perform - with the purported author. Jack Ruby can be persuaded to play along, among other things, with the prospect that the publisher her hosting the dream wedding. He gives himself out as Ruby's manager. Of course, the dizziness remains undetected and both Ruby's wedding as well as Jack's future as a writer are questionable. At the end is defined not only for the public the true identity of the best-selling author, also Jack's secret love about Ruby is revealed and finally reciprocated by her.

Genre, narrative

The film tells the story in an unspectacular way and focus completely on what is happening with and between the figures. Strikingly much space has been given to the flying scenes with Ruby, carrying a not inconsiderable part of the mood of the film.

The German subtitle " One man, one word ," which is printed on the cover of the DVD, performs somewhat misleading: While there is a substantive reference to the movie, the sound for " hard Western " but awakens clearly false associations. Something closer to the romantic, easy comedy -like character of the film is the title of Paperback Hero, came under the strip into German television.

Comments

The film is probably best known among fans Hugh Jackman ( Jackman was here his screen debut ), the most findable on the internet reviews come from this environment. The film was quite successful in Australia and the United Kingdom: In the first week it reached number 6 in the box office.

Interesting: Angie Milliken as an eccentric publisher Ziggy Keane. It lends its role not only essential for such films comic element, it also embodies the satisfaction of some key ideas to give the film a distinctly about the " dud " beyond dimension.

Awards

  • OSSD Award from the Australian Screen Sound Guild.
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