48 Shades

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48 Shades
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDaniel Lapaine
Written byDaniel Lapaine
Based on48 Shades of Brown
by Nick Earls
Produced byRob Marsala
StarringRichard Wilson
Robin McLeavy
Emma Lung
Michael Booth
Nick Donaldson
Victoria Thaine
CinematographyTony Luu
Edited byFrans Vandenburg
Production
companies
Prima Productions
Moreton Advisory Group
Australian Film Commission
Pacific Film and Television Commission
Distributed byBuena Vista International
Release dates
  • August 2006 (2006-08) (BIFF)[1]
  • 31 August 2006 (2006-08-31) (Australia)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box office$193,230[2]

48 Shades (titled Australian Pie: Naked Love in the United States[3]) is a 2006 Australian comedy film by debut director Daniel Lapaine, starring Richard Wilson, Emma Lung, Robin McLeavy, and Victoria Thaine. It is based on Nick Earls' popular 1999 novel 48 Shades of Brown.

It was filmed in Brisbane, Australia. School scenes from the film were filmed in the real-life Brisbane Boys' College.[4] The book on which the film is based has also been adapted into a play for La Boite Theatre Company.[5]

Plot[edit]

A few months ago Dan had to make a choice. Go to Geneva with his parents for a year, board at school or move into a house with his uni student bass-playing aunt, Jacq, and her friend, Naomi. He picked Jacq's place.

Now he's doing his last year at school and trying not to spin out. Trying to be cool. Trying to pick up a few skills for surviving in the adult world. Problem is, he falls for Naomi, and things become much, much more confusing.

As Dan fumbles through the process of forming a relationship with someone of the opposite sex, he also learns about making pesto, interpreting the fish tank scene from the film Romeo + Juliet, why almost all birds are one of the 48 shades of brown, and why his best course of action is just to be himself.

Cast[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Toomey, Matthew (20 August 2006). "48 Shades". The Film Pie. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office Archived 18 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Australian Pie: Naked Love – Preview". Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ^ Toomey, Matthew. "48 Shades". thefilmpie.com. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. ^ "48 Shades of Brown". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

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