48 Shades

48 Shades
48 Shades
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Daniel Lapaine
Written by	Daniel Lapaine
Based on	48 Shades of Brown; by Nick Earls
Produced by	Rob Marsala
Starring	Richard Wilson; Robin McLeavy; Emma Lung; Michael Booth; Nick Donaldson; Victoria Thaine
Cinematography	Tony Luu
Edited by	Frans Vandenburg
Production; companies	Prima Productions; Moreton Advisory Group; Australian Film Commission; Pacific Film and Television Commission
Distributed by	Buena Vista International
Release dates	August 2006 (BIFF); 31 August 2006 (Australia);
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Box office	$193,230

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

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

Richard Wilson as Dan Bancroft
Robin McLeavy as Jacq
Emma Lung as Naomi
Nick Donaldson as Chris Burns
Michael Booth as Phil Borthwick
Victoria Thaine as Imogen
Eleanor Logan as Lisa
Paul Bishop as Mr. Wilkes
Cory Robinson as Jason
Nick Earls as Deli Owner

References

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

External links

48 Shades at IMDb

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[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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