Love the Beast
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| Love The Beast | |
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| Directed by | Eric Bana |
| Produced by | Matt Hill |
| Starring | Eric Bana Jay Leno Dr. Phil Jeremy Clarkson Tony Ramunno Andrew "Temps" Templeton Jack Vukoja |
Love The Beast is a 2009 documentary film directed by Eric Bana, and featuring Bana, Jay Leno, Jeremy Clarkson and Phil McGraw.
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The film documents the 25-year history of Eric Bana's first car, a 1974 Ford XB Falcon Hardtop that he purchased at the age of fifteen for AU $1100. In this film, Eric explores the central role that fixing and racing this car has played in his life and the lives of his friends.[1] He describes it as being, "like a campfire for me and my mates".[2] Celebrities Jay Leno, Dr. Phil and Jeremy Clarkson offer opinions on the emotional attachments that some people form with automobiles.[3]
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Love The Beast grossed $777,351 at the box office in Australia,[4] the second highest grossing documentary in Australian history.[5]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Movie Review1". Empire Online. http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=136599. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ "Official Movie Trailer". Pickup Truck Pictures. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKpX5phKTZE. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ "Movie Review2". View London. http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/love-the-beast-film-review-30537.html. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ "Top 100 documentaries in Australia of all time". Screen Australia. http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/research/statistics/wctopdocosalltime.asp. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
- ^ "Never mind the Hulk: Eric Bana on his 25-year obsession with 'the Beast'". London: Daily Mail. August 9, 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1203189/Never-mind-Hulk-Eric-Bana-25-year-obsession-Beast.html#ixzz1c31Us7rW. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
