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Mr. Accident
Mr. Accident
Directed by	Yahoo Serious
Written by	Yahoo Serious; David Roach
Produced by	Yahoo Serious; Warwick Ross; Lulu Serious; Dennis Kiely
Starring	Yahoo Serious; Helen Dallimore; David Field; Gary McDonald
Cinematography	Steve Arnold
Edited by	Simon Martin
Music by	Nerida Tyson-Chew
Production; companies	United Artists; Animal Logic; Carlotta Films
Distributed by	Roadshow Film Distributors
Release date	24 March 2000;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

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Mr. Accident is a 2000 Australian comedy film written, directed, produced by, and starring Yahoo Serious. It was filmed in September and October 1998 in Sydney.

Plot

Roger Crumpkin is a young, accident-prone maintenance man at an egg factory that bears an uncanny resemblance to the Sydney Opera House. He stumbles on his boss's plan to increase sales by lacing the eggs with nicotine. Crumpkin must risk his job and girlfriend to stop him. In the meantime Crumpkin and his UFO-obsessed girlfriend, Sunday Valentine discover in ancient sedimentary rock a metal object that bears an uncanny resemblance to the hubcap from a Volkswagen Beetle.

Cast

Yahoo Serious as Roger Crumpkin
Helen Dallimore as Sunday Valentine
David Field as Duxton Chevalier / Sir Walter Raleigh
Garry McDonald as Kelvin Chevalier
Felix Williamson as Rats
Lulu Pinkus as Rock Clip Chick

Soundtrack

"Hot Hot Hot" (Cassell) Arrow
"Welcome" (Rumour/Perkins) The Cruel Sea
"Buster" (Spiderbait) Spiderbait
"Mysterioso-so" (Haymes, Kelly, Raglus, Roberts) The Feeling Groovies
"Godfather of Cool" (Tom Carlyon) Luxedo
"Mambo UK" (Jesus Alemany) Cubanismo
"Eggs Benedict'em" (Serious, Roach, Tyson-Chew) Victorian Philharmonic & Melbourne Chorale
"Wall of Skank" (Haymes, Kelly, Raglus, Roberts) The Feeling Groovies
"I'm In Love with My Car" (Reg Mombassa) Mental as Anything
"Afrobras" (Alves) Luciano Alves
"Theta State" (Cartright, Keiller) sonicanimation
"Universally Lonely" (N. Tyson-Chew) Victorian Philharmonic
"Moon River" (Mancini) Henry Mancini
"Kid Indestructible (28 Days) 28 Days
"Oh Dear! Oh No! Uh Oh! (Serious, Roach, Tyson-Chew) Victorian Philharmonic & Melbourne Chorale
"Roger On Sunday" (N. Tyson Chew) Victorian Philharmonic

Reception

Mr. Accident grossed $1,612,424 at the box office in Australia,.^[2]

The film holds a 17% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes, based on 6 reviews (5 negative, 1 positive).^[3]

References

^ "Mr. Accident (2000)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
^ "Mr. Accident". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

External links

Mr. Accident at IMDb
Mr Accident at Oz Movies
Mr. Accident at the National Film and Sound Archive

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[1] "Mr. Accident (2000)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[2] "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2010.

[3] "Mr. Accident". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

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+{{Infobox film
-'''''Mr. Accident''''' ([[2000 in film|2000]]) is a comedy written, directed, produced by, and starring the Australian actor [[Yahoo Serious]].
+| name           = Mr. Accident
+| image          =
+| director       = [[Yahoo Serious]]
+| producer       = [[Yahoo Serious]]<br>Warwick Ross<br>[[Lulu Pinkus|Lulu Serious]]<br>Dennis Kiely
+| writer         = [[Yahoo Serious]]<br>David Roach
+| starring       = [[Yahoo Serious]]<br>[[Helen Dallimore]]<br>[[David Field (actor)|David Field]]<br>[[Garry McDonald|Gary McDonald]]
+| music          = [[Nerida Tyson-Chew]]
+| cinematography = Steve Arnold
+| editing        = Simon Martin
+| studio         = [[United Artists]]<br>[[Animal Logic]]<br>Carlotta Films
+| distributor    = [[Roadshow Entertainment|Roadshow Film Distributors]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mr. Accident (2000)|website=[[British Film Institute]]|access-date=17 January 2022|url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150516479}}</ref>
+| released       = {{Film date|2000|03|24|df=yes}}
+| runtime        = 88 minutes
+| country        = Australia
+| language       = English
+}}
+'''''Mr. Accident''''' is a 2000 [[Australia]]n [[comedy film]] written, directed, produced by, and starring [[Yahoo Serious]]. It was filmed in September and October 1998 in Sydney.
+==Plot==
-The basic plot involves a very clumsy but lovable young man named Roger Crumpkin and his UFO-obsessed girlfriend Sunday Valentine ([[Helen Dallimore]]), who stumble upon a plan to market eggs laced with nicotine. Crumpkin must risk his job and girlfriend to uncover the plan that just may involve his boss. The cast includes [[Garry McDonald]].
+Roger Crumpkin is a young, accident-prone maintenance man at an egg factory that bears an uncanny resemblance to the [[Sydney Opera House]]. He stumbles on his boss's plan to increase sales by lacing the eggs with nicotine. Crumpkin must risk his job and girlfriend to stop him. In the meantime Crumpkin and his UFO-obsessed girlfriend, Sunday Valentine discover in ancient sedimentary rock a metal object that bears an uncanny resemblance to the hubcap from a [[Volkswagen Beetle]].
+==Cast==
-It was released in the USA by [[United Artists]]. This film is available on VHS & DVD from [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]].
+* [[Yahoo Serious]] as Roger Crumpkin
-==Box Office==
+* [[Helen Dallimore]] as Sunday Valentine
-''Mr. Accident'' grossed $1,612,424 at the box office in Australia,<ref>[http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf ''Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office'']</ref>.
+* [[David Field (actor)|David Field]] as Duxton Chevalier / Sir Walter Raleigh
+* [[Garry McDonald]] as Kelvin Chevalier
+* [[Felix Williamson]] as Rats
+* [[Lulu Pinkus]] as Rock Clip Chick
+==Soundtrack==
+*"[[Hot Hot Hot (Arrow song)|Hot Hot Hot]]" (Cassell) [[Arrow (musician)|Arrow]]
+*"Welcome" (Rumour/Perkins) [[The Cruel Sea (band)|The Cruel Sea]]
+*"Buster" (Spiderbait) [[Spiderbait]]
+*"Mysterioso-so" (Haymes, Kelly, Raglus, Roberts) The Feeling Groovies
+*"Godfather of Cool" (Tom Carlyon) Luxedo
+*"Mambo UK" (Jesus Alemany) Cubanismo
+*"Eggs Benedict'em" (Serious, Roach, Tyson-Chew) [[Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra|Victorian Philharmonic]] & Melbourne Chorale
+*"Wall of Skank" (Haymes, Kelly, Raglus, Roberts) The Feeling Groovies
+*"I'm In Love with My Car" ([[Reg Mombassa]]) [[Mental as Anything]]
+*"Afrobras" (Alves) Luciano Alves
+*"Theta State" (Cartright, Keiller) [[sonicanimation]]
+*"Universally Lonely" (N. Tyson-Chew) Victorian Philharmonic
+*"[[Moon River]]" (Mancini) [[Henry Mancini]]
+*"[[Kid Indestructible]] (28 Days) [[28 Days (band)|28 Days]]
+*"Oh Dear! Oh No! Uh Oh! (Serious, Roach, Tyson-Chew) Victorian Philharmonic & Melbourne Chorale
+*"Roger On Sunday" (N. Tyson Chew) Victorian Philharmonic
+==Reception==
+''Mr. Accident'' grossed $1,612,424 at the box office in Australia,.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf |title=''Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office'' |access-date=22 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218045303/http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf |archive-date=18 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+The film holds a 17% approval rating at [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 6 reviews (5 negative, 1 positive).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mr_accident/ |title=Mr. Accident |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]  |accessdate=28 May 2014}}</ref>
 ==See also==
-*[[Cinema of Australia]]
+* [[Cinema of Australia]]
 ==References==
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+* {{IMDb title|0156807}}
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+* [https://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/mr.-accident Mr Accident] at Oz Movies
+* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A540315;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 Mr. Accident at the National Film and Sound Archive]
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+[[Category:2000s Australian films]]
-[[Category:2000s comedy films]]
+[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
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+[[Category:Films directed by Yahoo Serious]]
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