The Boys Are Back
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A confessional tale of fatherhood that follows a witty, wisecracking, action-oriented sportswriter who, in the wake of his wife's tragic death, suddenly finds himself in a stultifying state of single parenthood. With turbulent emotions swirling just below the surface, Joe Warr throws himself into th
Cast & Crew
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Scott Hicks
Director
Clive Owen
Emma Booth
Laura Fraser
George Mackay
Nicholas Mcanulty
Film Details
Also Known As
Boys Are Back
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Andy Dixon Facilities; Angel Studios; Cinesite Europe, Ltd.; DeAPlaneta; DeAPlaneta; Deluxe Australia; First Australian Completion Bond Company; Goldcrest; Goldcrest Post Production; Hanway Films; MIRAMAX; MIRAMAX; Marshalls & Dent; Oasis Post Australia; Panavision, Ltd.; Park Road Post Ltd.; Screen Australia; Soundfirm; Southern Light Films; Spectrum Films; WB De Lane Lea; Weta Digital, Ltd.
Distribution Company
Bbc Films; Entertainment One; Entertainment One Films Australia Pty, Ltd.; Golden Village; Gulf Film, Llc; Miramax Home Entertainment; Prooptiki Romania; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Ster-Kinekor; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
South Australia, Australia; England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Synopsis
A confessional tale of fatherhood that follows a witty, wisecracking, action-oriented sportswriter who, in the wake of his wife's tragic death, suddenly finds himself in a stultifying state of single parenthood. With turbulent emotions swirling just below the surface, Joe Warr throws himself into the only child-rearing philosophy he thinks has a shot at bringing joy back into their lives: "just says yes." Raising a curious six year-old boy and a rebellious teenaged boy from a previous marriage in a household devoid of feminine influence, and with an unabashed lack of rules, life becomes exuberant, instinctual, reckless and on the constant verge of disaster. United by unspoken love, conflicted by fierce feelings and in search of a road forward, the three multi-generational boys of the Warr household, father and sons alike, must each find their own way, however tenuous, to grow up. Their story is not just about the transforming power of a family crisis, but the unavoidable grace of everyday life and love that gets them through.
Director
Scott Hicks
Director
Cast
Clive Owen
Emma Booth
Laura Fraser
George Mackay
Nicholas Mcanulty
Julia Blake
Chris Haywood
Erik Thomson
Natasha Little
Lewis Fitz-gerald
Nakia Pires
Emma Lung
Steven Robertson
Georgina Naidu
Daniel Carter
Adriana Conde
Chantal Dwarka
Connor Marinos
Elysia Markou
Briana Richards
Donna Lean
Johnny Frisina
Cody Faucett
Nathan Page
Kate Roberts
Luke O'loughlin
Susie Collins
Michael Allen
Andy Ciencela
Eliza Lovell
Grace Sodeman
Rainey Mayo
Alexandra Schepisi
Anni Finsterer
Susie Small
Sanjaya Patterson
Lizzy Falkland
Susie Fraser
Ezra Juanta
Adam Morgan
Nick Pelomis
Terry Rogers
Krystle Sansom
Kassandra Clementi
William Cox
Tim Giessauf
Klayton Stainer
Tommy Bastow
Rupert Simonian
Crew
Sarah Abbey
Location Manager
Tim Ahearn
Videotape Operator
Simon Alberry
Film Lab
Steve Anthony
Best Boy
Asha Ardill
Sound Department
Marco Arlotta
Boom Operator
Daniel Ashton
Film Lab
Storm Ashwood
Best Boy
Geraldine Atlee
Business Affairs
Joshua Axford
Assistant
Rodrigo Balart
Assistant Editor
Tony Bannan
Visual Effects
Abigail Barbier
Adr Voice Casting
Mary Barltrop
Location Scout
Ray Bateman
Generator Operator
Ben Bauer
Props
Gary Baxter
Stunts
Jessica Beiler
Associate Producer
Roanna Benn
Executive
Frances Bennett
Graphic Designer
Guy Bennett
Grip
Peter Bennett-jones
Executive Producer
Tara Bhoola
Post-Production Assistant
Jenny Bichard
Medic
Keith Bichard
Assistant
Ian Bickford
Caterer
Jon Thor Birgisson
Song
Danielle Blake
Assistant Director
Nicholas Bollard
Production Assistant
Rachel Boot
Assistant Sound Editor
Nick Booth
Film Lab
Roy Borrett
Stand-In
Glenn Boswell
Stunt Coordinator
Tom Bowes
Original Music
Siobhan Boyes
Post-Production Coordinator
Dorland Bray
Song
Rupert Bray
Location Manager
Greg Brenman
Producer
Lisa Brennan
Props
Stuart Brisdon
Special Effects Supervisor
James Brooker
Propman
Mark Brown
Best Boy Grip
Vanessa Brown
Production Coordinator
Scott Bruce
Boom Operator
Carla Bruni
Song Performer
Susie Buchecker
Accounting Assistant
Tara Buckwell
Legal Services
Jaap Buitendijk
Photography
Jemma Burns
Music
Deepti Burton
Legal Counsel
Kate Butler
Post-Production
Reeve Carney
Song
Zane Carney
Song
Simon Carr
Source Material
Helen Carter
Song
Paul Carter
Property Master
Bernard Castle
Scenic Artist
Dan Channing-williams
Assistant Director
Mat Chaplin
Executive
Chloe Chesterton
Assistant Director
Al Colman
Assistant
Michael Connell
Music Editor
Deborah Conway
Song
Dick Conway
Electrician
Daniel Konrad Cooper
Video Playback
Douglas Cooper
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Indiana Crowther
Stand-In
Allan Cubitt
Screenplay
Tony Curran
Sound Department
Wim De Greef
Accounting Assistant
Mark Dickson
Visual Effects
Melinda Doring
Production Designer
Orri P Dyrason
Song
Stuart Eadie
Song
Martin Edwards
Film Lab
Rus Ekkel
Tutor
Jack Elliot
Greensman
Louis Elman
Adr Voice Casting
Jon Epcar
Song
Alex Hall Evans
Stand-In
Wizzy Evans
Casting
Suzanne Facenfield
Sound Department
Fox Faehrman
Painter
Ashley Fairfield
Stunts
Bobby Finn
Driver
Christa Foreman
Art Department
Eve Foreman
Assistant
Rory Forrest
Carpenter
Stella Fox
Props Buyer
Greig Fraser
Director Of Photography
Andrew Frazer
Office Runner
Brendan Gallagher
Song
Guy Garvey
Song
Oorlagh George
Assistant
Eric Gittens
Props Buyer
Jacquie Glanville
Line Producer
Nunya Glazbrook
Costumes
Rachelle Glynn
Stand-In
Paul Golder
Carpenter
Jessie Goninon
Art Department Coordinator
Chris Gough
Music Supervisor
Agnes Gould
Rotoscope Animator
Charlotte Gray
Sound Department
Janine Gray
Assistant
Martin Laud Gray
Other
Scott Gray
Editor
Dave Gregan
Swing
Madeline Griffith
Models
Isobel Griffiths
Music Contractor
Kenny Groom
Camera Focus Puller
Tim Hall
Song Performer
Tim Hall
Song
Stephen Harding
Crane Grip
Dave Harries
Finance Manager
Dan Hassid
Studio Executive
Richard Hawley
Song
Kerry Heysen
Head Of Production
Scott Heysen
Technical Advisor
Jenny Hitchcock
Set Designer
Georg Holm
Song
Toby Hosking
Assistant Director
Kerri Hudson
Accountant
Paul Humbles
Props
Gary Hutchings
Grip
Paul Inglis
Art Director
Maaria Irtizaali
Production Accountant
Josh Jaeger
Assistant
Andrew Johnson
Camera Operator
Glen W Johnson
Set Decorator
Lorraine Johnson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jennifer Jones
Researcher
Kristin Jones
Studio Executive
Robyn Jones
Props Buyer
Simon Jones
Transportation Captain
Richard Jupp
Song
Elly Kamal
Costume Supervisor
Christopher Karloff
Song
Sara Karpinski
Painter
Skye Kennett
Production Secretary
Victoria Kent
Tutor
Duan Kereru
Driver
Jerry Keyte
Visual Effects
Kevin Khan
Accountant
Mick Kildare
Unit Manager Assistant
Pee Wee King
Song
Rachel King
Medic
Stuart King
Gaffer
Stefan Krzysiak
Camera Trainee
Adam Kuiper
Key Grip
Sean Lahiff
Assistant Editor
Ray Lamontagne
Song Performer
Ray Lamontagne
Song
Jen Lamphee
Makeup
Erin Lander
Office Runner
Henry Landgrebe
Loader
Michael Larcombe
Grip
Elizabeth Lawson
Makeup Artist
Marion Lee
Makeup
Hal Lindes
Music
Hal Lindes
Music Composer
Hal Lindes
Song Performer
Martin Lipmann
Visual Effects
John David Lipscomb
Song
Doug Logan
Music
Darren Loveday
Coordinator
Scott Lovelock
Assistant Director
Simon Lucas
Unit Manager
Mark Machin
Special Effects Technician
George Mackay
Song Performer
George Mackay
Song
Brad Maddern
Art Department
Steve Marcus
Caterer
Brett Marks
Dolly Grip
Keith Marriner
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Toby Marrow
Props
Sam Matthews
Film Lab
Mitchell Mayger
Stand-In
Simone Mazengarb
Loader
Sharon Mcanulty
Tutor
Oliver Mcgill
Stunt Double
Christopher Tj Mcguire
Camera Operator
Rob Mckenzie
Carpenter
Darin Mcleod
Assistant Location Manager
James Mellor
Assistant
John Midgley
Sound Recordist
Victoria Mielewska
Dialect Coach
Michelle Miles
Assistant
Chris Mitchell
Stunt Double
Mitch Mitchell
Visual Effects
Markus Moll
Sound Mixer
Alexandra Montgomery
Post-Production Coordinator
John Moore
Construction Manager
Christine Moran
Post-Production Accountant
Dean Morris
Grip
Ben Munro
Art Director
Ross Murdoch
Foreman
Sara Puro Murillo
Office Runner
Andrew Neil
Sound Editor
Ian Neil
Music Supervisor
Leigh Nemeth
Swing
Film Details
Also Known As
Boys Are Back
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Andy Dixon Facilities; Angel Studios; Cinesite Europe, Ltd.; DeAPlaneta; DeAPlaneta; Deluxe Australia; First Australian Completion Bond Company; Goldcrest; Goldcrest Post Production; Hanway Films; MIRAMAX; MIRAMAX; Marshalls & Dent; Oasis Post Australia; Panavision, Ltd.; Park Road Post Ltd.; Screen Australia; Soundfirm; Southern Light Films; Spectrum Films; WB De Lane Lea; Weta Digital, Ltd.
Distribution Company
Bbc Films; Entertainment One; Entertainment One Films Australia Pty, Ltd.; Golden Village; Gulf Film, Llc; Miramax Home Entertainment; Prooptiki Romania; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Ster-Kinekor; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
South Australia, Australia; England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 25, 2009
Released in United States on Video January 26, 2010
Released in United States October 2009
Shown at London Film Festival (Galas & Special Screenings) October 14-29, 2009.
Based on the book "The Boys Are Back in Town" written by Simon Carr published by Hutchinson August 2000.
Released in United States Fall September 25, 2009 (NY, LA)
Released in United States on Video January 26, 2010
Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at London Film Festival (Galas & Special Screenings) October 14-29, 2009.)
