Sample People
2000 Australian film
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sample People is a 2000 Australian film, directed by Clinton Smith. It is about the entanglements of twelve people in one weekend in Sydney.
| Sample People | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Clinton Smith |
| Starring | Kylie Minogue Simon Lyndon |
Release date |
|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | A$47,252 (Australia)[1] |
The film was originally going to be made for $60,000 but prior to filming it was decided to seek more money.[2] Despite being set in Sydney, it was shot in Adelaide.[3]
Plot
Within the film run multiple plot lines, with the plot and characters intersecting and influencing each other. The seemingly unrelated stories ultimately come together.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released through Mushroom Records. The album peaked at number 38 on the ARIA Charts.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Space Theme (Score)" | Rafael May | Rafael May | 1:41 |
| 2. | "Horror Movie" | Greg Macainsh | sonicanimation | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Take a Long Line" | Doc Neeson, John Brewster, Rick Brewster | Grinspoon | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Don't Change" | Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, Tim Farriss, Kirk Pengilly, Michael Hutchence | 4 Star | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Night For a Play (Score)" | Rafael May | Matthew Wilkinson | 2:49 |
| 6. | "One Step Ahead" | Neil Finn | Kiley Gaffney | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Gangsta Beats (Score)" | Rafael May | Rafael May | 2:45 |
| 8. | "Sweet, Sweet Love" | Russell Morris | Russell Morris | 4:16 |
| 9. | "Boy from the Stars" | Jim Keays | The Mavis's | 4:27 |
| 10. | "I Like It Both Ways" | Chris Burnham, Joe Burnham, Gary Twinn, Randall Murphy | Not From There | 3:47 |
| 11. | "Alone with You" | Jeremy Oxley | The Superjesus | 2:57 |
| 12. | "Aja Aja" | Rafael May | Mintu Kumar, Nisha Bhasin | 2:14 |
| 13. | "Discone" | Pnau | Pnau | 4:36 |
| 14. | "Who Listens to the Radio" | Stephen Cummings, Andrew Pendlebury | The Whitlams | 3:20 |
| 15. | "Howzat" | Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell | Custard | 3:51 |
| 16. | "Space Shiva" | Rafael May | Inga Liljestrom | 1:50 |
| 17. | "Gay Sex Guru" | Jimmy Street | Jimmy Street | 2:55 |
| 18. | "The Real Thing" | Johnny Young | Kylie Minogue | 3:18 |
Charts
Cast
- Kylie Minogue as Jess
- Ben Mendelsohn as John
- Simon Lyndon as Andy
- David Field as TT
- Paula Arundell as Cleo
- Joel Edgerton as Sem
- Nathalie Roy as DJ Lush Puppy
- Nathan Page as Len
- Justin Rosniak as Joey
- Mathew Wilkinson as Gus
- Gandhi MacIntyre as Phil
- Dorian Nkono as Shiva
Release
The film was given a limited theatrical release, opening in Sydney and Melbourne on 11 May 2000. It then had a release on home video on 27 September 2000.[5]
