Strange Planet

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Theatrical Release

November 30, 1999

DVD Release

January 1, 1999

Studio

Fox Lorber

Rated

NR (Not Rated)

Directors

Emma-Kate Croghan

Actors

Claudia Karvan, Naomi Watts, Alice Garner, Tom Long, Aaron Jeffery

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• Color
• Dolby
• DVD-Video
• Widescreen
• NTSC

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Strange Planet captures a year in the intertwined lives of a gaggle of young Australians. Judy (Claudia Karvan) aspires to work in television and gets involved with an older tv executive (Hugo Weaving, The Matrix, Proof). Judy's roommate Alice (Naomi Watts, Mulholland Drive, The Ring) struggles to get over a breakup after two years; Joel (Aaron Jeffery) is reeling from the collapse of his marriage; Ewan (Tom Long) loses faith in being a lawyer and becomes a taxi driver. It's a bit like an elaborate episode of Friends, except that Strange Planet dives into much richer and more complex emotional territory. Comic discussions about biology and love are counterpointed by doubt, loss, and simple confusion--which the sharp writing, directing, and acting manages to make real while maintaining a fluid and dexterous storyline. The conclusion may be too tidy, but you'll feel like these well-drawn characters have earned it. --Bret Fetzer - Amazon.com