Stan and George's New Life ( Stan & George's New Life )

Stan and George's New Life (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Stan & George's New Life
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
104 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1992 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Brian McKenzie

Written By:
Deborah Cox
Brian McKenzie

Actors:
Paul Chubb ..... Stanley Harris
Julie Forsyth ..... George
John Bluthal ..... Stan Senior
Margaret Ford ..... Sheila Harris
Roy Baldwin ..... Thomas Stearns
Bruce Alexander ..... Geoffrey
Beverley Gardiner ..... Receptionist
Shapoor Batliwalla ..... Grey Unit #1
Burt Cooper ..... Grey Unit #2
Kenneth MacLeod ..... Grey Unit #3
Dalibor Satalic ..... Horrie
Tibor Gyapjas ..... Wayne
Janne Coughlin ..... Tea lady
John Murphy ..... Maintenance man
Iris Shand ..... Roma

Synopsis:

A gentle tale of two loners finding mid-life love at the weather bureau, Stan and George's New Life is an unconventional Aussie comedy with a sunny outlook. Stan (Paul Chubb, Dirty Deeds) is a 40 year old bachelor living with his parents and running his father's modest suburban barber shop in Melbourne. Life and love has seemingly passed him by and it is up to Stan's father (John Bluthal, Dark City) to rock the boat and send him on his merry way. Stan takes a job at the local branch of the weather bureau, where he meets George (Julie Forsyth, Kath & Kimderella), a cheery spinster who happily shows him the ropes. As romance blossoms, Stan's new confidence in life inspires him to read the weather reports on a local radio station. With his personal and professional life soaring sky high and marriage on the cards, it takes more than a few dark clouds and bad weather to dampen his enthusiasm. But when misleading forecasts begin to frustrate the farming community Stan and George's reputation takes a beating, requiring urgent resuscitation and perhaps some good old fashioned TLC. Lovingly observed comedy, with humane reflections on the intricacies and eccentricities of romance, Stan and George's New Life is a unique love story with meteorological undertones.

Stan is a mild-mannered, gentle, middle-aged man who still lives with his overbearing parents. One day, acting on a suggestion by his father, he lands a job at the Weather Bureau. The work is challenging to him, and a little daunting, and his adjustment is considerably eased for him by his female co-worker "George," as she is called. The two become close, eventually marrying and moving in together. While they are adapting to the married state, conditions at work are deteriorating in a bizarre and irrational way, which puts a considerable strain on both the newlyweds.

A sunny love story in an overcast world.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 24 May, 2014.