A Heartbeat Away
| A Heartbeat Away | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gale Edwards |
| Written by | Julie Kincaide |
| Produced by | Chris Fitchett |
| Starring | William Zappa Isabel Lucas Sebastian Gregory Tammy McIntosh Mark Furze |
| Edited by | Matt Villa |
| Music by | Guy Gross |
Production company | Pictures in Paradise |
| Distributed by | Hoyts |
Release date |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7 million[1][2] |
| Box office | $118,658[2] |
A Heartbeat Away is a 2011 Australian musical comedy film about a marching band in a small town.
Plot
A young man with high aspirations as a musician steps up to become the musical director of the local marching band after his father is hurt in a vehicle accident. He has four weeks to drill the band before a major competition.
Cast
- Sebastian Gregory as Kevin Flack
- Isabel Lucas as Mandy Riddick
- William Zappa as Edwin Flack
- Tammy Macintosh as Grace Flack
- Colin Friels as Mayor Riddick
- Roy Billing as George
- Kerry Walker as Dawn
- Terry Camilleri as Gino
- Errol O'Neill as Derek
- Tiffany Lamb as Tracy
- John O'May as Desmond Fyfe
- Mark Furze as Damian
Production
Filming started in March 2010. The film was financed by Screen Australia, Screen Queensland, Cutting Edge Pty Ltd and Quickfire Films (UK).[1]
Reception
The film was a box office disappointment, widely considered a commercial and critical flop. During its opening weekend it took $44,204 across 77 screens, giving it a screen average of just $574.[3][4]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 0% of 12 critics' reviews are positive.[5]
On Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), Craig Mathieson wrote in the conclusion of his review that the film "fails on nearly every count, appearing destined for a long half life in the Bad Movies We Love stakes."[6] For The Age, Jim Schembri highlighted in his review that "he last thing the local film industry needs is a bad film like this."[7]
References
- ^ a b "A Heartbeat Away commences shooting", If magazine, 15 February 2010 Archived 9 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed 14 August 2013
- ^ a b Sam Dallas, "Box Office: Insidious posts modest opening", If Magazine 17 May 2011 Archived 24 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 24 May 2014
- ^ [Box Office numbers: Griff The Invisible, The Reef and A Heartbeat Away by Sam Dallas If Magazine 21 March 2011] accessed 14 August 2013
- ^ "Red Riding Hood delivers big numbers while Aussie films slip" by Sam Dallas If Magazine 28 March 2011 Archived 22 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine accessed 14 August 2013
- ^ "A Heartbeat Away". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "A Heartbeat Away Review". SBS. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "A Heartbeat Away". The Age. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
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