Star of "Kenny" in for "Charlie & Boots"
August 19, 2008 by Jane Boursaw
I might have known it wouldn’t be long before Shane Jacobson came into the mainstream.
The beloved star of Kenny (check out my review - loved it) is on board with Paul Hogan for Instinct Entertainment’s “Charlie & Boots,” a comedy written for the duo by Shane Murphy and Stewart Faichney, who worked with Hogan on Strange Bedfellows.
I just hope Jacobson doesn’t go the way of Hogan, which is do a movie or two and then disappear from our collective consciousness. Hopefully, this film will be a nice comeback for Hogan, who struck gold with the Crocodile Dundee movies. He actually did a third installment called Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles, 13 years after the second movie. Not a big seller, apparently.
Read more after the jump…
“Charlie & Boots” will be released through Paramount and its non-exclusive Australian partner, Transmission Films, says Variety.
The film follows a father and son who travel from Victoria to Cape York to fulfill their lifelong dream of fishing off Australia’s northern tip. It’ll have a wide theatrical release in Australia in the second-half of 2009.
By the way, Strange Bedfellows was the highest grossing Australian film in 2004, and also the subject of a failed copyright lawsuit against Universal’s I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.
Image: Kenny, Arcangelo Entertainment, 2006
Hi There,
Sorry, have to use an alias due to confidentiality clause but be assured that this is for real.
This film will be sensational. Shane Jacobson is the quintessential ‘Natural Comedian’ and Paul Hogan is a ‘National Treasure’. What better combination could there be?.
How do I know C&B is a smash hit? - because I’m a lucky lucky extra and the past two days have been two of the best days of my life.
Incredible crew + great cast = hopefully worldwide phenomenon.
At least it does for this utterly green little would-be-if-I-could-be.
Don’t miss this flick
X
JS - Cool! Thanks for the inside scoop. Feel free to leave more intel, and we don’t mind the alias.
I reckon it’s gunna be a great film!
They actually filmed a bit of it in my home town today, which I spent the whole day watching and talking to the crew. Great people!
I also got sunburnt too…
I can’t wait till it comes out!
Phoebe - Very cool! Did you get any pictures? If so, send ‘em over, and I’ll post them on Film Gecko!
Jane
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Hi,
i run a pub in Plam Cove North QLD. Are you coming this way???
like JS i was also an extra in the movie.
it was pretty much a once in a lifetime experience for my town.
i was lucky enough to have an additional role that meant i spent 5 days on set. i cant say what because of the confidentiality. but it was amazing. to be there watching scenes be shot around you.
On a sour note i wasnt too impressed with Paul Hogans attitude. i got the impression he thought he was better than us extras.
Shane on the other hand is definitely a down to earth Aussie. I met him on set where he introduced himself and shook my hand. And i ended up seated next to him at lunch on my last day on set. It was amazing that even though he is a succesfull actor he wasn’t above talking to the little nobodys like me.
Cant wait to see this movie!
Unfortunately we weren’t allowed to take pictures but it still was really amazing!
Asha
What does the commercial value of a feature film rely on ? Does it rely on the actors who play the lead role or on the quality of the original story ? Let’s see if this film can outgross Crocodile Dundee at the box office. I bet it doesn’t !
Well, to the gushing extra (who apparently isn’t getting paid)
I’m pretty sure that almost noone will go and see a movie so thrilling that it’s very Title puts you to sleep.
Couple that with it being about a FISHING expedition, and man, won’t they just be lining up in droves to pay $14 to see that.
This is one of those movies where you just wonder why they even bother, count the seconds until it disappears from the cinema.