''Clubland'', internationally known as ''Introducing the Dwights'', is a 2007 Australian

comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

, directed by Cherie Nowlan, written by Keith Thompson, and starring Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn and Emma Booth. The film was nominated for eleven AFI awards, winning the award for best supporting actress for Emma Booth.RGM Artists
''Cherie Nowlan''. Retrieved 14 March 2015. It sold to

Warner Independent Pictures Warner Independent Pictures was an independent film division of the American film studio Warner Bros., itself a division of Warner Bros. Discovery, which then was known as TimeWarner. Established in August 2003, its first release was 2004's ' ...

for $4.1 million,Urban Cinephile
NOWLAN, CHERIE - CLUBLAND''. (28 June 2007) Retrieved 14 March 2015. after debuting at Sundance Film Festival, where it gained standing ovations. The film opened in the U.S. on 4 July holiday weekend, the first Australian film ever to do so.

Plot

Life for shy 21-year-old Tim Maitland is not always smooth sailing. His mum Jean is a cafeteria worker by day who hits the comedy club circuit by night, while his dad John is busy trying to recapture his fifteen minutes of fame from when he was a country and western singer back in 1975. But when the feisty beautiful Jill walks into Tim's life, things seem to be looking up. Unfortunately, there's another woman in Tim's life, one who will stand between him and the perfect romance: his mother.

Cast

* Brenda Blethyn — Jean Dwight * Khan Chittenden — Tim Maitland * Emma Booth — Jill * Richard Wilson — Mark *

Philip Quast Philip Mark Quast (born 30 July 1957) is an Australian actor and singer. He has won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical three times, making him the first actor to have three wins in that category. He is perhaps best known f ...

— Ronnie Stubbs *

Frankie J. Holden Frankie J. Holden (born Peter Brian; 18 December 1952) , also known as Frank Holden, is an Australian singer, actor and TV presenter. In the 1970s, he fronted Ol' 55 (band), Ol' 55, which had a hit with "On the Prowl" from their debut album, ...

— John Maitland * Rebecca Gibney — Lana *

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— Kelly

Box office

''Clubland'' grossed $1.5 million at the box office in Australia.Film Victoria
''Australian Films at the Australian Box Office''. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

References

External links

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Goalpost Pictures WebsiteClubland at the National Film and Sound Archive

'Introducing the Dwights' Trailer
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