Mary and Max (2009)
Mary and Max (2009)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Toni Collette
Mary (voice)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Max (voice)
Barry Humphries
Narrator (voice)
Eric Bana
Damien (voice)
Bethany Whitmore
Young Mary (voice)
Renée Geyer
Vera Lorraine Dinkle (voice)
Ian 'Molly' Meldrum
Homeless Man (voice)
John Flaus
Harvey Krumpet / Ken / Len Hislop (voice)
Julie Forsyth
Bus Stop Mother / Kissing Woman (voice)
Christopher Massey
911 Operator / Ambulance Voice / Derisive Observer (voice)
Oliver Marks
Alleyway Bully 1 (voice)
Daisy Kocher
Alleyway Bully 2 /Injury Girl /Bus Stop Girl / Katherine (voice)
Daniel Marks
Alleyway Bully 3 (voice)
Hamish Hughes
Animals / Mad Jury Member / Opera Singer Two (voice)
Dan Doherty
BMX Bandit (voice) / Thanks
Mandy Mao
Cher the Chihuahua / Sonny the Chihuahua (voice)
Patrick McCabe
Datsun Sunny Driver (voice)
Adam Elliot
Various Voices (voice) / Director / Writer / Production Design
Michael J. Allen
Ferrari Driver (voice) / VFX Supervisor
Bill Murphy
Frankston Icebreaker One (voice) / Editor
Shaun Patten
Frankston Icebreaker Two (voice)
Bernie Clifford
Garbo One (voice)
Henry Karjalainen
Henry the Fish (voice)
Chris Wallace
Lottery Caller / New Yorker Two (voice)
Marlee Bevan
Mary's Baby (voice)
Melanie Coombs
Mrs. Pendergast (voice) / Producer
Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen
New York Callgirl / New Yorker One (voice)
Alf Klimek
New Yorker Three (voice)
Antoinette Halloran
Opera Singer (voice)
Leanne Smith
Overeaters Anonymous Tutor / Post Office Customer (voice) / Associate Producer / Music Supervisor
Stephen Carroll
Thespian One (voice)
Athanasios Kourtidis
Wedding Reception Guest (voice)
Yorgos Kourtidis
Wedding Reception Guest (voice)
Paul Hardart
Executive Producer
Brooke Howden
Casting
Tom Hardart
Executive Producer
Mark Gooder
Executive Producer
Dale Cornelius
Executive Producer / Original Music Composer
Jonathan Page
Executive Producer
Gerald Thompson
Director of Photography
Lindsay Cox
Animation
John Lewis
Animation
Darcy Prendergast
Animation
Darren Burgess
Animation
Anthony Lawrence
Animation
Daniel Agdag
Animation
Al Oldfield
Animation
Sophie Raymond
Animation
Pierce Davison
Animation
Dick Jarman
Animation
Craig Ross
Animation
Jason Lynch
Animation
Jonathan Daw
Animation
Isabel Peppard
Set Decoration / Special Effects
Laurent Boudaud
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Suzy Wood
Still Photographer
Benjamin P. Speth
Camera Operator
Pauline Piechota
Associate Producer
Craig Fison
Art Direction
Peter Walker
Dialogue Editor / ADR Supervisor
Erin McKimm
Sound Editor / Sound Effects Editor
Sue Collins
First Assistant Director
John Simpson
Foley
Conrad Nilsson
Musician
Tim Hook
Musician
Christian Scallan
Scoring Mixer
Melanie Etchell
Title Designer
Reece Sanders
VFX Artist
Paul Fitzgerald
Thanks
Scott Meek
Thanks
David McCrae
Thanks
Gabrielle Parker
Thanks
Pauline Perry
Thanks
Aaron Robertson
Thanks
Jeanette Taylor
Thanks
Marcus Baumgart
Thanks
Shaun Miller
Legal Services
Keith Thomas
Sound Editor
Matthew Hassall
Musician
Sophie Coombes
Thanks
Sarah Fforde
Thanks
Lindsay Lipson
Thanks
Joni Rubin
Associate Producer
Louise Woodward
Music Editor
Michael Carden
Sound Effects Editor
David McSkimming
Musician
Luke Elliot
Thanks
Jon Billington
Camera Operator
Jodie Upton
Musician
Darren A. Bell
VFX Artist
Giselle Hunter
VFX Artist
Mark Duke
Thanks
Joshua Elliot
Thanks
Craig Hall
Thanks
Glen Hunwick
Thanks
Brian Millard
Thanks
Bryce Menzies
Executive Producer / Legal Services
Alison Booth
Musician
Jason Bunn
Musician
Hugo Grumbar
Thanks
Michael Redfern
Thanks
Iain Canning
Co-Executive Producer
Andrew Mackie
Co-Executive Producer
Monika Gehrt
Production Accountant / Thanks
David Alpert
Thanks
Mick McGrath
Thanks
Madeleine Wild
Thanks
Jemima Daly
Assistant Director
Lisa-Maree Amos
Musician
Marcus Ingram
Sound Engineer
Rachael Hunt
Musician
Jonathan Chissick
Thanks
Richard Girvan
Thanks
Kellie Jones
Thanks
Geoff Brown
Thanks
Lissa Kennedy
Thanks
Nicole Sexton
Thanks
Robert Styles
Thanks
Rob Wicksteed
Thanks
Kevin Blair
Thanks
Michael Wagner
Thanks
Richard Payten
Co-Executive Producer
Glen Whelan
First Assistant Editor
Danielle Arcaro
Musician
Paul McMillan
Musician
Robin Gray
Sound Engineer
Andrew McGrath
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Leath Mattner
VFX Artist
Trish Lake
Thanks
Anna Morgan
Thanks
Barry Schuler
Thanks
Sarah Cuming
Musician
Philip Nixon
Musician
Thomas Lauderdale
Thanks
Ross Matthews
Thanks
Miriam Stein
Thanks
Emily Westmore
Thanks
Cathy Shugg
Musician
Prudence Glenn
Musician
Lauren Bergman
Thanks
Andrew Fitzpatrick
Thanks
Cris Jones
Thanks
Judy Matthews
Thanks
Karl Schmid
Thanks
Benjamin Webster
Thanks
Robin Plunkett
Camera Operator
Doron Kipen
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alyssa Conrau
Musician
Dr. Tony Attwood
Thanks
Madeline Getson
Thanks
Ben Turner
Thanks
William Larsen
Music Editor / Conductor
Rachel Knowles
Digital Intermediate
Duncan Allen
Musician
Rohan De Korte
Musician
Ceridwen Jones
Musician
Grania Burke
Musician
Susannah Ng
Musician
Graham Bennett
Thanks
Sarah Fargo
Thanks
Beth Frey
Thanks
Amber Sinclair
Thanks
Andrew Skeoch
Thanks
Joyce Smith
Thanks
Tom Wild
Line Producer
Claire Tennant
Set Decoration
Davin Holt
Musician
Curt Sundberg
VFX Artist
Anna McAlister
Musician
Dave Friedlander
Thanks
Crystal Miles
Thanks
Michael James Rowland
Thanks
Pete Whyte
Thanks
Kim L. Wilson
Thanks
Frank Lipson
Sound Effects Editor
Hugh Ponnuthurai
Musician
Trudy Hellier
Thanks
Jamie Peterson
Thanks
Reginald Peterson
Thanks
Dan Rabinow
Thanks
Chris Schmidt
Thanks
Julie Strachan
Thanks
Emily Ziff Griffin
Thanks
Simon Wilmot
Thanks
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 9, 2009
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Budget$8,240,000
Box Office$1,740,429
Filming LocationsAustralia
Genres
Wiki.
Mary and Max is a 2009 Australian independent stop-motion animated psychological comedy-drama film written and directed by Adam Elliot and was his first animated feature film. The film was produced by Melanie Coombs and Melodrama Pictures with music by Dale Cornelius. The voice cast includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette, Eric Bana and Bethany Whitmore, with narration provided by Barry Humphries.
The film follows the lives and friendship of two unlikely pen-pals; Mary, a lonely Australian girl, and Max, an overweight American man with Asperger's syndrome. The film is inspired by Elliot's relationship with his pen-friend in New York whom he has been writing to for over twenty years.
The film premiered on the opening night of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival on 15 January 2009. The film won the Annecy Cristal in June 2009 from the Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Best Animated Feature Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in November 2009. The film was theatrically released on 9 April 2009, by Icon Entertainment International, it received acclaim from critics.