REGISTER|LOGIN

Welcome, filler

MY PROFILE
LOGOUT

Information:

Encounters

[LOVET] | 2008 | 92 min | Feature Documentary

Directed by: Eric Bana

(Love the Beast)
Australia

International Premiere

Interests: Actors Behind the Camera,  Documentary,  ESPN,  Identity,  Sports

Official Website

Cast & Credits

Primary Cast:
Eric Bana, Jay Leno, Dr. Phil McGraw, Jeremy Clarkson
Director(s):
Eric Bana
Producers:
Eric Bana, Peter Hill, Matt Hill
Executive Producer:
Steve Hill
Co-Producer:
Brett Hardy
Editor:
Conor O'Neill

Related Links

Surf: Festival News Roundup 3
Happy Trailers to You
Meet The Filmmakers at the Apple Store!
Faces of the Festival:
Eric Bana
Q&A: Love the Beast
Eric Bana Teaches Mr. Beaks To LOVE THE BEAST!
Beauty and the Beast
Eric Bana documents his first love: his muscle car

Most Popular Films

Don't Go Into the Woods
Don't Go In The Woods
2 Days in Paris
Autograph Book
Splinters
Splinters
Street Thief

Sponsored by

Synopsis

Eric Bana's directorial debut is a love story, but the object of the actor's affection is no Hollywood leading lady, it's his first car—a 1974 Ford XB Falcon Coupe, nicknamed The Beast. Bana has always been obsessed with cars and racing, but he has never been able to combine his loves of speed and cinema like Mel Gibson in Mad Max or Steve McQueen in Le Mans… until now.

Casting his Beast as his costar, Bana begins his love story in his family's garage in Melbourne and sets out on a lifelong ride of friendship, tragedy, and personal discovery. The heart of this impassioned personal documentary unfolds as, with the help of his three lifelong friends, Bana decides to restore and race the car he's had since he was a teenager in the Targa Tasmania Rally, an infamous five-day off-track race. Watching Bana and his crew work meticulously on the car in a suburban Australia garage is a far different image than we're used to of the Hollywood star. Woven throughout the film are testimonials from Bana, fellow gearhead Jay Leno, and Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson as well as sit-downs with Dr. Phil McGraw that allow Bana to explore the depth of his relationship with The Beast.

--David Kwok

+Related Media

Love the Beast - Web Exclusive
Eric Bana: Love the Beast

+Gallery

   1 of 3   

+About The Director

Eric Bana was first introduced to American audiences in Chopper, which premiered at Sundance in 2001 and was then released in the US to critical notice. Bana was the seen in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down and the Australian film The Nugget. He went on to star in Ang Lee's Hulk, Wolfgang Peterson's Troy, and Steven Spielberg's Munich. He was most recently seen in The Other Boleyn Girl, Curtis Hanson's Lucky You, and Romulus, My Father. Bana will next be seen in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, Judd Apatow's Funny People, and the upcoming film adaptation of The Time Traveler's Wife. Bana currently resides in Australia with his wife and two children.

+Film Contacts

Press Contact

Greg Longstreet
Polaris PR
8135 W. 4th Street 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 323 939 7535
Email: greg_longstreet@polarispr.com

Print Source

Audrey Jike-Lee
225 South Aviation Boulevard
El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: 310 297 1600 x613
Email: audrey.lee@globeintltd.com

Sales Contact

Emily Hirsch
William Morris Independent
151 El Camino Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone: (310) 859-4241
Email: emh@wma.com

Love the Beast by bronzecar351 on May 13, 2009 04:41 PM
Where in the USA can Love the Beast be seen after its debut in NYC? Do I have to wait until it comes out in DVD? I have a XB Coupe. Jeff G
 
© 2012 Tribeca Enterprises LLC Privacy Policy Terms of Use
Powered by Clickability