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Line 4: A search for love, meaning and bathroom solitude, with a lot of [[World of Chaos\|random shit]] happening in the meantime. '''''He Died ~~With~~with Aa Felafel Inin His Hand''''' (2001) is a flamboyantly pointless housemates-from-hell story, based on a book by John Birmingham. Despite mediocre circulation, it’s become something of a [[Cult Classic]] among unemployed yobbos, leftist uni students, and anybody else who’s experienced the joys of sharehouse living in Australia. Memorable mainly for that scene in backyard Brisbane, plus a kick-arse [[Nick Cave]]-centric soundtrack and snappy writing that makes it the most quotable text since Oscar Wilde. Stars Noah Taylor, Emily Hamilton and, for some reason, Romane Bohringer. And while most of the people described in the page quote show up in the film, ''all'' of them show up in the book. ~~-----~~ ~~=== This movie has examples of: ===~~ {{tropelist}} * [[Aluminum Christmas Trees\|Aluminium Christmas Trees]] – One of the first shots in the movie is at the Brisbane house, where [[Crowning Moment of Funny\|Taylor plays golf with a cane toad]]. Golf ain’t the half of it; cane toads have reached plague proportions and everyone turns a blind eye when it comes to how you kill them... * [[All There in the Manual\|All There In The Novel]] - A lot of the film's dialogue and more obscure moments are lifted directly from the book. * [[Arc Words]] – Somehow everyone Danny’s ever lived with has met his mum. {{quote\| '''Everyone:''' You really should ring your mum. She’s worried about you.}} * [[Asian Airhead]] – Satomi aka. ‘Tiger Girl,’ although it might just be that her English doesn't extend further than, 'I move in now, yes?' * [[Attention Whore]] – Nina the wannabe actress. * [[Beige Prose]] – Danny writes possibly the least arousing porn ever written. For ''Penthouse''. {{quote\| '''Danny:''' Enter me, enter me, she gasped...}} * [[Black Comedy]] – It can get fairly bleak at times, but carefully avoids [[Dead Baby Comedy]]. * [[Book Ends]] – Flip’s corpse shot. [[The Reveal\|It’s a lot more graphic the second time]]. Also: {{quote\| '''Danny:''' Wanna get married?~~<br />~~ '''Sam:''' Can’t. Gotta go out later. }} * [[Brainy Brunette]] – Sam Line 28 ⟶ 27: * [[Cluster F-Bomb]] – The entire script. [[Truth in Television]] because it was made in Australia. * [[Dirty Cop]] – Apparently Melbourne’s finest work for the local casino. Almost [[Truth in Television]] at the time… {{quote\| '''Detective:''' We're the police, sweetheart. Your civil liberties are about to be violated.}} * [[Distracted by the Sexy]] – The guys’ collective IQ drops sharply around Anya. Milo almost becomes [[Too Dumb to Live]]. * [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]] – The opening shot is of a stiff, cadaverous arm holding up a felafel. * [[Head-Tiltingly Kinky]] – When Cashmere Sweater Babe and her Flat-Headed Rugby Type hookup are going at it like lamb chops on the front lawn. {{quote\| '''Danny:''' Ooh, ouch.~~<br />~~ '''Taylor:''' Nasty.~~<br />~~ '''Danny:''' That's gotta hurt.~~<br />~~ '''Otis:''' That's a bad game, dude. Brings out the worst in people. }} * [[Ho Yay]] – Milo seems a bit ''too'' upset when everyone starts reading homoerotic Subtext into his favourite [[Rated "M" for Manly]] movie, Reservoir Dogs. Not to mention he seems suspiciously attached to Otis. {{quote\| '''Flip''': What about that bit where they’re all pointing their guns at each other?~~<br />~~ '''Milo''': What about it?~~<br />~~ '''Flip''': Well, maybe it’s not really their guns they’re pointing… }} * [[Homage Shot]] – Neo-Nazis are brought in to deal with the rent situation. The youngest of them breaks into ''[[Cabaret\|Tomorrow Belongs To Me]]'', for [[Rule of Funny\|some reason]], and the neo-pagans join in for a nice campfire sing-along. Doubles as a parody, obviously. Line 44 ⟶ 43: ** There is no way Danny looks that much like [[Nick Cave]] by accident. * [[I Just Shot Marvin in the Face]] – The [[Bad Cop, Incompetent Cop\|incompetent Melbourne detective]] accidentally shoots Iain in the shoulder. To be fair, Iain was [[Too Dumb to Live\|trying to grab it at the time]], but the other detective had told him repeatedly: {{quote\| ‘Put it away, Russ.’}} * [[Les Yay]] – Romane Bohringer pashing Emily Hamilton! Yay! * [[Land Down Under]] – As with ''[[The Castle]]'', Australia’s own version of the trope: Sydney is horribly plastic and full of anal retentives, Melbourne is a town of corrupt cops where it’s always raining miserably, and Brisbane is overrun with cane toads. * [[Meaningless Meaningful Words]] – About half of Danny’s lines, mimicking the faux-philosophical ramblings of ~~[[Troper Demographics\|~~Australia’s semi-educated]]. * [[Object Ceiling Cling]] - 'It's a beef patty. Been up there for years.' * [[Ominous Latin Chanting]] – The neo-pagans in the backyard. Although it's actually a list of goddesses from every culture imaginable. Line 55 ⟶ 54: * [[Refuge in Audacity]] – Milo’s ‘condoms with Aboriginal tribal paintings on them’ spiel. That he and Otis were [[Drugs Are Bad\|stoned at the time]] from a home-made [[Crowning Moment of Awesome\|bucket bong]] isn’t really an excuse. * [[Sacred Hospitality]] – They serve tea and biscuits to the Brisbane landlord’s goon. While he’s threatening them. {{quote\| '''Goon:''' Are any of you shitheads related to a [[Dirty Cop\|copper]] or a [[Sleazy Politician\|poli]]? [[Beat]] (''back to phone'') Looks like we’re in the clear. sip Damn good tea.~~<br~~ /> '''Sammy:''' It's chai, from India. Biscuit? }} * [[Serious Business]] – Writing. And Nick Cave. And neo-pagan moon festivals… Line 65 ⟶ 64: * [[Transparent Closet]] – Dirk. * [[Trash of the Titans]] - Ho-ly shit. Some of the filth mention in the book's opening chapter has to be read to be disbelieved. {{quote\| A rat died in the living room at King Street and we didn't know. There was at least six inches of compacted rubbish between our feet and the floor. Old Ratty must have crawled in there and died of pleasure. A visitor uncovered him while groping around for a beer.}} * [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]] - The movie is a very condensed version of the book, which itself is a collection of John's actual experiences in sharehousing. Definitely not a tale for those who wish to retain their faith in humanity. * [[Welcome to Hell]] – Sydney, during the segment ‘Hell is other people’ (which could have been the movie’s other title). {{quote\| '''Danny:''' Welcome to hell.~~<br />~~ '''Sam:''' At least it’s warm. }} * [[World of Chaos]] – Neo-pagan babes want to sacrifice one of the housemates over a backyard fire. The other housemates deal with it by calling in the local skinheads, who ride dirt bikes through the house, cut the back of the house off with a chainsaw and then stand around and sing ‘Auld Lang Sine’ with the pagans. Just another Thursday night in Bris-vegas… Line 76 ⟶ 75: [[Category:Films of the 2000s]] [[Category:He Died with a Felafel in His Hand]] [[Category:Film]]