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Walkshort
1987
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A
man walking along Karangahape Road in Auckland is kicked in the shins by
a stranger setting off an apparent chain of chance encounters.
First Front
Lawn film, directed by William Toefper. Length, 10 minutes, 16mm.
All the characters in the film were played by Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair.
There's a photo of them in Film In Aotearoa New Zealand, Ed. Jonathan
Dennis and Jan Bieringa, Victoria University Press, 1996. The book says
of Walk Short:-
- "...a brilliant
comic narrative that kept shooting off in new directions as people bumped
into one another on a city street. The bewildering range of characters
were all played by the two actors. Their [The Front Lawn] other films
such as Lounge Bar (1988), based on a popular
Front Lawn song, and Linda's Body
(1990), a
comedy about an out-of-body experience, have successfully combined wild
flights of fancy with a shrewd, satirical eye for local detail."
Videos
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Walkshort,
is one of three movie shorts released on video, 1993:-
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Catalogue
for video of three film shorts including The
Front Lawn's Walkshort. "Walkshort" as a title finds the entry. Call Number: PN1997.A1S56 1993
(University of Waikato Library).
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30 minute video,
published Wellington NZ, by Learning Media 1993, three short films with
teacher's notes:-
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Snail's pace
/ writer, producer, director, Grant Lahood. 1989 (4 min.)
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Walkshort
/ writers and cast, Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair (The Front Lawn).
1987 (10 min.)
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Kitchen sink
/ director, writer, Alison Maclean ; Hibiscus Films. 1989 (14 min.).
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A snail crosses
the road on a quest for food. / A man walking along Karangahape Road in
Auckland is kicked in the shins by a stranger setting off an apparent chain
of chance encounters. / A surrealist account of a woman's attraction to
something she finds in the plughole.
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Walkshort
is on a
TVNZ/NZ
Film Commission video, Short Takes - Comedy, Code 700230.
- "A selection
of ten short and funny NZ films":
- The Singing
Trophy; Valley Of The Stereos; Walkshort; Bradman; Lemming Aid (Awarded
the Jury Prize - 1994 Cannes Film Festival); Stroke; Funny Little Guy;
Making Money; I'm In Here; Snail's Pace.
Duration:
Approx.120 mins.
Links
Walkshort
(New Zealand Film Commission)
Reference
Number: Film: F19512 (New Zealand
Film Archive advanced search)
Walkshort (1987) (Internet Movie Database)
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The
Lounge Bar 1989
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Based
on a popular Front Lawn song.
The Front Lawn's Theme from "The Lounge Bar" (1989) (YouTube)
Photography Director:
Leon
Narbey
Producer: Grant
Campbell
Special Effects: Peter Jackson
Cast:
Don McGlashan - Mike
Harry Sinclair - Mr. Hadleigh
Lucy Sheehan - Ngaire
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In a seedy waterfront
bar, sometime during the 70's, a sideburned, bellbottomed singer begins
his song. Sheltering from the rainy night, a man and a woman meet for the
first time. Or is it? Who are they? What brought them here? What bizarre
web of fate links them to the singer; his song, and his sideburns? (Plot
description from German
film festival - at end of document)
Song (on Songs
From The Front Lawn):-
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Theme From The
Lounge Bar (Harry Sinclair/Don McGlashan)
There is a still
from the film, a colour photo of Harry Sinclair and Lucy Sheehan, in Film
In Aotearoa New Zealand p73.
Awards
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"...Lounge
Bar," which was a finalist in the 1989 American Film and Video Festival,
was also featured in the First Annual International Festival of Short Films
in the U.S. as one of the 'World's best live-action shorts.'"
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Romantic Evening
Screening, chch - NZ - Feb 1996
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Hamburg International
Short Film Festival - Germany - Jun 1996
Video
- "A selection
of nine short and shady NZ films":
- A Game With
No Rules; Eau De La Vie; The Lounge Bar; Avondale Dogs; La Vie En Rose;
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; Snap; Dream-Makers; Lovelock.
Duration:
Approx. 120 mins.
- The Lounge Bar is on a German DVD release of Harry Sinclair's film Topless Women Talk About Their Lives. Released in 2000, distributed by Galileo Multimedia.
Links
The
Lounge Bar (Internet Movie Database)
The
Lounge Bar (New Zealand Film Commission)
Reference
Number: Film: F6084 (New Zealand
Film Archive advanced search)
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Linda's
Body 1990
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A
comedy about an out-of-body experience.
"Synopsis :
A woman has an out-of-body experience and finds she must choose between
her dead boyfriend, and her alive, but apparently boring lover."
From (archived): Funding
Allocations For 1990 (NZ On Air - under construction, August 2006)
Cast
Jennifer
Ward-Lealand - Linda
Don McGlashan
- Ben
Harry Sinclair
- Victor
Yvonne Lawley
- Mrs. Molloy
Bruce Hopkins
- Colin
Ramai Hayward
- Rangi
Wi Kuki Kaa
- Hemi
Written by
Harry Sinclair
Produced by
Harry Sinclair
Original music
by Don McGlashan
Length - 24
minutes
song (on
More
Songs From The Front Lawn):-
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Because She's
Gone (Sinclair/McGlashan)
Awards
Linda's Body
won best short at 1990 New Zealand Film Awards
From (archived): Harry
Sinclair bio in The
Price Of Milk article
Link
Linda's
Body (Internet Movie Database)
Reference
Number: Film: F6003 (New Zealand
Film Archive advanced search)
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Shows
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1986
- The Reason For Breakfast
1987
- The Story Of Robert
1987
- The Washing Machine
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songs (on
More
Songs From The Front Lawn):-
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A Good Address
(Sinclair/McGlashan)
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The Beautiful
Things (Sinclair/McGlashan)
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Wedding Song (Sinclair/McGlashan)
1988
- The Front Lawn Monster World Tour
1989
- The One That Got Away
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songs (on More
Songs From The Front Lawn):-
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Everyone Disappears
(Sinclair/McGlashan)
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Coming Ready Or
Not (Sinclair/McGlashan)
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Queen Street (Sinclair/McGlashan)
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from (archived) Jennifer
Ward-Lealand Curriculum Vitae
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1989: Actor/Singer/Musician
in The Front Lawn.
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Played Glenda
in The One That Got Away for a New Zealand national tour.
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International
tour of same show to:
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London - Purcell
Room, Donmar Warehouse (Pick of the Fringe Festival 1989)
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Edinburgh Fringe
Festival - Canongate Theatre
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New York - Dance
Theatre Workshop
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Minneapolis -
Walker Arts Centre (International Festival of Music and Dance)
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Philadelphia -
Painted Bride Theatre.
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Return season
to Maidment Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand.
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1990: Tour of
The
One That Got Away to the Melbourne Comedy Festival - Universal Theatre
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Return season
to Memorial Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand
- Photograph of 'Glenda' at: Jennifer
Ward-Lealand: Theatre
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Albums
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Songs
From The Front Lawn, Mandrill Studios, Virgin, FLCD 200 [CD]. 1989:-
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When You Come
Back Home
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Theme From The
Lounge Bar
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How Are You Doing
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Walk Around The
House
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Andy
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Tomorrow Night
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Claude
Rains
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Tell Me What To
Do
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A Man And A Woman
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I'll Never Have
Anything More
- All songs by The
Front Lawn (Sinclair & McGlashan)
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Playing on Songs
From The Front Lawn:-
-
Don McGlashan
- vocals, guitars, drums
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Harry Sinclair
- vocals, concertina
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Jennifer Ward-Lealand
- backing vocals, ukulele
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The
Six Volts:
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David Long - guitars
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Janet Roddick
- backing vocals, trombone, organ, percussion
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Steve Roche -
trumpet, marimba, percussion
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Anthony Donaldson
- drums, washboard, percussion
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Neil Duncan -
saxophone, percussion
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David Donaldson
- double bass, electric bass
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Special thanks
to:... Graeme Myhre, Neil
Finn, Tim Finn... [amongst others]
More
Songs From The Front Lawn, rec. live 1986-90, Virgin, 4353032
[CD]. 1993:-
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The Big Room -
"The Front Lawn Monster World Tour", 1988
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Found Another
Body - "The Story Of Robert", 1987
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Everyone Disappears
- "The One That Got Away", 1989
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Coming Ready Or
Not - "The One That Got Away", 1989
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A Good Address
- "The Washing Machine", 1987
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The Beautiful
Things "The Washing Machine", 1987
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Queen Street -
"The One That Got Away", 1989
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Breakfast Anthem/Mess
Song - "The Reason For Breakfast", 1986
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Because She's
Gone - "Linda's Body", 1990
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Wedding Song "The
Washing Machine", 1987
- All songs written
by Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair
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All songs performed
and produced by The Front Lawn (Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair).
Electric guitar
on The Big Room, Found Another Body, Queen Street: David Long.
Clarinet on
A Good Address: Neill Duncan
Percussion
on A Good Address: Anthony Donaldson
Backing vocals
on Breakfast Anthem: Bruce Hopkins, Alan Brough
Mini Moog
sound programming on Because She's Gone: Keith Ballantyne
Design: Derek
Ward
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Singles
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When
You Come Back Home, Mandrill, Front Lawn Records, FLOO1 [7"]. 1989:-
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When You Come
Back Home
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When You Come
Back Home (Lawnman mix)
The
Beautiful Things, Mandrill / Mascot / Wayne Laird's Studio, 8770112
[CD]. 1993:-
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The Beautiful
Things
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Aeroplane Song
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Walk Around The
House.
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Compilation
Albums
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Best
Beer Drinking Songs In The World...Ever! Vol. 3 (NZ) album, EMI, 2001
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How Are You Doing
(Sinclair/McGlashan)
Kiwi
Rock Vol. 2 (NZ) album, EMI, 1995
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The Beautiful
Things (Sinclair/McGlashan)
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The full track
listing is here.
Nature's
Best 3 (NZ) album, Sony, 2003
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Andy (Sinclair/McGlashan)
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Videos
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Music
Videos
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The
Beautiful Things, 1983
I'll
Never Have Anything More, date?
I'm
Right, 1987
When
U Come Back, date? (1989?)
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Other
videos, including performances
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The
Front Lawn Showreel, 1990
'The Front
Lawn Soundtapes'
Oi
For London featuring: The Front Lawn
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Movies/TV
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Movies
The
Big Steal (Aus 1990) film soundtrack includes I'll
Never Have Anything More (also on the soundtrack album).
Stickmen
(NZ 2000):-
"...two songs
were actually written into the script - 'Come On Eileen' by Dexy's Midnight
Runners and 'Tomorrow Night' by the Front Lawn." (From
The
Soundtrack (Official Site))
Track
25 (Album track listing)
TV
"The Beautiful Things" was used in Outrageous Fortune (NZ) 2005-????:-
Episode 2.16: "Now cracks a noble heart", first shown in New Zealand on December 12, 2006
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Awards
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1989 New Zealand Music Awards:
Winner: Most Promising Group: The Front Lawn
Winner: International Achievement: The Front Lawn
Winner: Best Film Soundtrack/Compilation: The Front Lawn - Songs From The Front Lawn
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Reviews
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Sinclair and his
partner Don McGlashan were praised as "a superb duo" in Review/Theater; From New Zealand, a Breakfast Fantasy, October 15, 1988 (New
York Times)
"an appealing and ferociously
funny comedy duo," (City
Limits, New York) (archived only from 1996)
(From (archived): Harry
Sinclair bio in The
Price Of Milk article
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Links
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The
Front Lawn (Hat
Sharpening Shop)
Breaking
Down Boundries includes short interview with Don about The Front Lawn,
halfway down text file (Minnesota Daily
- gopher archives)
Peter
Jackson worked on a Front Lawn film - helped with the art and props.
(Real
Groove interview - archived)
How Claude Rains changed someone's view of Casablanca (Senses
of Cinema - an online film journal)
The Front Lawn - Leaving New Zealand (1989) (YouTube)
"TVNZ news from the 'Holmes' programme on the comedy/music group before they departed for London.
Report by the late Dylan Taite."
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References
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Film
In Aotearoa New Zealand, Edited by Jonathan Dennis and Jan Bieringa,
Second Edition, Victoria University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-86473-309-7
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How
You Doing? - A Selection of New Zealand Comic and Satiric Verse, Edited
by Harry Ricketts and Hugh Roberts, Lincoln University Press, 1998.
ISBN 0-909049-26-2
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The title comes
from the Front Lawn song. Includes
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"How You Doing"
(McGlashan/Sinclair)
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"There Is No Depression
In New Zealand" (Von Sturmer)
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Some of this information
came from the old Kiwi Rock web site - the singles - I have the albums.
Although it listed the band members as Don McGlashan, Alistair Sinclair
and Jennifer Ward-Lealand, I think the rest of the material was reasonably
accurate.
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compiled by carolyn
Last updated 1st February, 2008.
