Garbo (Aus 1992)

Comedy. Steve (Stephen Kearney) and Neill (Neill Gladwin) do a garbage run with an old truck 'Garbo' and their business is threatened by a more efficient and up-to-date contractor.

Director: Ron Cobb

Music by Allan Zavod

"Hey Boys" (Mark Seymour) - Mark Seymour and Paul Kelly, backing vocals by Neil and Tim Finn; Bass, Nick Seymour; Drums by Peter Jones.

"The Garbo Song" (Mark Seymour and Nick Seymour) - Steve Kearney

Album

CD Picture This. D30616. 1991.

"Hey Boys" (Mark Seymour) - Mark Seymour and Paul Kelly
"Freedom" (Carne/Nadi/Blue) - Scott Carne
"Garbo" (Mark Seymour/Nick Seymour) - Steve Kearney
"One Fine Day" (James Freud) - James Freud
"In And Out" (The Pogues) - The Pogue
"Treaty" (M. Yunupingu/G. Yunupingu/M. Mununggurr/S. Kellaway/C. Williams/W. Marika/P. Kelly/P. Garrett) - Yothu Yindi
"Dreaming" (N. Adams) - Nemo
"I Want You" (Paul Gray) - Kate Ceberano
"Not In Love" (Wendy Morrison) - The Shivers
"Brave" (Kate Ceberano/Philip Ceberano) - Kate Ceberano.

Single

Mark Seymour and Paul Kelly, "Hey Boys", 1992

Picture This (Festival) D11067

Compilation album

Independence Plus Downunder Strength Equals Mushroom (1992)
- Disc 2:
  - 17. "Hey Boys" - Mark Seymour and Paul Kelly

Movie music credits

Garbo: Songs - Credits
"In and Out" The Pogues (The Pogues)	"Dreaming" Nemo (N. Adams)
"Papio" Charlie Mauu and Les Royal Polynesians (Steve Graham)	"Mareva" Charlie Mauu and Les Royal Polynesians (Eddie Lund)
"One Fine Day" James Freud (James Freud)	"I Want You" Kate Ceberano (Paul Gray)
"Freedom" Scott Carne (Carni/Nadi/Blue)	"Not In Love" The Shivers (Wendy Morrison)
"Treaty" Yothu Yindi (M. Yunupingu, P. Kelly, P. Garrett, G. Yunupingu, M. Mununggurr, S. Kellaway, C. Williams, G. Yunupingu)	"Brave" Kate Ceberano (Kate Ceberano and Philip Ceberano)
"Hey Boys" Mark Seymour and Paul Kelly (Mark Seymour)	"The Garbo Song" Steve Kearney (Mark Seymour and Nick Seymour)

Notes

Private Universe says that Nick Seymour and Paul Kelly wrote this song. The Garbo Press Kit [pdf] credits Mark Seymour as songwriter.

Stephen Kearney and Neill Gladwin work together as Los Trios Ringbarkus.

Stephen Kearney (Steve) played Pete in Rikki and Pete.
Neill Gladwin (Neill) is directing a live version of the The Underwater Melon Man (1998) in New Zealand in March 2002.

BTW 'Garbo' is nothing to do with Greta. Garbo is Australian slang for a garbage or waste collector.

Movie release information

Cinema: 21 May 1992 (Aus)
Video: Video Box Office (Aus)

Classification

PG (Low level coarse language -Aus)

Classification links - Aus, NZ, UK, US

Links

Garbo (Aus 1992) (Internet Movie Database)

Garbo Press Kit [pdf]

Sources of information

Aus Film; Australian Soundtracks - G; H&C Disc; Internet Movie; Private Universe; Seymour Brothers Web Site

Page compiled by carolyn
Last updated 31st January, 2009.