Bangers (1999 film)

Bangers is a 1999 Australian short film starring Cate Blanchett. Her husband Andrew Upton wrote, produced, and directed the film. It was their first collaboration from their production company "Dirty Films". Bangers was later included in the 2005 compilation film Stories of Lost Souls.

Bangers
Directed by	Andrew Upton
Written by	Andrew Upton
Produced by	Andrew Upton Cate Blanchett
Starring	Cate Blanchett Lynette Curran
Cinematography	Ross Emery
Edited by	Matt Villa
Music by	Chris Abrahams
Production company	Dirty Films
Release date	1999 (1999) (Melbourne)[1]
Running time	9:00
Country	Australia
Language	English

Plot

Cate Blanchett portrays a marginally successful career woman preparing dinner for her gruff and unsympathetic mother. As she cooks the mashed potatoes and sausages, she tells an indifferent audience of her mother and cat about a recent promotion at work. While she rants about her job it becomes apparent that she is in the middle of a mental breakdown that culminates in burned sausage and mashed potatoes all over the floor.

Cast

• Cate Blanchett - Julie-Anne
• Lynette Curran - Mother
• Meggs the cat - Mr. Funnybones