Sample People

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Sample People
Directed byClinton Smith
Starring Kylie Minogue
Simon Lyndon
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box officeA$47,252 (Australia) [1]

Sample People is a 2000 Australian film, directed by Clinton Smith. It is about the entanglements of twelve people in one weekend in Sydney.

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The film was originally going to be made for $60,000 but prior to filming it was decided to seek more money. [2] Despite being set in Sydney, it was shot in Adelaide. [3]

Plot

Within the film run multiple plot lines, with the plot and characters intersecting and influencing each other. The seemingly unrelated stories ultimately come together.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was released through Mushroom Records. The album peaked at number 38 on the ARIA Charts.

Festival Mushroom Records – D32146
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."Space Theme (Score)"Rafael MayRafael May1:41
2."Horror Movie" Greg Macainsh sonicanimation 3:11
3."Take a Long Line" Doc Neeson, John Brewster, Rick Brewster Grinspoon 3:09
4."Don't Change" Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, Tim Farriss, Kirk Pengilly, Michael Hutchence 4 Star4:19
5."Night For a Play (Score)"Rafael MayMatthew Wilkinson2:49
6."One Step Ahead" Neil Finn Kiley Gaffney 3:12
7."Gangsta Beats (Score)"Rafael MayRafael May2:45
8."Sweet, Sweet Love" Russell Morris Russell Morris4:16
9."Boy from the Stars" Jim Keays The Mavis's 4:27
10."I Like It Both Ways"Chris Burnham, Joe Burnham, Gary Twinn, Randall Murphy Not From There 3:47
11."Alone with You" Jeremy Oxley The Superjesus 2:57
12."Aja Aja"Rafael MayMintu Kumar, Nisha Bhasin2:14
13."Discone" Pnau Pnau4:36
14."Who Listens to the Radio" Stephen Cummings, Andrew Pendlebury The Whitlams 3:20
15."Howzat" Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell Custard 3:51
16."Space Shiva"Rafael MayInga Liljestrom1:50
17."Gay Sex Guru"Jimmy StreetJimmy Street2:55
18."The Real Thing" Johnny Young Kylie Minogue 3:18

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 38

Cast

Release

The film was given a limited theatrical release, opening in Sydney and Melbourne on 11 May 2000. It then had a release on home video on 27 September 2000. [5]

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