Joffa Corfe and Shane McRae star as a couple of knockabout handymen with a passion for the Collingwood Football Club. The pair was described to have a knack for attracting trouble, which drives the local priest Father Bob McGuire to the point of despair.[3][4] The film portrays Joffa as an ordinary man. The fact he attracts the affection of thousands and the hatred of tens of thousands is just how it is for the man who guides the Collingwood Cheer Squad.
Corfe said that the ordinary people who inhabit his real world "give the movie its heart."[4] People such as Fr. Bob McGuire, Kevin Bartlett, and 93-year-old Mavis, used to attend dances with Ron Barassi's father.
The Australian Council on Children and the Media said that the main messages from this movie are: "Working together as a team is what wins the game."[3] And "Mateship is one of the most important and meaningful things in life."[3]
Producer-director Chris Liontos started out by wondering why nobody was making films about Aussie Rules football.[4] His inspiration was The Club (1980),[4] a classic Australian movie. He decided to explore the world of Aussie Rules "through the eyes of the most passionate supporter in the country."[4]
Filming
The overseas segments were filmed on the cheap, with the crew living in backpacker bunkrooms, eating baked beans and dodging crackaddicts.[4]
Budget
The budget was less than A$200,000. "I took a risk on fully self-funding this, no grants at all", said Liontos. "A lot of films these days do get a lot of (government) funding. Nobody goes and sees them."[4]
The risk appeared to pay off. The film was released nationally on 2 September 2010. For such "an ultra-low budget movie to get a national cinema release – this has never happened (before)," Liontos said.[5]
The film has received a mixed reception to date. While Collingwood supporters provide uniformly positive reviews, non-Collingwood fans have been less than thrilled.[7] Greg King of FilmReviews.net.au said that "the only thing more excruciating than sitting through this film would be to endure watching Collingwood win another premiership."[8]
Professional reviewer Leigh Paatsch[7] said that "With his tatty jacket of gold, albino mullet hairdo and a face made for keeping birds off crops, the infamous general of the Collingwood cheer squad was never going to be your typical movie star." He added that "Joffa is definitely a natural in front of the cameras. Just a shame that those behind the cameras of Joffa: The Movie are not."[7]
The Australian Council on Children and the Media said that Joffa: The Movie is a "light-hearted mockumentary targeting an adult audience, but which may appeal to those adolescents with an interest in football. The film has some funny moments, particularly those involving Father Bob."[3]
Donna Demaio, reporter for The Age, likened the movie to Kenny, another famous Australian mockumentary.[9]
DVD release
Joffa: The Movie was released nationally in Australia on 2 December 2010 by Madman Entertainment.[10]
^. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
^Nick's Bulletin Board – Joffa: The Movie...IN CINEMAS!
^ abcdef. The Australian Council on Children and the Media, 30 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
^ abcdefghi"Joffa the Collingwood Super Fan to star in his very own movie". Terry Brown, Herald Sun, 9 February 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
^"A finals cinema fling for crusty Pie Jeff 'Joffa' Corfe". Terry Brown, Herald Sun, 30 July 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
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This article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions February 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Joffa The Movie is a 2010 1 independent Australian buddy movie starring Australian sports fan Joffa Corfe The film was financed by director and producer Chris Liontos 2 additional acting roles include performances by actor Shane McRae who stars as Joffa s friend in the movie and cameos by Father Bob McGuire and Australian Football Hall of Fame legend Kevin Bartlett Joffa The MovieOriginal release posterDirected byChris LiontosProduced byChris LiontosStarringJoffa CorfeShane McRaeFr Bob McGuireKevin BartlettRelease date2 September 2010 2010 09 02 Running time85 minutesCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishBudgetA 200 000 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Rating 4 Production 4 1 Script 4 2 Filming 4 3 Budget 4 4 Locations 4 5 Celtic F C 5 Critical reception 6 DVD release 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksPlot EditJoffa Corfe and Shane McRae star as a couple of knockabout handymen with a passion for the Collingwood Football Club The pair was described to have a knack for attracting trouble which drives the local priest Father Bob McGuire to the point of despair 3 4 The film portrays Joffa as an ordinary man The fact he attracts the affection of thousands and the hatred of tens of thousands is just how it is for the man who guides the Collingwood Cheer Squad Corfe said that the ordinary people who inhabit his real world give the movie its heart 4 People such as Fr Bob McGuire Kevin Bartlett and 93 year old Mavis used to attend dances with Ron Barassi s father One of the highlights for Australian audiences is hearing Good Old Collingwood Forever sung in Mandarin Another is hearing a classic Australian food the Chiko Roll being explained to a Londoner 4 The Australian Council on Children and the Media said that the main messages from this movie are Working together as a team is what wins the game 3 And Mateship is one of the most important and meaningful things in life 3 Cast EditThe main cast includes Joffa Corfe as Joffa Shane McRae as Shane Fr Bob McGuire as Himself Kevin Bartlett as HimselfRating EditThe Australian Government Classification Board rated Joffa The Movie as PG Parental Guidance Recommended 3 for its mild coarse language 3 Production EditScript Edit Producer director Chris Liontos started out by wondering why nobody was making films about Aussie Rules football 4 His inspiration was The Club 1980 4 a classic Australian movie He decided to explore the world of Aussie Rules through the eyes of the most passionate supporter in the country 4 Filming Edit The overseas segments were filmed on the cheap with the crew living in backpacker bunkrooms eating baked beans and dodging crack addicts 4 Budget Edit The budget was less than A 200 000 I took a risk on fully self funding this no grants at all said Liontos A lot of films these days do get a lot of government funding Nobody goes and sees them 4 The risk appeared to pay off The film was released nationally on 2 September 2010 For such an ultra low budget movie to get a national cinema release this has never happened before Liontos said 5 Locations Edit The film is set partly in Australia Melbourne and Drouin Victoria and partly in the UK London and Glasgow 4 Celtic F C Edit Although best known as an active supporter of Australian Rules football Corfe takes a passionate interest in the Scottish Premier League soccer club Celtic F C So much so that he included a pilgrimage to Celtic Park Glasgow in the movie 6 Critical reception EditThe film has received a mixed reception to date While Collingwood supporters provide uniformly positive reviews non Collingwood fans have been less than thrilled 7 Greg King of FilmReviews net au said that the only thing more excruciating than sitting through this film would be to endure watching Collingwood win another premiership 8 Professional reviewer Leigh Paatsch 7 said that With his tatty jacket of gold albino mullet hairdo and a face made for keeping birds off crops the infamous general of the Collingwood cheer squad was never going to be your typical movie star He added that Joffa is definitely a natural in front of the cameras Just a shame that those behind the cameras of Joffa The Movie are not 7 The Australian Council on Children and the Media said that Joffa The Movie is a light hearted mockumentary targeting an adult audience but which may appeal to those adolescents with an interest in football The film has some funny moments particularly those involving Father Bob 3 Donna Demaio reporter for The Age likened the movie to Kenny another famous Australian mockumentary 9 DVD release EditJoffa The Movie was released nationally in Australia on 2 December 2010 by Madman Entertainment 10 See also EditCinema of Australia List of Australian films Australian films of 2010 List of films set in Australia List of films shot in MelbourneReferences Edit Joffa gets his own full length movie Archived from the original on 9 February 2010 Retrieved 18 August 2010 Nick s Bulletin Board Joffa The Movie IN CINEMAS a b c d e f Joffa the Movie The Australian Council on Children and the Media 30 August 2010 Archived from the original on 20 February 2011 Retrieved 6 September 2010 a b c d e f g h i Joffa the Collingwood Super Fan to star in his very own movie Terry Brown Herald Sun 9 February 2010 Retrieved 16 August 2010 A finals cinema fling for crusty Pie Jeff Joffa Corfe Terry Brown Herald Sun 30 July 2010 Retrieved 18 August 2010 Celtic F C discuss Joffa The Movie a b c Joffa hits big time in his first film Terry Brown Herald Sun 5 June 2010 Retrieved 18 August 2010 Joffa the Movie Greg King FilmReviews net au 5 September 2010 Archived from the original on 8 September 2010 Retrieved 10 September 2010 Joffa You bloody idiot Madman website DVD releaseExternal links EditOfficial website Trailer for Joffa The Movie on YouTube 3AW interview Joffa gets his own full length movie Joffa s Front Page Australian Council on Children amp the Media Joffa the Movie Joffa You bloody idiot The Age reporter Donna Demaio speaks to Joffa about his movie and tries on the gold jacket for size Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joffa The Movie amp oldid 1157313100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
