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Sample People

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Sample People
Directed byClinton Smith
StarringKylie 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.

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

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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

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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 Macainshsonicanimation3:11
3."Take a Long Line"Doc Neeson, John Brewster, Rick BrewsterGrinspoon3:09
4."Don't Change"Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, Tim Farriss, Kirk Pengilly, Michael Hutchence4 Star4:19
5."Night For a Play (Score)"Rafael MayMatthew Wilkinson2:49
6."One Step Ahead"Neil FinnKiley Gaffney3:12
7."Gangsta Beats (Score)"Rafael MayRafael May2:45
8."Sweet, Sweet Love"Russell MorrisRussell Morris4:16
9."Boy from the Stars"Jim KeaysThe Mavis's4:27
10."I Like It Both Ways"Chris Burnham, Joe Burnham, Gary Twinn, Randall MurphyNot From There3:47
11."Alone with You"Jeremy OxleyThe Superjesus2:57
12."Aja Aja"Rafael MayMintu Kumar, Nisha Bhasin2:14
13."Discone"PnauPnau4:36
14."Who Listens to the Radio"Stephen Cummings, Andrew PendleburyThe Whitlams3:20
15."Howzat"Garth Porter, Tony MitchellCustard3:51
16."Space Shiva"Rafael MayInga Liljestrom1:50
17."Gay Sex Guru"Jimmy StreetJimmy Street2:55
18."The Real Thing"Johnny YoungKylie Minogue3:18

Charts

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

Cast

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Release

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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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