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Mary and Max
Mary and Max

Mary and Max

Sometimes perfect strangers make the best friends.

Genres

AnimationComedyDrama

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A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.

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Budget

$8240000

Revenue

$1740429

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

7.9/10

Release Date

09 April 2009

Country

Australia

Cast

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Mary (voice)

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Max (voice)

Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries

Narrator (voice)

Eric Bana

Eric Bana

Damien (voice)

Bethany Whitmore

Bethany Whitmore

Young Mary (voice)

Renée Geyer

Renée Geyer

Vera Lorraine Dinkle (voice)

Ian 'Molly' Meldrum

Ian 'Molly' Meldrum

Homeless Man (voice)

John Flaus

John Flaus

Harvey Krumpet / Ken / Len Hislop (voice)

Julie Forsyth

Julie Forsyth

Bus Stop Mother / Kissing Woman (voice)

Christopher Massey

Christopher Massey

911 Operator / Ambulance Voice / Derisive Observer (voice)

Oliver Marks

Oliver Marks

Alleyway Bully 1 (voice)

Daisy Kocher

Daisy Kocher

Alleyway Bully 2 /Injury Girl /Bus Stop Girl / Katherine (voice)

Daniel Marks

Daniel Marks

Alleyway Bully 3 (voice)

Hamish Hughes

Hamish Hughes

Animals / Mad Jury Member / Opera Singer Two (voice)

Dan Doherty

Dan Doherty

BMX Bandit (voice)

Mandy Mao

Mandy Mao

Cher the Chihuahua / Sonny the Chihuahua (voice)

Patrick McCabe

Patrick McCabe

Datsun Sunny Driver (voice)

Adam Elliot

Adam Elliot

Various Voices (voice)

Michael J. Allen

Michael J. Allen

Ferrari Driver (voice)

Bill Murphy

Bill Murphy

Frankston Icebreaker One (voice)

Shaun Patten

Shaun Patten

Frankston Icebreaker Two (voice)

Bernie Clifford

Bernie Clifford

Garbo One (voice)

Henry Karjalainen

Henry Karjalainen

Henry the Fish (voice)

Chris Wallace

Chris Wallace

Lottery Caller / New Yorker Two (voice)

Marlee Bevan

Marlee Bevan

Mary's Baby (voice)

Melanie Coombs

Melanie Coombs

Mrs. Pendergast (voice)

Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen

Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen

New York Callgirl / New Yorker One (voice)

Alf Klimek

Alf Klimek

New Yorker Three (voice)

Antoinette Halloran

Antoinette Halloran

Opera Singer (voice)

Leanne Smith

Leanne Smith

Overeaters Anonymous Tutor / Post Office Customer (voice)

Stephen Carroll

Stephen Carroll

Thespian One (voice)

Athanasios Kourtidis

Athanasios Kourtidis

Wedding Reception Guest (voice)

Yorgos Kourtidis

Yorgos Kourtidis

Wedding Reception Guest (voice)

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