Garage Days

Garage Days follows a young Sydney band trying to make its mark in the competitive world of rock music. When their first gig goes badly, the lead singer, Freddy, sets out to track down the country's most successful rock manager, while the other members wrestle with the everyday pressures and personal tensions that threaten to pull the group apart. Set around the turn of the millennium, the film mixes comedy and drama with the story of a group of friends chasing a place in the local scene.

Alex Proyas directed and co-wrote the film with Dave Warner and Michael Udesky, and produced it with Topher Dow. Coming after The Crow and Dark City, it marked a departure from the darker material that had defined his earlier work, placing a music-driven comedy in his hometown rather than a stylised genre setting. The cast is led by Kick Gurry as Freddy, alongside Maya Stange, Pia Miranda, Russell Dykstra, Brett Stiller and Chris Sadrinna, with 24 credited performers in all.

Made in Australia on a budget of about 6 million US dollars, the film received limited attention at the box office and drew mixed notices. Its critics' rating stands at 5.2/10 from 53 reviews, a weaker reception than the audience scores of 5.8/10 on IMDb and 5.5/10 on TMDB. For Proyas, it sits between Dark City and I, Robot in a career that later included Knowing and Gods of Egypt.