Ya know I thought that Mike "helluvahat" was living down south working for some kind of scientific company or something. But after watching the Australian comedy The Rage in Placid Lake (2003), I realized that he is apparently living in Australia, going by the name Ben Lee, acting and fronting several semi-successful indie bands.
If you have Netflix, you can watch The Rage in Placid Lake for free online. It was a pretty funny movie. Well worth the FREE price tag... plus you\'ll get to see Mikey act like an australian teenager, which is pretty funny too.
Summary:
Placid Lake (Ben Lee) has always been different. His crayon eating scientific genius of a best friend, Gemma (Rose Byrne), also has a few issues with \'blending in\'. As an odd fish in a sea of mediocrity, his brilliant ideas are bound to get him into more trouble than success. So when he finds himself flying off the school roof and breaking every bone in his body on graduation night, Placid decides to make a bid for the elusive normal life. To his parents\' horror, he gets a normal job. Soon he\'s embracing conformity on the fast track to corporate success. But can Placid finally retire his rage in the pursuit of normalcy? Or will his plan backfire?
This movie also had the strangest cameo I\'ve ever seen. Claire Danes shows up in the movie for literally 10 seconds. It seemed odd because it was an all Australian cast, shot in Australia and she just pops into a scene, says about 4 words and never appears again. Very strange.
