Suburban Mayhem

Suburban Mayhem
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul Goldman
Written by	Alice Bell
Produced by	Jan Chapman Leah Churchill-Brown
Starring	Emily Barclay Michael Dorman Anthony Hayes Steve Bastoni Mia Wasikowska Genevieve Lemon
Cinematography	Robert Humphreys
Edited by	Stephen Evans
Music by	Mick Harvey
Distributed by	Icon Film Distribution (Australia)
Release dates	24 May 2006 (2006-05-24) (Cannes) 26 October 2006 (2006-10-26) (Australia)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$4 million
Box office	$184,902

Suburban Mayhem is a 2006 Australian comedy thriller film directed by Paul Goldman and written by Alice Bell. Starring Emily Barclay, Michael Dorman, Anthony Hayes, Robert Morgan, Steve Bastoni, Mia Wasikowska and Genevieve Lemon, the film follows Katrina Skinner (Barclay), a 19-year-old single mother with a long history of petty crimes who plots to murder her father John (Morgan) after he threatens to take custody of her child away from her due to her wild lifestyle and negligent behaviour.

Suburban Mayhem premiered at Cannes Film Festival on 24 May 2006, where it was nominated for the Un Certain Regard.^[1] The film was theatrically released in Australia on 26 October 2006, to negative reviews from critics and was a box office failure, grossing $184,902 against its $4 million production budget. Despite this, it received a leading 12 nominations at the 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Direction for Goldman, Best Original Screenplay for Bell, and Best Supporting Actress for Lemon, and won three, for Best Actress for Barclay, Best Supporting Actor for Hayes, and Best Original Music Score for Mick Harvey.^{[citation needed]}