''A Heartbeat Away'' is a 2011 Australian musical comedy film about a marching band in a small town.

Plot

A young man with high aspirations as a musician steps up to become the musical director of the local marching band after his father is hurt in a vehicle accident. He has four weeks to drill the band before a major competition.

Cast

Sebastian Gregory Sebastian Gregory (born 3 March 1990) is an Australian actor and musician. He is a self-taught guitarist, drummer and songwriter, who formed a band called Menace when he was thirteen. After being spotted in his own music video, Gregory was signe ...

- Kevin Flack *

Isabel Lucas Isabel Lucas (born 29 January 1985) is an Australian actress and model. She is mainly known for her roles in ''Home and Away'' (2003–06), '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009), '' Daybreakers'' (2009), ''The Waiting City'' (2009), ...

- Mandy Riddick * William Zappa - Edwin Flack *

Tammy Macintosh Tammy MacIntosh (born 16 February 1970) is an Australian actress known for portraying Dr. Charlotte Beaumont in the medical drama '' All Saints'' and Jool in the TV series ''Farscape''. She is also known for her roles on television series ''The F ...

- Grace Flack *

Colin Friels Colin Friels (born 25 September 1952) is a Scottish-born Australian actor of theatre, TV and film and presenter Early life Friels was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.Interview with Colin Friels, ''George Negus Tonight'' (ABC Television) ...

- Mayor Riddick *

Roy Billing Roy Harwood Billing (born 1947) is a New Zealand television actor, now based on Waiheke Island, New Zealand. He was brought up in Ruawai, Northland, New Zealand. Billing spent almost three decades living and working in Australia. He became w ...

- George * Kerry Walker - Dawn * Terry Camilleri- Gino * Errol O'Neill - Derek

Production

Filming started in March 2010. The film was financed by Screen Australia, Screen Queensland, Cutting Edge Pty Ltd and Quickfire Films (UK)."A Heartbeat Away commences shooting", ''If magazine'', 15 February 2010
accessed 14 August 2013

Reception

The film was a

box office disappointment A box-office bomb, or box-office disaster, is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which the production, marketing, and distribution costs combined exceed the revenue after ...

, widely considered a commercial and critical flop. During its opening weekend it took $44,204 across 77 screens, giving it a screen average of just $574."Red Riding Hood delivers big numbers while Aussie films slip" by Sam Dallas ''If Magazine'' 28 March 2011
accessed 14 August 2013

References

External links

at At the Movies

* Australian musical comedy films 2011 films Films scored by Guy Gross 2010s English-language films 2010s Australian films {{2010s-Australia-film-stub