''Goddess'' is a 2013

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musical film, directed by Mark Lamprell. The film stars singer

Ronan Keating Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer. He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish pop group Boyzone. His solo career start ...

Laura Michelle Kelly Laura Michelle Kelly (born 4 March 1981) is an English actress and singer, best known for originating the roles of Mary Poppins in ''Mary Poppins'' in the West End, for which she received the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and S ...

and

Magda Szubanski Magdalene Mary Therese Szubanski ( ; born 12 April 1961) is an Australian comedy actress, author, singer and LGBT rights advocate. She performed in ''Fast Forward'', '' Kath & Kim'' as Sharon Strzelecki and in the films ''Babe'' (1995) and ' ...

Plot

Elspeth Dickens (

) dreams of finding her "voice" despite being stuck in an isolated farmhouse with her twin boys (Phoenix and Levi Morrison). A webcam she installs in her kitchen becomes her pathway to fame and fortune, making her a cyber-sensation. Through singing her funny sink-songs into the webcam, Elspeth becomes a cyber-sensation. While her husband James (

) is off saving the world's whales, Elspeth is offered the chance of a lifetime. But when forced to choose between fame and family, the newly anointed internet goddess almost loses it all.

Cast

as James Dickens *

as Elspeth Dickens *

as Cassandra Wolfe *Phoenix Morrison as Fred (twin) *Levi Morrison as Zac (twin) * Dustin Clare as Rory *

Hugo Johnstone-Burt Hugo Kingsley Johnstone-Burt (born 1988) is a Scottish-Australian actor. He grew up in Sydney and decided to become an actor after attending his first drama class. Johnstone-Burt graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2009. He ...

as Ralph *

Corinne Grant Corinne Grant (born 12 June 1973) is an Australian lawyer, comedian and television presenter. Career After briefly studying as a nurse in Wodonga, Grant started her career as an actor in Melbourne, obtaining a degree in drama. After graduating, ...

as Fizz *

Pia Miranda Pia Miranda (born 15 June 1973) is an Australian actress whose career was launched with her role in the 2000 feature film '' Looking for Alibrandi'', an Australian film based on the novel of the same name by Melina Marchetta. She is also know ...

as Sophie * Natalie Tran as Helen *

Lucy Durack Lucy Durack (born 17 November 1982) is an Australian actress, singer and television personality who played Glinda in the Australian production of '' Wicked'', and Elle Woods in the Australian production of '' Legally Blonde: The Musical''. She s ...

as Cherry * Celia Ireland as Mary *Cameron Lyon as Neil *

Paul Livingston Paul James Livingston (born March 1956), popularly known as his alter ego Flacco, is an Australian comedian who has regularly appeared on many television shows, predominantly on ABC TV and Network Ten, including ''Good News Week'', '' The San ...

as Waiter *Viviana Delgado as Peruvian Woman

Production

''Goddess'' was filmed, in part, in Sydney, Australia and Stanley,

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. The film is based on the original stage play ''Sinksongs'', written and performed by Joanna Weinberg with music for the film written by Joanna Weinberg,

Bryony Marks Bryony Marks is an Australian composer of film scores and theatre music, for which she has won several awards and been nominated for many others. Among her television credits is ''Please Like Me'' and ''Barracuda'', and films include '' Berlin S ...

and

Judy Morris Judith Ann Morris (born 17 February 1947) is an Australian character actress, as well as a film director and screenwriter, well known for the variety of roles she played in 58 different television shows and films, starting her career as a child ...

Film festivals

In early June 2014, ''Goddess'' opened the Maui International Film Festival to great reviews

Box office

In its opening weekend, ''Goddess'' grossed $512,445 in Australia. The film was shown on 207 screens, which gave it a per-screen average of $2,476.

Accolades

External links

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References

{{reflist 2013 films 2013 romantic comedy films Australian romantic comedy films Australian musical comedy films 2010s English-language films Films set in Australia Films shot in Sydney 2010s musical comedy films Films directed by Mark Lamprell Screen Australia films Roadshow Entertainment films