Interview: BoyTown (Part 2)

Glenn Robbins (Kath & Kim) and Wayne Hope (The
Micallef Program) are two of Australia's funniest
small screen comedians, and they're making the
transition to the big screen as boy band singers in
"BoyTown", a riotous new comedy from the makers of
"Crackerjack".

yourMovies' Mark Beirne and Sara Friedman sat down
with the pair in Sydney to talk about the film.

yourMovies: Who were your main boy band influences in
developing your characters?

Wayne Hope: I'll go first because he's got nothing. He
didn't prepare at all.
Glenn Robbins: I did prepare, but I did it efficiently
through Mick the expert, but I didn't go out and
Google...
WH: What were you doing during the '80s?
GR: I was probably playing indoor cricket, surfing and
eating chiko rolls.
WH: Unfortunately there's none of that in the film. I
watched a lot of Westlife, I connected with Nick
Carter from The Backstreet Boys.
GR: How did you connect with him?
WH: I looked at what Nick was doing and I went,
there's a bit of that in me.
GR: That's not a connection.
WH: It was a one-way connection. I ripped him off, and
that involved getting a $400 wig.
GR: He had a full body wax. We both were plucked
heavily, and Mick refused to have anything done like
that. For the '80s shots, our faces were taped back.

yM: Glenn, you've played many memorable characters
over the years, but what was it like to be the leading
man in a feature film? Was there added pressure?

GR: I guess so, I didn't really think of it like that.
I saw it in terms of a group of friends getting
together and making a film.
WH: Once you've got the weight on your shoulders...
GR: I was surrounded with really great people, and all
the guys I've worked with for a long time, so it was
as pleasant as it could be.
WH: He's very generous, he was like the leader of the
band, and rustled us at all the right moments, got us
to bed on time.

yM: What was it like shooting the music videos, and
performing on concert stages in front of huge
audiences?

WH: It was incredible. When you see the film, there's
cameras swooping across 10,000 people, and that is an
adrenaline rush - the fact that it was maybe only 75
people positioned in lots of different ways to look
like 10,000 still gave us the same thrill. We were
backstage discussing if we should do an encore!

yM: What was the atmosphere like on set, having so
many comedians in the same place?

WH: Macabre.
GR: You're not allowed to meet eyes with Mick Molloy.
You're not allowed to talk to him...
WH: Bob Franklin, you're only allowed to speak to him
through riddles.
GR: Luckily we were there to calm the whole thing
down.

yM: Both your characters (Benny G and Carl) face the
obvious temptations that come with being a celebrity -
adoring fans, sexual advances - has that been the case
for you in real life?

WH: I'm getting a little weird something right now...
GR: We can't relate to that at all.

yM: Any plans to tour BoyTown for real or release an
album?

GR: There is an album - all the songs are on it.
WH: It's called "BoyTown", and all the songs from the
film are on it - "Love Handles", "Dishpan Hands",
"Special Time of the Month", they're all there. And
you might not think it, but if you're scratching
around for what to do for mum for Christmas, it's a
great idea!

yM: Do you think Kath & Kim would be fans of BoyTown?

GR: That's an interesting question. I don't think so.
Kel likes Engelbert Humperdinck. And he also likes
Diana Ross, he's a big fan.

"Boytown" releases in cinemas on October 19.

By Mark Beirne & Sara Friedman

Source:
http://www.yourmovies.com.au/news/?action=news&i=93394





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