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FILM 1206: MARY AND MAX

TRIVIA: It took 2400 teaspoons of lubricant to create the ocean when Max imagines himself on a desert island.

One Tomb Stone over from Ruby's reads "R.I.P. Adam Elliot", the writer/director of the film.

The street, Lamington Drive, is a play on words: Lamingtons are an Australian cake. They are sometimes used in fund-raising activities by schools and other organizations, whereby they are sold in bulk. Such activities are referred to as 'Lamington Drives'.

This is the very first animated film to open for the Sundance Film Festival.

Principal photography lasted over 57 weeks, using 133 separate sets, 212 puppets, and 475 miniature props, including a fully functional Underwood typewriter. This took 9 weeks to design and build.

The postage stamps in the film used by Mary feature an image of Dame Edna Everage, a character played by comedian Barry Humphries, who also narrates the film.

Barry Humphries (The Narrator) and Eric Bana (Damien) have both previously lent their voices to Finding Nemo (2003), playing the sharks Bruce and Anchor respectively.