The Boys Are Back (2009)

Movie: The Boys Are Back (2009)

“The Boys Are Back is a confessional tale of fatherhood. It follows a witty, wisecracking, action-oriented sportswriter who, in the wake of his wife’s death, finds himself in a sudden, stultifying state of single parenthood. Joe Warr throws himself into the only child-rearing philosophy he thinks has a shot at bringing joy back into their lives: “just says yes.” Raising two boys – a curious six year-old and a rebel teen from a previous marriage — in a household devoid of feminine influence, and with a lack of rules, life becomes exuberant, instinctual, reckless… and on the constant verge of disaster. The three multi-generational boys of the Warr household, father and sons alike, must each find their own way, however tenuous, to grow up. Written by Miramax”

• Director: Scott Hicks
• Release Date:
  12 November 2009 (Australia)
• Run Time:
  Canada:104 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:104 min | UK:100 min (PAL DVD)
• Country: Australia , UK
• Genre: Drama
• MPAA:
  Rated PG-13 for some sexual language and thematic elements.

Trivia: This is the first time that South Australian Director Scott Hicks has filmed a movie in his home state of South Australia since 1996’s Academy Award winning Shine (1996).