Kenny

"I'd love to tell someone I clan toilets and have them say, you know, that's something I've always wanted to do.”
- Kenny

"An instant classics.”
- Mick Molloy

The charming Aussie film 'Kenny' from the Jacobson Brothers is the closest thing to the cult classic 'The Castle' since… well, 'The Castle'! 'Kenny' is a wryly funny, warm-hearted tale of an ordinary bloke, and full of deadpan humour about the absurdity of everyday situations.

From the biggest festival to the smallest church social, Kenny Smyth delivers port-a-loos to them all. Ignored and undervalued, he is nonetheless a knight in shining overalls, taking care of the business no-one else wants to know about, with stoic professionalism laced with laconic wit. He is part-philosopher, part-comedian and all heart, trying to balance the competing tensions of fatherhood, family and sewage.

This delightfully poignant score by Richard Pleasance (along with tracks from Larry Perkins, Hideyuki Watanabe, Oswald & Kenny Smyth himself)complements the Jacobsons' singular perspective, by drawing on bluegrass elements to create a rootsy, earthy, string-driven soundtrack.

The music also features a number of original songs sourced from the Jacobsons' trips to Nashville. These locals were not slick session players, but more unlikely individuals, such as a banjo-playing sushi chef and an octogenarian singer.

Their tracks are raw, but full of emotion and enrich the texture of the film's soundtrack with an honesty and dignity to match Kenny's. Listen out also for Kenny's iconic version of Bachman Turner Overdrive's "Takin' Care Of Business".

"There's a smell in here that will outlast religion.”
- Kenny