All This Mayhem
{{short description|2014 documentary film}}
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| name = All This Mayhem
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| director = Eddie Martin
| producer = Eddie Martin
James Gay-Rees
George Pank
| writer =
| starring = Tas Pappas
Ben Pappas
| music = Jed Kurzel
| cinematography = Germain McMicking
| editing = Chris King
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2014}}
| runtime = 104 minutes
| country = Australia
| language = English
| budget =
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All This Mayhem is a 2014 Australian documentary film on professional skateboarders Tas and Ben Pappas. It tells the story of their rise to the top two in the sport and their fall into drugs, smuggling, prison and for Ben, murder.
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews.{{cite web|title= All This Mayhem |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_this_mayhem|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango Media|accessdate=22 January 2025}}
Peter Bradshaw of the Guardian gave it 3 stars and wrote "Here is a skateboarding documentary with a meaty story to tell – though sometimes it strays suspiciously far from objectivity."{{Citation | last=Bradshaw | first= Doug | title= All This Mayhem review – meaty but compromised account of Aussie skateboarding outsiders | url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/07/all-this-mayhem-review | periodical= The Guardian | date= 8 August 2014}} Empire's Simon Crook gave it 3 stars with a verdict of "Candid and clear-eyed, this doc will wow boarding fans but has something to offer to the unconverted too."{{Citation | last=Crook | first= Simon | title= All This Mayhem | url= http://empireonline.com/reviews/review.asp?FID=138736 | periodical= Empire | date= 7 August 2014| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140808030931/http://empireonline.com/reviews/review.asp?FID=138736 | archive-date= 8 August 2014 }} Donald Clarke, contributing to The Irish Times, gave it four star. He singled out Chris King's editing for praise and said "these sorts of pictures thrive on effective montage, and King is proving himself a master of the art."{{Citation | last=Clarke | first= Donald | title= All This Mayhem review: sex, drugs & debauchery with skateboarding's original hard men | url= https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/all-this-mayhem-review-sex-drugs-debauchery-with-skateboarding-s-original-hard-men-1.1889330 | newspaper= The Irish Times | date= 8 August 2014}} Writing in the Telegraph Tim Robey says "There’s something depressing about near-fame when its sequel, which the film dumps in our lap with alarming haste, is addiction, poverty and horrifying violence against women. Compulsive though the Pappas saga is, there’s too much grime, not quite enough glory."{{Citation | last=Robey | first= Tim | title= All This Mayhem, review: 'too much grime' | url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/11019032/All-This-Mayhem-review-too-much-grime.html | periodical= The Telegraph | date= 7 August 2014}}
Awards
- 4th AACTA Awards
- Best Direction in a Documentary - Eddie Martin - won{{Citation | last= | first= | title= First AACTA Award winners revealed | url= https://if.com.au/first-aacta-award-winners-revealed/ | periodical= If | date= 27 January 2015}}
- Best Editing in a Documentary - Chris King - won
- Best Original Music Score in a Documentary - Jed Kurzel - won
- Best Feature Length Documentary - George Pank, Eddie Martin, James Gay-Rees - nominated{{Citation | last= | first= | title= AACTA AWARDS 2014: All the nominees | url= | periodical= SBS Movies | date= 4 December 2014}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2938416}}
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Category:2014 documentary films