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Written and directed by Richard Lowenstein (“Dogs in Space,” “Say a Little Prayer,” and “He Died With A Felafel In His Hand”), “Mystify: Michael Hutchence” is a powerfully intimate and insightful portrait of the internationally renowned INXS frontman. Deftly woven from an extraordinary archive of rich imagery, Michael’s private home movies and those of his lovers, friends, and family, the film delves beneath the public persona of the charismatic ‘Rock God’ and transports us through the looking glass to reveal a multifaceted, intensely sensitive and complex man. For an all too brief time, we revel in Michael’s Dionysian beauty and sensuality on stage and off. We listen to the range of his extraordinary voice and witness the charmed way he travels through life as he is propelled to world acclaim. But Michael struggled with the idea of success, the creative limits of pop stardom and how to express his integrity; a longing that shaped his life and music and gave birth to a desire to go far beyond the constraints of pop. A violent event strikes Michael and changes his life forever, fracturing his sense of self and robbing him of his connection to life. Made vulnerable, he is unable to navigate the complex challenges he faces moving forward and he has little defense against the onslaught of tabloid press that descends upon his world. Amidst the encroaching darkness, Michael’s new-born daughter, Tiger, becomes his one bright light.
Original Release
04/28/2019
US Release
01/21/2020
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Hutchence | Self / Himself (archive footage) |
Dennis Farriss | Self |
INXS | Themselves |
Andrew Farriss | Self |
Ananda Braxton-Smith | Self |
Christopher Mark Murphy | Self |
Gary Grant | Self, INXS tour manager |
Patricia Hutchence | Self |
Tina Hutchence | Self |
Michele Bennett | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Hutchence | Self / Himself (archive footage) |
Dennis Farriss | Self |
INXS | Themselves |
Andrew Farriss | Self |
Ananda Braxton-Smith | Self |
Christopher Mark Murphy | Self |
Gary Grant | Self, INXS tour manager |
Patricia Hutchence | Self |
Tina Hutchence | Self |
Michele Bennett | Self |
Jenny Morris | Self |
Nick Launay | Self |
Nick Conroy | Self |
James Freud | Self |
Chris Thomas | Self |
Martha Troup | Self |
Bono | Himself / Self |
Garry Beers | Self |
Chris Bailey | Self |
Ollie Olsen | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Maiken Baird | Executive Producer |
Helen Bands | Executive Producer |
Mandy Chang | Executive Producer |
Anna Godas | Executive Producer |
Oli Harbottle | Executive Producer |
Shaun Miller | Executive Producer |
Aldo Pace | Executive Producer |
Domenico Procacci | Executive Producer |
Glenys Rowe | Executive Producer |
Andrew Ruhemann | Executive Producer |
Paul Wiegard | Executive Producer |
John Battsek | Producer |
Andrew de Groot | Producer |
Mark Fennessy | Producer |
Maya Gnyp | Producer |
Michael Hamlyn | Producer |
Richard Lowenstein | Producer |
Sue Murray | Producer |
Lisa Savage | Producer |
Lynn-Maree Milburn | Producer |