Months after the release of their latest album, Deep States, Melbourne’s Tropical Fuck Storm have announced their debut into the world of feature-length film making, with Goody Goody Gumdrops set to receive its official premiere next month.
Described as being something akin to an “absurd, comical observation, musical documentary” and a live album launch all in one, the 82-minute feature is set over three days on the banks of the Goulburn River, at Tropical Fuck Storm’s headquarters deep in central Victoria.
Referencing the feel of the Australian Western and Australian Gothic film history (with specific mind paid to Ted Kotcheff’s Wake in Fright and Peter Weir’s The Cars That Ate Paris and Picnic at Hanging Rock), the film follows the band through their “abject, weird and beautiful regional world” as they begin their weekend at their studio-come-cocktail lounge before various performances culminate in a raucous rock show in a barn.
Described as being “82 mins of your life you will never get back”, the film was directed by both Nina Renee and the band themselves in response to a global pandemic halting their plans of bringing the album to their fans. Thus, with this film set to do the heavy lifting ahead of the band’s rescheduled tour, Goody Goody Gumdrops undoubtedly looks to capture Tropical Fuck Storm’s unique outlook mixed in with their trademark laidback irreverence.
With the film set to be released wordwide via Mandolin on December 8th (with tickets on sale now), a special run of Cinema screenings are also set to take place around the country around its release. Full details of these screenings are available below.
Tropical Fuck Storm’s Goody Goody Gumdrops is released on December 8th, with tickets on sale now via Mandolin.
Goody Goody Gumdrops – A Tropical Fuck Storm Film
Special Screenings
Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
Brown Carpet Event
Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Tickets: Theatre Royal
Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
Luna Cinema, Leederville, WA
Tickets: Luna Cinema
Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
Thornbury Picture House, Thornbury, VIC
Tickets: Thornbury Picture House
Thursday, December 9th, 2021
Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Sydney NSW
Tickets: Golden Age Cinema & Bar
Tropical Fuck Storm Deep States Australian Tour 2022
With special guest Michael Beach
Friday, January 7th, 2022
Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Saturday, January 8th, 2022
The Eastern, Ballarat, VIC
Sunday, January 9th, 2022
The Forum, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday, January 12th, 2022
The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Thursday, January 13th, 2022
Freo Social, Fremantle, WA
Friday, January 14th, 2022
The Charles North, Perth, WA
Sunday, January 30th, 2022
Princess Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
Friday, February 11th, 2022
Torquay Hotel, Torquay, VIC
Saturday, February 12th, 2022
Uni Bar, Hobart, TAS
Tickets on sale now via the Tropical Fuck Storm website
