What if you happened to be a Hollywood movie star and had an obsession for cars and racing? Ins earch of the perfect car story, Eric Bana would read every script with even the tiniest link to the subject matter. One day he opened his garage door and sitting there, was the film he had been searching for. This time around, the story was his very own Ford GT Falcon Coupe, nicknamed The Beast. Bana realized that the story was more about him, his first set of wheels, based on a lifetime of ownership and friendship. He set about documenting his 25 year love story, a straightforward story of one man's long term relationship with his very first car. After years of restoration, Eric and his 3 closest friends, decided to enter the car into one of the most grueling and dangerous motor races, The Targa Tasmania Rally. On the fourth day of the race, tragedy strikes, The Beast, had just been destroyed. Unintentionally Eric has ended up casting himself in his own real life drama. From inside The Beast to the red carpet, this true story follows Bana's progressive obsession with cars and as a man conflicted by his actions. As personal and social pressures mount while he's rebuilding The Beast, Bana seeks guidance and wisdom from an eccentrically diverse group of people, his 3 life long friends, Jay Leno, Jeremy Clarkson and even Dr. Phil. |
