Aug 3, 2026 · 1 hr 42 min · 16 segments
We're kicking off a month of Australian cinema with 2009's Daybreakers! We pivoted on our first film of the month to talk about the great Sam Neill in Daybreakers, who just passed away in July. In…
But with the passing of Sam Neill, we decided to adjust the schedule to talk about the great Sam Neill in an Australian picture that he was in called Daybreakers from 2009.
Wow.
I had never seen this before, guys.
Had you ever heard of it?
I'm sure I heard of it, but I had never seen it.
Because,
I mean, it came to theaters.
It was, at the time, pretty star-studded.
I mean, I saw it in theaters
because I was like, fuck yeah, dude.
Yeah.
And, you know, I don't hate Ethan
Hawke.
Yeah.
What year is this? What year did this come out? Oh, no.
Yeah.
I had a two year old.
I wasn't seeing shit.
I mean, she wasn't even two yet.
Yeah.
So this is probably the least Australian Australian movie we're going to do this month.
It's filmed in Australia by Australians starring a New Zealander, but it feels very American.
But with the passing of Sam Neill, we decided to adjust the schedule to talk about the great Sam Neill in an Australian picture that he was in called Daybreakers from 2009.
Wow.
I had never seen this before, guys.
Had you ever heard of it?
I'm sure I heard of it, but I had never seen it.
Because,
I mean, it came to theaters.
It was, at the time, pretty star-studded.
I mean, I saw it in theaters
because I was like, fuck yeah, dude.
Yeah.
And, you know, I don't hate Ethan
Hawke.
Yeah.
What year is this? What year did this come out? Oh, no.
Yeah.
I had a two year old.
I wasn't seeing shit.
I mean, she wasn't even two yet.
Yeah.
So this is probably the least Australian Australian movie we're going to do this month.
It's filmed in Australia by Australians starring a New Zealander, but it feels very American.
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