In conversation with Paul Mercurio - Strictly Ballroom, Exit To Eden, and, er, homebrew beer

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Tv & Film, Film History

4.9 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Over 30 years since its original release, Strictly Ballroom - the debut feature from Baz Luhrmann - is back in cinemas with a 4K remaster. In a Film Stories special, Simon chats to its star - Paul Mercurio - about the making of the film, and looking back on it now. Plus! Paul talks homebrew, cooking, and making Garry Marshall's S&M comedy, Exit To Eden... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Okay, Micah, what do you want now?
0:03.0	Roy! It's coming home, baby.
0:06.0	Can't you feel it?
0:07.0	The excitement, the group chats, the atmosphere.
0:11.0	Well...
0:12.0	Come on!
0:14.0	I've got a good feeling about this one, Roy.
0:17.0	The world's gone football!
0:24.6	Okay, Dan. A bit. Yes!
0:25.6	Getting on the action this summer with Skybet.
0:27.6	18 plus gamble aware.org.
0:29.6	Now, Claus.
0:30.6	The Holland and Barrett Wellness Day sales live.
0:33.6	Hey, where are the...
0:34.6	Up to 55% off thousands of wellness faves. All right, it ends 16th of June. Right, got to go to Holland and Barrett. Okay, class, let's wrap this up. Thank you, Body Filless. Shop now. Up to 55% off selected lines, exclusions and T's and Cs apply. Sale runs 13 to the 16th of June. Hello, this is Simon Brew. I'm the founder of Film Stories magazine
0:54.6	and a very warm welcome to a very special episode of the Film Stories podcast.
1:00.6	Come with me.
1:02.7	And I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
1:06.1	In movies.
1:07.2	Movies that had stories.
1:08.9	That the story just sucks a man.
1:11.3	This is just the beginning.
	...

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