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Brabham

The tale of a racing dynasty and the price of immortality, BRABHAM reveals the forgotten godfather of modern Formula 1 - Jack Brabham, and a son's quest to defy the odds in the competitive world of international motor-sport once m...

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Akos Armont

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documentary, biography, sport

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Aurora Films (AU)

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https://www.brabham.film/

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DAVID: You kind of get
into this mindset, - Brabham

DAVID: You kind of get into this mindset,

There were times
I’d catch myself and go, - Brabham

There were times I’d catch myself and go,

You’re so like your father.” - Brabham

You’re so like your father.”

["BLACK EYED BRUISER" PLAYING] - Brabham

["BLACK EYED BRUISER" PLAYING]

♪ If you see me
Walking down the street ♪ - Brabham

♪ If you see me Walking down the street ♪

-[MEN CHANTING]
-[VOICE ECHOING] - Brabham

-[MEN CHANTING] -[VOICE ECHOING]

He is a man who, in his time,
created history. - Brabham

He is a man who, in his time, created history.

Now, he thinks
he’s coming here tonight - Brabham

Now, he thinks he’s coming here tonight

[MACHINE BEEPING] - Brabham

[MACHINE BEEPING]

In one way or another,
Sir Jack’s life - Brabham

In one way or another, Sir Jack’s life

From those here
who knew him personally - Brabham

From those here who knew him personally

To those here who shared
a lifelong friendship with Jack, - Brabham

To those here who shared a lifelong friendship with Jack,

CHAPLAIN: But we’ll also hear
about Sir Jack the man, - Brabham

CHAPLAIN: But we’ll also hear about Sir Jack the man,

What made him tick.
What was really important - Brabham

What made him tick. What was really important

[RAIN PATTERING] - Brabham

[RAIN PATTERING]

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING] - Brabham

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

NARRATOR: Jack was like any boy
of his age, - Brabham

NARRATOR: Jack was like any boy of his age,

It was a great race
and the best man did win. - Brabham

It was a great race and the best man did win.

NARRATOR: He left school
at fifteen - Brabham

NARRATOR: He left school at fifteen

MAN: We happened to get bits
and pieces - Brabham

MAN: We happened to get bits and pieces

Yeah, he was from an age - Brabham

Yeah, he was from an age

The kind of
industrial equivalent - Brabham

The kind of industrial equivalent

MAN: You could see
there was no doubt, - Brabham

MAN: You could see there was no doubt,

TV NARRATOR: Even away
in the little-known interior, - Brabham

TV NARRATOR: Even away in the little-known interior,

ALL: ♪ Waltzing Matilda
Waltzing Matilda ♪ - Brabham

ALL: ♪ Waltzing Matilda Waltzing Matilda ♪

Every young man of fighting age - Brabham

Every young man of fighting age

TONY: War had started,
of course, - Brabham

TONY: War had started, of course,

He was a mechanic
on RAAF Bowfighters, - Brabham

He was a mechanic on RAAF Bowfighters,

[EXPLOSION] - Brabham

NARRATOR: He was part
of a generation of young men - Brabham

NARRATOR: He was part of a generation of young men

But it has its audience,
its cast, its drama, - Brabham

But it has its audience, its cast, its drama,

The spectacle here
is a moving play - Brabham

The spectacle here is a moving play

Producers and directors
in the wings, - Brabham

Producers and directors in the wings,

NARRATOR: And it was
on a road trip up north - Brabham

NARRATOR: And it was on a road trip up north

MAN: Oh, Jack?
Yes, the first time I met him - Brabham

MAN: Oh, Jack? Yes, the first time I met him

He, uh... was only a kid then - Brabham

He, uh... was only a kid then

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING] - Brabham

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

I mean, all you can see now
of a racing driver - Brabham

I mean, all you can see now of a racing driver

In Speedway,
it’s mechanicalized warfare - Brabham

In Speedway, it’s mechanicalized warfare

JACK: And that was my biggest
surprise on the first night, - Brabham

JACK: And that was my biggest surprise on the first night,

[LAUGHTER] - Brabham

MIKE: The lady who watched,
waited and worried, - Brabham

MIKE: The lady who watched, waited and worried,

[TV STATIC] - Brabham

[INDISTINCT CHATTER] - Brabham

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING] - Brabham

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

In his little, titchy
self-built Speedway car, - Brabham

In his little, titchy self-built Speedway car,

PRESENTER: Hairpin bends
at high speeds - Brabham

PRESENTER: Hairpin bends at high speeds

Sport is somewhere
where drive, dedication, - Brabham

Sport is somewhere where drive, dedication,

You know, someone who’s fucking
brilliant at what they do - Brabham

You know, someone who’s fucking brilliant at what they do

The organizers
actually disqualified his car - Brabham

The organizers actually disqualified his car

[LAUGHS] ...and therefore didn’t
qualify for their purposes. - Brabham

[LAUGHS] ...and therefore didn’t qualify for their purposes....

So, Jack responded typically - Brabham

So, Jack responded typically

[RAIN PATTERING] - Brabham

[RAIN PATTERING]

Well, he was a very good friend
of mine and we got on very well. - Brabham

Well, he was a very good friend of mine and we got on very w...

I realize it was a mistake now. - Brabham

I realize it was a mistake now.

TONY: Ron and Jack were,
in some ways, - Brabham

TONY: Ron and Jack were, in some ways,

Neither of them talked much - Brabham

Neither of them talked much

DOUG: And he fitted
a bigger engine - Brabham

DOUG: And he fitted a bigger engine

NARRATOR: By the end of 1954, - Brabham

NARRATOR: By the end of 1954,

And while he may not have yet
had his sights set - Brabham

And while he may not have yet had his sights set

DOUG: And Jack realized
that to progress - Brabham

DOUG: And Jack realized that to progress

PRESENTER: When he hears
the booming tones of Big Ben, - Brabham

PRESENTER: When he hears the booming tones of Big Ben,

The chimes from Westminster
penetrate to the four corners - Brabham

The chimes from Westminster penetrate to the four corners

DOUG: When Jack first came
to the UK in 1955, - Brabham

DOUG: When Jack first came to the UK in 1955,

DOUG: British motor racing
had been nowhere before the war. - Brabham

DOUG: British motor racing had been nowhere before the war.

DOUG: Conditions were so bad - Brabham

DOUG: Conditions were so bad

And a number of people
just got so fed up - Brabham

And a number of people just got so fed up

[CROWD CHANTING] - Brabham

[CROWD CHANTING]

Let’s go motor racing
and have some fun.” - Brabham

Let’s go motor racing and have some fun.”

NARRATOR: En route to England,
Jack made the pilgrimage - Brabham

NARRATOR: En route to England, Jack made the pilgrimage

He knew he probably appeared
to them like a chancer - Brabham

He knew he probably appeared to them like a chancer

I rang him up after Silverstone - Brabham

I rang him up after Silverstone

[LAUGHTER] - Brabham

In his first year in England,
he secured a seat - Brabham

In his first year in England, he secured a seat

GRAYSON: I mean,
when we look at sport, - Brabham

GRAYSON: I mean, when we look at sport,

We want to see a crash - Brabham

We want to see a crash

We can enjoy it, you know,
we want to rubberneck it - Brabham

We can enjoy it, you know, we want to rubberneck it

NARRATOR:
Jack then took Betty to - Brabham

NARRATOR: Jack then took Betty to

ANNOUNCER: Stirling Moss,
in a Mercedes, - Brabham

ANNOUNCER: Stirling Moss, in a Mercedes,

NARRATOR: He’d only been
in the UK for six months - Brabham

NARRATOR: He’d only been in the UK for six months

NARRATOR:
He and his co-driver, - Brabham

NARRATOR: He and his co-driver,

His co-driver won the toss
and was incinerated - Brabham

His co-driver won the toss and was incinerated

As one who is finishing
a long journey stills the motor, - Brabham

As one who is finishing a long journey stills the motor,

This Is Your Life
has flown in John Cooper - Brabham

This Is Your Life has flown in John Cooper

[APPLAUSE] - Brabham

He just appeared in the factory
one day and became a fixture." - Brabham

He just appeared in the factory one day and became a fixture...

He could make you anything
from a pair of pliers - Brabham

He could make you anything from a pair of pliers

He looks at things
and understands so quickly - Brabham

He looks at things and understands so quickly

HUGHIE: He was one of the only
F1 drivers that probably knew - Brabham

HUGHIE: He was one of the only F1 drivers that probably knew

In a funny sort of way,
Jack never looked like - Brabham

In a funny sort of way, Jack never looked like

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The tale of a racing dynasty and the price of immortality, BRABHAM reveals the forgotten godfather of modern Formula 1 - Jack Brabham, and a son's quest to defy the odds in the competitive world of international motor-sport once m...

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Director: Akos Armont

Writer: Akos Armont, Tony Davis

Production: Aurora Films (AU)

Genre: documentary, biography, sport

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 09 Mar 2020

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.brabham.film/