Jucy

Jucy is an Australian comedy feature film produced in 2010 about the womance between two best female friends. The film was written by Stephen Vagg, directed by Louise Alston and produced by Kelly Chapman. It is the second in a planned "quarter life crisis" trilogy from Vagg and Alston following the 2007 romantic comedy All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane.

Synopsis

Jucy is a "womantic" comedy about best friends Jackie (Cindy Nelson) and Lucy (Francesca Gasteen). They're in their mid twenties but not much has changed since high school. Jackie's social anxiety is still not under control and she remains incapable of a mature relationship with a man; Lucy hasn't finished either of the university degrees she started and still lives with her mother.

When the duo's relationship is attacked, they make a pact to show the world just how normal they are... Jackie decides to get a boyfriend and Lucy aims for a career move.

They get a chance to complete their goal when both are cast in a stage adaptation of the Charlotte Brontë novel Jane Eyre. Jackie has her eye on the show's star, Alex (Ryan Johnson), and Lucy is determined to become a professional actor to win acceptance from her sister Fleur (Nelle Lee). However it results in stress being put on their friendship, which is pushed to breaking point.

JUCY

JUCY is a tourism company which was founded in New Zealand. JUCY primarily deals in hiring cars and custom-built campervans. Additional to that the company also operates scenic cruises in Milford Sound and hotel in Auckland central New Zealand.

History

JUCY was founded by Auckland Brothers Tim and Dan Alpe. Chris Alpe, father of the brothers was a New Zealand campervan pioneer who founded Maui campervans in the 1980s. The brothers also started by cleaning campervans for pocket money. In September 2001 they launched JUCY with 35 cars. The business was operated from a small garage in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand. In 2003, JUCY laumched their custom built campervans in New Zealand. JUCY also built their own manufacturing plant in Auckland and named it JUCY by design. Their staff research, design, manufacture and complete interior vehicle fit outs. JUCY employed boat builders to design and manufacture a fibreglass internal unit.

In 2008, JUCY launched a fleet of 100 JUCY compact campervans in Australia. Five years later in 2013, JUCY cars were introduced to Australia. Today JUCY is the largest compact campervan operator in Australia with a fleet of over 500 vehicles.