The documentary "Love The Beast" is about Eric Bana, his first car and his mates. To Bana these are the only things that have not changed in his life. The documentary explores the way in which Eric Bana's identity was shaped in part by his car. Eric Bana began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal. After 12 years of being in Australian TV shows and films, Bana gained Hollywood's attention for his performance in "Black Hawk Down," "The Hulk," "Troy," and "Star Trek." He was awarded with Australia's highest film and television awards for his performances in "Chopper," "Full Frontal" and "Romulus, My Father." However, he has another life behind the wheel, he loves racing his Coupe in the Tasmanian TARGA race (an open road endurance car race). Eric Bana did not always have aspirations to be an actor. He also tried his luck at comedy, being a stand-up comedian. Yet his ultimate dream was to become a professional race car driver. "Fate, luck and circumstance had other ideas," however, he fell into acting and has not looked back since. Throughout, the documentary Eric Bana interviews many celebrities such as Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear), Jay Leno (The Jay Leno Show) and Dr Phil (Dr Phil). All these people talk to Eric explaining how a car is a piece of a man's identity. As Jeremy says "all non-car people do not understand that their car can be a big influence on their life." The environment in which Bana was brought up, greatly influenced his love for cars. He grew up loving Mad Max movies and watched Mel Gibson “marry” the two things he loved; a Ford Coupe and the cinema. He did what every Aussie did on Bathurst day, he sat glued to his television watching the 1977 race. Two Ford Falcon XB coupes battled it out to place 1st and 2nd and from that moment on he always was wanted to own a Ford Falcon XB Coupe of his own. It was a world where Muscle cars were booming and fuel was cheap as chips. When Bana was 15 he