The Club (1980)Boardroom and dressing-room intrigues spill on to the field at the Australian Rules football club. Director:Bruce Beresford |
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The Club (1980)Boardroom and dressing-room intrigues spill on to the field at the Australian Rules football club. Director:Bruce Beresford |
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Graham Kennedy | ... | |
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Frank Wilson | ... | |
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Harold Hopkins | ... | |
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Alan Cassell | ... |
Gerry Cooper
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Maggie Doyle | ... |
Susy
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Lou Richards | ... |
Commentator
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Toni-Gay Shaw | ... |
Stripper
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Jack Harris | ... |
1st Club Official
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Frank Raggatt | ... |
2nd Club Official
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Jim Cain | ... |
3rd Club Official
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Gary Files | ... |
2nd Football Commentator
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Ed Turley | ... |
Tony
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Scot Palmer | ... |
Newspaper Reporter 1
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Boardroom and dressing-room intrigues spill on to the field at the Australian Rules football club.
Every time I watch this film I marvel at how well written and acted this film is. It is an excellent analysis of the manouvering and back-stabbing that goes on at a football club but avoids the pitfalls of being overly serious and is also very funny.
There are so many memorable characters one could mention but that the one that stands out for me is the character of Gerry, the club administrator. In every scene he's in, you see how, whenever he has something serious to say to someone, he uses terms like 'we' or 'the committee' - he never uses the term 'I' so that he slyly absolves himself of responsibility of any of the hard decisions that are made. As Laurie says, he is an oily weasel. Sadly, he's the type of person you would find on the AFL Commission these days.
Finally, to correct a previous reviewer, the song is 'Up there Cazaly', named after the footballer Roy Cazaly.