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July 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
The Larrikin, The Lover, The Legend!Plot Keywords:
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1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
yes, worth a squiz... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | David Atkins | ... | Squizzy Taylor |
| Jacki Weaver | ... | Dolly |
| Alan Cassell | ... | Det. Brophy |
| Michael Long | ... | Det. Piggott |
| Kim Lewis | ... | Ida Pender |
| Robert Hughes | ... | Reg Harvey |
| Cul Cullen | ... | Henry Stokes |
| Steve Bisley | ... | 'Snowy' Cutmore |
 | Peter Hosking | ... | Angus Murray |
| Tony Rickards | ... | Dutch |
| Simon Thorpe | ... | Paddy |
| Paul Trahair | ... | Young Detective |
| Peter Paulson | ... | 'Long' Harry Slater |
| David Scott | ... | 'Bunny' Whiting |
| Jenni Caffin | ... | Tart with Squizzy |
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MonoFun Stuff
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It took 'David Atkins' twelve tries to successfully throw the molotov cocktail bottle through the shop window. moreFAQ
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Having a "squiz" is Oz slang for looking at something. SQUIZZY TAYLOR is a dark and slightly menacing minor gangster film with a very good cast and well researched production values. Set in the 1920s and part of a time Australian film makers love making films about (KITTY AND THE BAGMAN, CADDIE etc) SQUIZZY TAYLOR was a ratty tough guy not unlike a mini Cagney hoodlum. Atkins, a stage and screen dancer by trade made a strong actor and was convincing enough not to get rapped for this serious attempt. One of the problems with a lot of 70s/80s Oz pix is that our voices come across as squeaky and funny to International audiences. Good voice coaching had never been a big part of many good Australian films and it is often the one major flaw that has never been properly corrected. I would unfortunately suggest that listening to Atkins threaten everyone else here is a bit mousey. It sounds like a high school production of GUYS AND DOLLS. Which is a pity because overall it is a good small gangster film about a real little tough guy who was a real criminal of Australia's sly grog days in the pre depression snazzy 20s. Deserves a DVD release and a new audience. Would probably work quite well to a new generation.