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Director:
David Caesar
Writer:
David Caesar (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 February 1997 (Australia) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
We're Not Gonna Shoot Anyone. We're Just Gonna Have Some Fun. more
Plot:
Looking for the fast track out of suburban hell, two natural born losers scheme an impossible heist... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(23 articles)
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User Comments:
Down and out in suburban Australia; worth a look, because it's mildly satisfying. more (11 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ben Mendelsohn ... Kev
Jeremy Sims ... Mick

John Polson ... Jonah
Graeme Blundell ... Detective Eric
Deborah Kennedy ... Detective Leanne
Robyn Loau ... Lani
Amanda Muggleton ... Mum
Rita Loffo ... Bank Teller
Stephen Caesar ... Scary TV Crim
Chris Noonan ... Scary TV Crim
Mark Perry ... Scary TV Crim
Emma Tom ... TV Gangster Moll
Andrew S. Gilbert ... Greg / Laughing Boy
Lenny Rowe ... Scary TV Crim

Paul Gleeson ... Terry
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
85 min | USA:83 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Spain:18 | UK:18 (video premiere)
Company:
Central Park Films more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Boom mic visible: Reflected in a window of the bank building opposite when Kev and Mick are rehearsing their robbery on their bicycles. more
Quotes:
Kev: We're not gonna shoot anyone, we're just gonna have some fun. more
Movie Connections:
Features Dogs in Space (1986) more
Soundtrack:
Winter Salsa more

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User Comments

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
Down and out in suburban Australia; worth a look, because it's mildly satisfying., 25 April 2002
Author: TheVid from Colorado Springs, CO

Both the style and content of this film (as previous reviewers have stated) are far from fresh, but I can't be too unkind to a film that at least doesn't pander to the PG-13 crowd with the usual doses of sitcom sensitivity and redemptive moralism. The performances are all well delivered, the look of the film is grimly realistic, and the only obligatory, sensationalistic aspect of the piece is the annoyingly typical song-track music (that gleefully exploits and sells the usual mishmash that adds up to a pop-muzak CD). There's some good dialogue here and some fine widescreen photography for those film enthusiasts who are interested in checking out the DVD release of this decent Aussie indie.

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