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Overview

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Director:

Rowan Woods

Writers:

Gordon Graham (play)
Stephen Sewell (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

7 May 1998 (Australia) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

Brett Sprague is a violent and psychopathic man, who is released on parole after serving a sentence for assault... more | full synopsis

Awards:

10 wins & 16 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(2 articles)

Director Rowan Woods Talks Winged Creatures
 (From Rotten Tomatoes. 7 July 2009, 3:42 PM, PDT)

Must Watch: Rowan Woods' Winged Creatures Trailer
 (From FirstShowing.net. 2 August 2008, 10:18 PM, PDT)

User Comments:

Near-brilliant portrayal of Australia's low socio-economic class... more (20 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

David Wenham ... Brett Sprague

Toni Collette ... Michelle
Lynette Curran ... Sandra Sprague

John Polson ... Glenn Sprague

Anthony Hayes ... Stevie Sprague
Jeanette Cronin ... Jackie

Anna Lise Phillips ... Nola (as Anna Lise)
Pete Smith ... George (Abo)
Sal Sharah ... Nick
Lawrence Woodward ... Jailer
Peter Hehir ... Graham Newman
Andrew Heys ... Sparrow

Teo Gebert ... Policeman
Anthony Kierann ... Policeman

Stephen Leeder ... Commissioner
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and drug use.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

Arenafilm more


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Continuity: Around 30 minutes in, Stevie pulls a cigarette from a packet and sticks it in his mouth twice within a matter of seconds. more

Movie Connections:

References Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) more


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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Near-brilliant portrayal of Australia's low socio-economic class..., 4 September 2001
Author: leask81 from adelaide, australia

Impacting drama is well played by the principle cast (Polson won an AFI Award) in a film that examines Sydney's forgotten "working" class, where the men (brothers Wenham, Polson and Hayes) cling onto their historical role of dominance over the women in compensation for their multitudes of other inadequacies.

Thus, they are trapped in their own home: outside those four walls, the three brothers are powerless against

the middle- and upper-classes, who rely on knowledge and wealth for their influence. There are strong performances all-round in this highly sensitive film which won praise from all quarters - including (perhaps

surprisingly) the very class of people who were portrayed in the film. If you liked it, see also: ERSKINEVILLE KINGS (1999), HE DIED WITH A FELAFEL IN HIS HAND (2001) and CUNNAMULLA (2001). Rating: 7/10

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