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5 August 1999 (New Zealand)
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Five kiwi flatmates find something growing in their basement much to their delight, but when the rightful owner comes knocking and finds that they have appropriated the goods things start to go awry. full summary | add synopsis
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6 wins
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Just well done
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Willa O'Neill | ... | Emma |
| Neill Rea | ... | Scott |
| Ashleigh Seagar | ... | Nicola |
| Taika Cohen | ... | Alex |
| Charlie Bleakley | ... | Graham |
| Jon Brazier | ... | Kevin |
| Mark Neilson | ... | Gordy |
| Mark Dudfield | ... | The Yams |
| Pat Soper | ||
| Dave Dudfield | ||
| Andrew Munro | ||
| David Kilgour | ... | The Clean |
| Lanfranco Perini | ||
| Robert Yeats | ||
| Thomas Bell |
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Crime 101 (USA) (DVD title)
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Rated R for language, violence, drug content and some sexuality.
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94 min
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Willa O'Neill had a serious allergic reaction to the face paint used for the scene when they are going to the Auckland/Otago rugby match. She had to leave it on despite the burning, as there were no other options and the paint had to be re-applied the next few days leaving O'Neill with red bumps all over her face.
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Having spent a few months in New Zealand, I had the chance to see Scarfies and it turned out to be a very good surprise. Many countries have bought the movie since so check it out, it could play soon at a theater near you. The characters, sharing a house in Dunedin, are what work best and succed where a film like "Shallow Grave" failed. Their development, going from pure comedy to dramatic/horrific moments doesn't come too artificially. The consequences of their discovery just make perfect sense in the way they act and in their relationships, but still manage to surprise you. And that's why you're stuck to your seat when one of the guys start to torture another one in the cave. Then the moments of fun you had half an hour before come back to memory and the movie takes another dimension: no, it's not just a farce. That's nice and neat on the surface, but pretty explosive inside. A last word to thank Mr Sarkies to have made a "non-teenage" teenage movie. He managed to avoid the trap of easy identifiyable characters as Hollywood does.