Let's Get Skase (2001)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Matthew George

Writers:

Matthew George (written by)
Lachy Hulme (written by)

Release Date:

18 October 2001 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Join The Chase

Plot:

Christopher Skase. He ruled Australia and stole a fortune, fleeing to the coast of Spain. No one could touch him. No one could stop him. Until Peter Dellasandro and a small force of men swore they'd bring him down.

Plot Keywords:

Punctuation In Title | Apostrophe In Title | Based On True Story

Cast

Lachy Hulme	...	Peter Dellasandro
Alex Dimitriades	...	Danny D'Amato Jr.
Craig McLachlan	...	Eric Carney
Adam Haddrick	...	Rupert Wingate
Torquil Neilson	...	Sean Knight
Nick Sheppard	...	Dave Phibbs
William Ten Eyck	...	Dick Rydell
Vince D'Amico	...	Daniel D'Amato Sr.
Bill Kerr	...	Mitchell Vendieks
George Shevtsov	...	Beneheim Bencini
Gordon Honeycombe	...	Murray Bishop
Helen Buday	...	Judith Turner
Vivienne Garrett	...	Ruth D'Amato
Nick Atkinson	...	Anthony D'Amato
Wayne Hassell	...	Christopher Skase

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Peter Dellasandro gets off a train at Parliament station (which is in Melbourne) however he picks up the "West Australian Tribune PM Edition" which is not sold on Melbourne, only the regular edition is.

Quotes:

Peter Dellasandro: What, are you kidding me? We're Australian! Skase is throwing a party, right? We're goin' over there to get all the money back, and we're gonna drink all his booze while we're at it!

Give it a go.

Oh, how I avoided this film. I finally sat down to watch it and I'm glad I did. Because at the end of the day, despite the apparent cheap shots that could have been taken, this is a well crafted comedy that has it's tongue so firmly planted in it's cheek that it is obvious here that the intent is to laugh at the absurdity of the original chase for Skase and Australia's single mindedness at returning the 'scoundrel to justice.' That was never going to happen. So what is Let's Get Skase?The next best thing. Two hours of nonsense looking back at the saga, with all the right liberties taken storywise. In short, this films go right over the top, culminating in a Rambo style raids on good ol' Christopher's island fortress in Majorca, by Dellasandro and his team of merry idiots. Excellent performances, great script and true understanding of the genre by the director. One of Australia's better attempts at comedy. I only wish it was true.