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Dirty Deeds (2002) 6.2
Set in 1960's Sydney, this is the story of an Australian gangster whose booming business, buoyed by the influx of U.S. soldiers in town for R&R during their tours in Vietnam, attracts the ... See full summary » Director:David CaesarWriter:David Caesar |
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Barry Ryan
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Sharon Ryan
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Tony Testano
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Detective Sergeant Ray Murphy
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Darcy
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Margaret
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Norm
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Gary Waddell | ... |
Freddie
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Sal Cassela
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Laeni Baille | ... |
Coin Lady
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Bell Boy
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Set in 1960's Sydney, this is the story of an Australian gangster whose booming business, buoyed by the influx of U.S. soldiers in town for R&R during their tours in Vietnam, attracts the attention of first the Chicago mafia, and then their East Coast competitors. Written by Greg Dean Schmitz
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 July 2002 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
Dirty Deeds - Dreckige Geschäfte See more »Box Office
Budget:
AUD 10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$134,510 (Australia) (9 August 2002)Gross:
$8,268,836 (Australia) (9 August 2002)Company Credits
Production Co:
Alliance Atlantis Communications, Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), Haystack Productions Ltd. See more »
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Barry Ryan: Bloody mug's game - restaurants - mate. You're up at 5:00 in the morning gettin' the food and still there at 1:00 the next mornin' .
Darcy: Ah, things, they're different. It's... stuff that's quick 'n easy to make. It's identical. It's like a factory.
Barry Ryan: Identical! Jesus, no-one 'll go fer that! You'll go broke in 24 hours. People want choice.
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Composed by Tim Rogers
Published by Festival Music Publishing
Performed by You Am I with Billy Thorpe
2002 BMG Australia Limited
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A 'lobster' (referenced when Darcy purchases the guns from his friend still in the army) is an Australian colloquial term used for the twenty dollar note whose distinctive red/orange colour is likened to a cooked lobster See more »Goofs
When Barry and Norm are boxing, Norm is seen getting head gear put on. After Barry has Norm in the corner and backs back, Norm no longer has the head gear on. It is clear that Norm would have had no time to have the gear removed between the camera shots. See more »Quotes
Darcy: Well, the Yank soldiers, they told me about these new types of restaurants that they got over there.Barry Ryan: Bloody mug's game - restaurants - mate. You're up at 5:00 in the morning gettin' the food and still there at 1:00 the next mornin' .
Darcy: Ah, things, they're different. It's... stuff that's quick 'n easy to make. It's identical. It's like a factory.
Barry Ryan: Identical! Jesus, no-one 'll go fer that! You'll go broke in 24 hours. People want choice.
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Crazy Credits
After the main cast credits scroll up the screen, there is an additional scene that reveals some more of the plot. See more »Soundtracks
"Sometimes I Just Don't Know"Composed by Tim Rogers
Published by Festival Music Publishing
Performed by You Am I with Billy Thorpe
2002 BMG Australia Limited
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In 1969 Vietnam, handsome soldier Sam Worthington (as Darcy "Darce" Ryan) receives his release from war service. He goes home to live with the uncle who raised him as a son. Meanwhile, weighty gangster John Goodman (as Tony Testano) and his trigger-happy henchman Fred Williamson (as Sal Cassela) are dispatched from Chicago, USA to Sidney, Australia. Their mission is to take over the slot-machine racket run by crime boss Bryan Brown (as Barry Ryan) by infiltrating his organization. Experienced at killing people and blowing things up, Mr. Worthington's becomes Mr. Brown's young partner...
Worthington could follow in his uncle's footsteps, or open his own pizzeria. A romantic subplot involves amorous Kestie Morassi (as Margaret), who so predictably switches partners you have to wonder what writer/director David Caesar intended. There is no real evidence, but perhaps Brown was trying to save his marriage to older, but still beautiful Toni Collette (as Sharon)...
Not an Australian expert, but there isn't much here that looks like contemporary movies from 1969. Adept cinematographer Geoffrey Hall is employed to make up the difference by making the motion picture look like an aged Polaroid. It only makes you look for the "color restore" button. The original soundtrack is done well, but don't expect AC/DC's original "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" or a 1969 parade of hits. Direction and editing (by Mark Perry) do help keep it moving. Most elevated in the cast credits is Sam Neill (as Ray Murphy). There is something extra to see within the end credit roll.
***** Dirty Deeds (7/18/02) David Caesar ~ Bryan Brown, Sam Worthington, John Goodman, Toni Collette