Dirty Deeds (2002)

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 Caesar

Writer:

David Caesar

Stars:

Bryan Brown, Toni Collette, John Goodman

3 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bryan Brown	...	Barry Ryan
Toni Collette	...	Sharon Ryan
John Goodman	...	Tony Testano
Sam Neill	...	Detective Sergeant Ray Murphy
Sam Worthington	...	Darcy
Kestie Morassi	...	Margaret
William McInnes	...	Hollywood
Andrew S. Gilbert	...	Norm
Gary Waddell	...	Freddie
Felix Williamson	...	Sal Cassela
Derek Amer	...	Manager
Laeni Baille	...	Coin Lady
Rudi Baker	...	Bell Boy
Bille Brown	...	Senator
Michael Brownjohn	...	Bouncer #1

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

mafia | 1960s | gangster | police | corrupt police | 

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Taglines:

Get ready to get dirty.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

The Official site at NineMSN

Country:

Australia Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 July 2002 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Dirty Deeds - Dreckige Geschäfte

Filming Locations:

Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

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.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

In the scene where Tony is showing Barry the "Liberty" video slot machine, such technology as relatively high resolution color video, synthesized audio and computer power to animate the images was not available in video slot machines until the 1980's and not mainstream in video slot machines until the 1990's.

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Quotes

Barry Ryan: What made you think you had a FUCKING 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.

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Connections

References Mary Poppins (1964)

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Soundtracks

"Calendar Eyes"
Composed by Tim Rogers
Published by Festival Music Publishing
Performed by You Am I
2002 BMG Australia Limited

User Reviews

Australians Like To Kill People and Wear Brown!

In an age when the Australian movie scene is dominated by "larrikin" family comedies, gritty urban dramas shot on cheap film stock and whatever epic movie Peter Jackson gestates in the grit under his fingernails, David Caesar has crafted a small celluloid gem. A movie about the enduring Australian goal of killing everything in our path until one day the entire world will hit itself on the thumb and say "Bugger!" instead of "Sh*t!", "Dirty Deeds" is a camp classic, a knowing pastiche of the Australia of the early 1970s with more lashings of violence than most people care to remember. The film's depiction of Australian organized crime is in itself fantastic, the gangsters drink lager, run poker machines and swear a great deal. To see them in action is to wonder if Vincent Vega and Jules Winfield would've stood a chance against these corduroy thugs. Why, it's exactly like the real thing! Dirty Deeds - A Movie For Anyone Who Remembers Australian Criminal Activity. Go see it, you'll never want to visit the Land of the Great Wide Melanoma again.