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Steve Pratt (writer)
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Release Date:
29 July 2004 (Australia) more
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Gangsters Don't Surf more
Plot:
A surfer working in a home for the mentally impaired takes 2 patients on a day trip to the beach that has horrific results. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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Wait until it's on weekly release, then be pleasantly surprised! more (6 total)

Cast

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Nathan Phillips ... Brandon

Clayton Watson ... Adrian
Steady Eddy ... Trevor
Chloe Maxwell ... Jo
Robert Menzies ... Ched
Syd Brisbane ... Garry
Gyton Grantley ... Trent

Teo Gebert ... Ash
Damien Garvey ... Gene
Robert Rabiah ... Mario

Steve Mouzakis ... Lee

Rory Williamson ... Ricardo
Marg Downey ... Maxine
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John Barry
Paul Denny ... Eric
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95 min
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3 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Wait until it's on weekly release, then be pleasantly surprised!, 22 December 2004
5/10
Author: Colette Corr from Melbourne, Australia

In Under The Radar, Nathan Philips plays Brandon, a surfer sentenced to community service in a home for the intellectually disabled after a "surf rage" incident. He befriends a shifty bogan, Trevor (played by comedian Steady Eddie, who has cerebral palsy), and recurring amnesiac Adrian (Clayton Watson from "Matrix Revolutions"). The three of them go on a road trip and meet up with runaway waitress Jo (model Chloe Maxwell in her first acting role), and two warring groups of gangsters.

The latest film from Evan Clarry (Blurred) is an enjoyable mainstream experience, although it does look like it was made for television. There's little new here, but it's quite watchable – and improved by the non-linear narrative. With his brain resetting every half hour, Adrian's the most interesting character, and his coping mechanisms are explored in some depth, though this is not nearly as well done as in Memento. Special mention to the tropical Queensland forest, which was made to look both temperate and menacing by cinematographer Philip M Cross. **½/***** stars.

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