Footy Legends (2006)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Khoa Do

Writers:

Anh Do (written by)
Khoa Do (written by)

Release Date:

3 August 2006 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

Tackle life head on.

Plot:

An unemployed sports fan enters an amateur rugby league tournament where losing just isn't an option if he's to keep his family together.

Plot Keywords:

Football | Rugby | Competition | Sports Fan | Authority

Cast

Anh Do	...	Luc Vu
Angus Sampson	...	Lloydy
Lisa Saggers	...	Anne
Tom Simmons	...	Job Interviewer
Brett MacDouall	...	Holden Cup Model
Claudia Karvan	...	Alison Berry
Hien Nguyen	...	Luc's Mother
Kevin Vo	...	Young Luc
Jason McGoldrick	...	Boof
Steven Rooke	...	Terry
Paul Nakad	...	Walid
Susan O'Brien	...	Art Teacher
Holly Austin	...	Art Student
Shane McDonald	...	Shane (as Shane MacDonald)
Tristian Fereti	...	Donald

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Fairfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Quotes:

Grandfather: Go Sleep Bob

What rubbish...

Anh Do's constant spruiking in the media about what a come-from-nothing, refugee, westy battler he is, which by the way is true, only serves as a cop out. Positioning himself to get away with making such a crap movie. While the background of struggling underdog is certainly there, make no mistake, the accolades and experience are certainly there too. Khoa was widely praised for his previous film, "The Finished People" for which he won the independent spirit award and was also named as "Young Australian Of The Year" and Anh was also "Stand Up Comedian Of The Year" a few years back and is an accomplished stand up comic. My question being that with all this industry cred and decent financial backing and casting... couldn't they have put together a kick butt film. Answer: Apparently not.