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Mad Dog Morgan

  • 19761976
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.7K
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Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
ActionCrimeDrama
The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the 1850s.The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the 1850s.The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the 1850s.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.7K
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    • Philippe Mora
    • Philippe Mora(screenplay)
    • Margaret Carnegie(book "Morgan: The Bold Bushranger")
  • Stars
    • Dennis Hopper
    • Jack Thompson
    • David Gulpilil
    • Philippe Mora
    • Philippe Mora(screenplay)
    • Margaret Carnegie(book "Morgan: The Bold Bushranger")
  • Stars
    • Dennis Hopper
    • Jack Thompson
    • David Gulpilil
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
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    Dennis Hopper in Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
    Dennis Hopper in Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
    Dennis Hopper in Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
    Dennis Hopper and David Gulpilil in Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
    Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
    Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
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    Dennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper
    • Daniel Morgan
    Jack Thompson
    Jack Thompson
    • Detective Manwaring
    David Gulpilil
    David Gulpilil
    • Billy
    Frank Thring
    Frank Thring
    • Supt. Cobham
    Michael Pate
    Michael Pate
    • Supt. Winch
    Wallas Eaton
    • MacPherson
    Bill Hunter
    Bill Hunter
    • Sgt. Smith
    John Hargreaves
    John Hargreaves
    • Baylis
    Martin Harris
    • Wendlan
    Robin Ramsay
    Robin Ramsay
    • Roget
    Graeme Blundell
    Graeme Blundell
    • Italian Jack
    Gregory Apps
    Gregory Apps
    • Arthur
    Liza Lee-Atkinson
    • Barmaid
    Elaine Baillie
    • Farm Girl
    Don Barkham
    • Morrow
    Kurt Beimel
    • Dr. Dobbyn
    David Bracks
    David Bracks
    • McLean
    Liddy Clark
    • Alice
      • Philippe Mora
      • Philippe Mora(screenplay)
      • Margaret Carnegie(book "Morgan: The Bold Bushranger")
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      David Gulpilil went walkabout during the middle of production to ask the trees about Dennis Hopper; reportedly, the trees told Gulpilil that Hopper was crazy.
    • Goofs
      The end credits show the copyright date in roman numerals that is incorrect. They are displayed as MCMDXXVI, but for 1976 they should be MCMLXXVI.
    • Quotes

      Supt. Cobham: By all means, off with his head... and don't forget the scrotum.

    • Alternate versions
      The film was originally shot in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio. However, the 2005 DVD release from Troma Entertainment presents the film in a 1.66:1 aspect ratio print cropped directly from the "pan and scan" full-screen print that was made for VHS releases.
    • Connections
      Edited into Mad Country: Revisiting the Locations of 'Mad Dog Morgan' (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Over The Border
      Australian traditional song

      Performed by Danny Spooner

    User reviews33

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    A "one-off" Western down under!
    If you check the credentials of Philippe Mora you will find he leans towards the outre school of film-making. In terms of cinematic crap he has managed to helm three of the all time greatest duds: THE RETURN OF CAPTAIN INVINCIBLE, SWAMP THING and the never to be forgotten, HOWLING 2 (The jury is still out on HOWLING III: THE MARSUPIALS...its either WORSE than 2 or a camp classic)

    Whatever, MAD DOG MORGAN (MAD DOG in the US) offers too much to either ignore per se or to slate unmercifully. As a towering portrait of a reasonably obscure bushranger, it is just to disjointed and lacking in sane continuity to be considered a winner. Dennis Hopper's work and intense interpretation of Morgan however is just plain awesome - I consider it amongst his career highlights - up there with BLUE VELVET (are these two characters cosmically related somehow?)

    The cinematography is sumptuous although on some dvd's I've noticed a strange discoloration towards the center of the screen throughout the print...oddly though it adds rather than detracts. The music is at times jarring and fully inappropriate, then before you can say "Is this one odd flick or not?" you're watching Hopper perched alone in a bar room, musing on his past and telling his would-be seductress - "I only ever knew one woman - my mother...I'm sorry." That scene alone makes the film worth watching. One of those scenes stays with you if you have any compassion whatsoever.

    Frank Thring still thinks he's playing Herod from KING OF KINGS as the head of Victorian Police. His psychotic demands at the end of the film sicken even his subordinates. Clearly he is closer to an institution even than Morgan!

    Excellent supporting work from Gulpilil as always. He also plays the film's didgeridoo on the soundtrack.

    MAD DOG MORHAN is no thinking-person's classic, its not even an especially good film. What it DOES achieve though, is a fairly accurate representation of Australian Bush life from a bygone period. Within its budgetary limitations, insane direction and superior acting, it is a mini-beacon of sorts from the mid seventies. PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK it ain't...but neither does it generate the cringe factor of THE ADVENTURES OF BARRY MACKENZIE.

    The 4.8 IMDb rating is woefully inadequate and quite absurd. This is a 5.6 (min) to 6.5 (max) if you consider the film rationally by virtue of the sum of its parts.
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    • uds3
    • Feb 23, 2004

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    • Release date
      • July 9, 1976 (Australia)
      • Australia
      • Umbrella Entertainment - Blu-Ray
      • Umbrella Entertainment - DVD
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Billabong Creek, Morven, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Motion Picture Productions
      • Mad Dog
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
      • Mono

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