Romper Stomper (1992)

A group of skinheads become alarmed at the way their neighbourhood is changing.

Director:

Geoffrey Wright

Writer:

Geoffrey Wright

Stars:

Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline McKenzie

8 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Russell Crowe	...	Hando
Daniel Pollock	...	Davey
Jacqueline McKenzie	...	Gabe
Alex Scott	...	Martin
Leigh Russell	...	Sonny Jim
Dan Wyllie	...	Cackles
James McKenna	...	Bubs
Eric Mueck	...	Champ
Frank Magree	...	Brett
Chris McLean	...	Luke (as Christopher McLean)
Josephine Keen	...	Megan
Samantha Bladon	...	Tracy
Tony Lee	...	Tiger
John Brumpton	...	Magoo
Don Bridges	...	Harold

Storyline

Nazi skinheads in Melbourne take out their anger on local Vietnamese, who are seen as threatening racial purity. Finally the Vietnamese have had enough and confront the skinheads in an all-out confrontation, sending the skinheads running. A woman who is prone to epileptic seizures joins the skins' merry band, and helps them on their run from justice, but is her affliction also a sign of impurity?

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Plot Keywords:

skinhead | shot in the forehead | neo nazi | vietnamese | gang | 

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Taglines:

You've never seen anything like it.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brutality and violence, sexuality and language

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English Vietnamese German Japanese

Release Date:

12 November 1992 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Confruntarea

Filming Locations:

Footscray, Victoria, Australia

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

AUD 481,226 (Australia), 14 November 1992

Gross USA:

$175,340

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Victoria, Romper Stomper Pty. Ltd., Seon Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The new series Romper Stomper (2018) follows on 25 years after the events of the film. Returning cast members include Jacqueline McKenzie as Gabe, Dan Wyllie as Cackles, and John Brumpton as Magoo/McGoo. Writer/director Geoffrey Wright also returns.

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Quotes

Magoo: [Jacqui shows up at the Railway hotel, after been told to stay away] What are you doing here? And why don't you bloody well do what your told, woman?

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Crazy Credits

The end credits roll over a sideways view of the beach that fades to gray and then to black.

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Alternate Versions

In the 2004 special edition DVD, the scene where Bubs is shot by the police has been slightly altered, it shows Bubs with the gunshot wound to the head with blood running into his right eye, previous prints just showed a wound to the center of his forehead with no blood.

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Connections

References Romper Room and Friends (1953)

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Soundtracks

Pulling on the boots
Composed by John Clifford White

User Reviews

Russell Crowe at his best.

This film will stay with you for quite awhile. It tells the story of Hando (Crowe) and his best mate Davey. Both are Skinheads in the Melbourne area, 1980's. Hando and Davey's lives revolve around collecting Nazi relics and attacking Orientals that have chosen to live in Australia. The two are very tight and big believers in the cause, keep Australia free of outsiders. However, when a girl enters the picture, one will start to see that life is more than just mindless violence and the other will go mad as he sees that his small group of Skins cannot change the fate of his country. This film is not preachy and does not come across as black and white. Both Hando and Davey have positive and negative traits. Instead, the picture tries to show what motivates Skins in doing what they do. The film has some violence, but only in attempt to show how pointless violence is. In my opinion, this is Crowe's finest performance. Moreover, the actor that played Davey is brilliant as well (sadly, he died shortly after the film was finished). If you want to see an excellent historical lesson about hate and how it destroys, see Romper Stomper.