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Chopper

  • 2000
  • R
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
40K
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Eric Bana in Chopper (2000)
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Chopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. His book, "From the Inside", upon which the ... Read allChopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. His book, "From the Inside", upon which the film is based, was a best-seller.Chopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. His book, "From the Inside", upon which the film is based, was a best-seller.

  • Director
    • Andrew Dominik
  • Writers
    • Mark Brandon Read
    • Andrew Dominik
  • Stars
    • Eric Bana
    • Simon Lyndon
    • Vince Colosimo
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    40K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Andrew Dominik
    • Writers
      • Mark Brandon Read
      • Andrew Dominik
    • Stars
      • Eric Bana
      • Simon Lyndon
      • Vince Colosimo
    • 175User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 14 nominations

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    Eric Bana
    Eric Bana
    • Chopper
    Simon Lyndon
    • Jimmy Loughnan
    Vince Colosimo
    Vince Colosimo
    • Neville Bartos
    Renée Brack
    • Television Interviewer
    • (as Renee Brack)
    Gregory Pitt
    • Prison Officer #1
    Richard Sutherland
    Richard Sutherland
    • Prison Officer #2
    David Field
    David Field
    • Keithy George
    Dan Wyllie
    Dan Wyllie
    • Bluey
    Gary Waddell
    • Kevin Darcy
    Andrew Dunn
    • Prison Officer #3
    Caleb Cluff
    • Detective Creswell
    Hilton Henderson
    • Detective Wyatt
    Fred Barker
    • Gov. Beasley
    Alan Close
    • Medical Officer
    Carl Price
    • Brunswick Court Judge
    Mark Stratford
    • Classification Officer
    Kate Beahan
    Kate Beahan
    • Tanya
    Kenny Graham
    • Keith Read
    • Director
      • Andrew Dominik
    • Writers
      • Mark Brandon Read
      • Andrew Dominik
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Eric Bana spent two days living with Mark Brandon Read so he could get a better understanding of how to play his character in the film.
    • Goofs
      At Tanya's house you see the car lights are on as Chopper goes to her front door. When he comes back and beats the car in frustration - they are off.
    • Quotes

      Chopper: Why would I shoot a bloke BANG, then drive him to the bloody car and wizz him off to the hospital at a hundred miles an hour? It defeats the purpose of having shot him in the first place.

    • Connections
      Featured in 20 to 1: Great Aussie Movies (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Fence Me In
      Performed by Frankie Laine

      Composed by Cole Porter

      © 1944 Warner Bros. Inc. (ASCAP). All rights reserved

      Courtesy of Prestige Records (UK) Limited

      Licensed from Rajon Entertainment Pty Ltd

    User reviews175

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    8/10
    Fun, intense, thrilling ride that never stops
    This film is very well done. I can see why a lot of people compare it to Refn's Bronson. Both revolve around psychopaths who spend the majority of the film inside of a cell block.

    As expected with Andrew Dominik, the dialogue and cinematography are extremely well done. His transition shots are damn near flawless and the tongue and cheek dialogue is fun while keeping the audience interested. He also does some neat little things to allow the audience to see the film through Choppers perspective.

    Eric Bana gives a stellar performance (better than Munich in my opinion). With all the weigh he put on, he seems larger than life on the screen (with credit also going to Dominik for the "Larger then life" personality of Chopper). Fair warning though, Their are some parts that are not for the light stomached, but definitely a movie I would suggest to watch.
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    • jhonses
    • Aug 17, 2013

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 3, 2000 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Chopper: Ennemi public
    • Filming locations
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
      • Mushroom Pictures
      • Pariah Entertainment Group
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • A$5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $236,185
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,044
      • Apr 15, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $309,369
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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