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| Bryan Brown | ... | Barry Ryan | |
| Toni Collette | ... | Sharon Ryan | |
| John Goodman | ... | Tony Testano | |
| Sam Neill | ... | Detective Sergeant Ray Murphy | |
| Sam Worthington | ... | Darcy | |
| Kestie Morassi | ... | Margaret | |
| William McInnes | ... | Hollywood | |
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Andrew S. Gilbert | ... | Norm |
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Gary Waddell | ... | Freddie |
| Felix Williamson | ... | Sal Cassela | |
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Derek Amer | ... | Manager |
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Laeni Baille | ... | Coin Lady |
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Rudi Baker | ... | Bell Boy |
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Bille Brown | ... | Senator |
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Michael Brownjohn | ... | Bouncer #1 |
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Set in 1960s Sydney, this is the story of an Australian gangster whose booming business, buoyed by the influx of U.S. soldiers in town for R&R during their tours in Vietnam, attracts the attention of first the Chicago mafia, and then their East Coast competitors. Written by Greg Dean Schmitz
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 July 2002 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
Dirty Deeds - Dreckige Geschäfte See more »Edit
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Budget:
AUD 10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$134,510 (Australia), 9 August 2002, Limited ReleaseCompany Credits
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Composed by Tim Rogers
Published by Festival Music Publishing
Performed by You Am I
2002 BMG Australia Limited
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A 'lobster' (referenced when Darcy purchases the guns from his friend still in the army) is an Australian colloquial term used for the twenty dollar note whose distinctive red/orange colour is likened to a cooked lobster See more »Goofs
In the scene where Tony is showing Barry the "Liberty" video slot machine, such technology as relatively high resolution color video, synthesized audio and computer power to animate the images was not available in video slot machines until the 1980's and not mainstream in video slot machines until the 1990's. See more »Crazy Credits
At the end of the closing credits, the title DIRTY DEEDS appears with the individual letters spinning like the wheels of a slot machine. See more »Soundtracks
Draggin' Yer BonesComposed by Tim Rogers
Published by Festival Music Publishing
Performed by You Am I
2002 BMG Australia Limited
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"Dirty Deeds" takes a nostalgic view of the Sydney of the late nineties as we are taken along to meet a local gangster who is ruthless against his enemies, or the people trying to invade his territory. The action takes place in King Cross, an area where night life was the main attraction.
David Caesar and his cinematographer, Geoffrey Hall, created a film that seems to have been shot in that era, as they have given the movie a faded look that works well with the story they are telling. The film has some funny moments that come at unexpected moments. The inside joke seems to be about how to really make a good pizza, something that might not have been done at the time.
The film makers have to be congratulated in bringing a brilliant cast together for the movie. Bryan Brown plays the kingpin Barry Ryan with equal amount of meanness and humor. Mr. Brown is an actor that is always consistent in anything he does and he should be seen more often. Toni Collette is one of the best actresses working in films, who is at home in drama as well as comedy, and she has a rare opportunity to show her talent playing Barry's wife, Sharon. John Goodman is good as the American mafioso who is outsmarted by his Aussie counterpart. Sam Worthington is fine as the naive Darcy and Kesty Moressi also does a good job as Margaret. The only one that has nothing to do is Sam Neill.
"Dirty Deeds" works well as a drama and a comedy because there are elements of both in it thanks to the way David Caesar presents his material on the screen.