Directed by:
John RuaneCinematography:
Ellery RyanComposer:
Philip JuddCast:
Sam Neill, Doris Younane, Daniel Pollock, Nick Lathouris, David Hoflin, Con Babanoitis, Zoe Carides, Maria Beck, Deborah KennedyPlots(1)
A riotous rollercoaster of murder and mayhem set in multicultural inner Melbourne, this hit Australian comedy-thriller stars Sam Neill as Carl, a fortyish no-hoper whose takes a job as a cook in a seedy nightclub to escape his cantankerous mother. A flirtation with fetching barmaid Sophie (Zoe Carides) - who is engaged to the nightclub owner - lands Carl on the wrong side of a viscious bouncer but when attacked by his drug-dealing Turkish kitchenhand, Carl inflicts a grievous form of self-defence that sparks a deepening gangland feud. Best mate Dave (John Clarke) is soon employed as Carl's protector - and gravedigger - as a band of cutthroats block Carl's path to his bartending sweetheart. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Sam Neill
UK
Best movies:
Jurassic Park (1993)
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
The Piano (1993)
Doris Younane
Australia
Best movies:
The Heartbreak Kid (1993)
Halifax f.p. (1994) (series)
False Witness (2009) (TV movie)
Daniel Pollock
Australia
Best movies:
Romper Stomper (1992)
Proof (1991)
Nick Lathouris
Best movies:
Father (1990)
The Heartbreak Kid (1993)
Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)
David Hoflin
Sweden
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
The Peripheral (2022) (series)
A Cry in the Dark (1988)
Zoe Carides
Australia
Best movies:
The Little Death (2014)
The Black Balloon (2008)
Lucy (2003) (TV movie)
Maria Beck
Best movies:
One Christmas Eve (2014) (TV movie)
Deborah Kennedy
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
The Sum of Us (1994)
Charlie & Boots (2009)