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Director:
Writer:
Morgan O'Neill (screenplay)
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Release Date:
27 July 2006 (Australia) more
Genre:
Plot:
Sydney stand-over man Jack Barrett (Friels) wants to retire to the seaside. | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
Good screenplay, but the film didn't quite match it. more (7 total)

Cast

 
Cameron Ambridge ... Bike Riding Gunman

Tony Barry ... Louis
Douglas Blaikie ... Nikkos

John Boxer ... Terry
Cheuk-Fai Chan ... Gunman #1
Vince Colosimo ... Keeling
Dante Dizon ... Blackjack Dealer
Anh Do ... Nguyen
Colin Friels ... Jack Barrett
Jason Gillam ... Jonas

Paul Gleeson ... Murray
Linal Haft ... Reno
Brian Harrison ... Havana
Chris Haywood ... Arkan
Julie Hudspeth ... Admin Officer
Emma Jackson ... Woman in Car
Holly Jones ... Female Constable

Jay Laga'aia ... Vincent
Skyla Laginha ... Child in Car

Nammi Le ... Security Girl #1 (as Nammi Le Benson)

Angie Milliken ... Kate

Dorian Nkono ... Sonna
Bojana Novakovic ... Billie
Don Reid ... Chief Super
Chelsea Russell ... Girl in Audience
Toby Schmitz ... Trent
John Schwartz ... Mick
Anthony Simcoe ... Jim
Melinda Smith ... Mrs. Keeling
Sotiri Sotiropoulos ... Man in Car
Bruce Spence ... Kennedy
Chris Williams ... Morgue Attendant

Matt Zeremes ... Hazim
Jenny Zhang ... Security Girl #2
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Directed by
Morgan O'Neill 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Morgan O'Neill  screenplay

Produced by
Chris Berry .... executive producer
Bob Campbell .... executive producer
Tony Forrest .... executive producer
Sue Milliken .... executive producer
Sue Seeary .... producer
 
Original Music by
Damian De Boos-Smith 
Martyn Love 
 
Cinematography by
Hugh Miller 
 
Film Editing by
Marcus D'Arcy 
 
Production Management
Sue MacKay .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tim Lion .... second assistant director
Karan Monkhouse .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Victoria Williams .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Lucas Bone .... assistant sound editor
Jason Hancock .... foley recordist
Leah Katz .... crowd editor
Michael McMenomy .... sound effects recordist
Adrian Medhurst .... foley artist
Bronwyn Murphy .... dialogue editor
John Simpson .... foley recordist
William Ward .... sound effects editor
Megan Wedge .... Atmos editor
 
Special Effects by
Chris Murray .... special effects supervisor
Conrad Rothmann .... special effects foreman
Monika Stankowski .... special effects coordinator
 
Visual Effects by
Tim Trumble .... film recording technician
 
Stunts
Harry Dakanalis .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Simon Cardwell .... still photographer
Simon Chapman .... director of photography: second unit
Jem Rayner .... key focus puller
Mark Rogers .... still photographer
Martin Turner .... camera operator
 
Casting Department
Marianne Jade .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sonia Nourry .... key stand-by wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Teena Economidis .... first assistant editor
 
Music Department
Simon Leadley .... music mixer
 
Other crew
Jason Glover .... boat handler
Peter Harris .... location manager
Krista Johnston .... clearances
David Lawrance .... laboratory liaison
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
Australia:90 min
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Morgan O'Niell's father in law features in one of the scenes shot in the strip club. more

FAQ

What were the circumstances that enabled writer director Morgan O'Neill to make his debut feature?
What were the influences that went into the creation of the soundtrack?
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3 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Good screenplay, but the film didn't quite match it., 13 July 2006
6/10
Author: Flint-13 from Adelaide, Australia

Having read the screenplay on Project Greenlight, I was keen to see how it turned out. It was true to the script, which is what one would hope when the director is also the writer, but there were scenes which could have been deleted without diminishing the impact of the film. When I read the script, I got the feeling of a comic-book story and there's nothing wrong with this--gritty, tough, seamy underside of a big city. Somehow the film didn't quite carry this across and seemed to be trying to add more credibility to what could be just a good, slightly-clichéd action flick. One thing that I thought was that it was shot on video. Some of the scenes definitely lacked the sharp crispness of film and I was surprised to see the Kodak logo in the end credits. I was also surprised that they could shoot it on film and keep it in the AUD1M budget. Shooting on video could have actually added a grainy dimension which would suit this film noir genre. The choice of music was as good as it gets.

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