Themes: Crime Gone Awry, Bank Robbery, Unlikely Criminals
Main Cast: Heath Ledger, Rose Byrne, Bryan Brown, David Field, Tom Long
Release Year: 1999
Country: AU
Run Time: 104 minutes
Plot
Action and comedy are served in equal portions in this Australian crime thriller. Jimmy (Heath Ledger) is a 19-year-old living in Sydney who is somehow asked to run an errand for local underworld kingpin Pando (Bryan Brown). Before Jimmy knows what's happened, he owes Pando $10,000, and finds the gangster's muscle men are out for his blood. Jimmy attempts to stage a bank robbery to recover the loot, with disastrous results; when he has a spare moment, he tries to win the heart of Alex (Rose Byrne), a pretty girl from the country. This slam-bang entertainment was an uncharacteristic entry in the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, where it received its U.S. premiere. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Tony Forrow; Mariel McClorey; Evan Sheaves; Steven Vidler; Steve LeMarquand
Credit
Richard Hobbs - Art Director, Emily Seresin - Costume Designer, Gregor Jordan - Director, Lee Smith - Editor, Bryce Menzies - Executive Producer, Timothy White - Executive Producer, Mark Turnbull - Executive Producer, Chris Gough - Musical Direction/Supervision, Steven Jones-Evans - Production Designer, Malcolm McCulloch - Cinematographer, Marian MacGowan - Producer, Gregor Jordan - Screenwriter
