Gettin' Square (2003)

Gettin' Square (2003) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Czech ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Czech ( Subtitles )
Danish ( Subtitles )
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Subtitles )
Hungarian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Hungarian ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Polish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Polish ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2.4 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Jonathan Teplitzky

Written By:
Chris Nyst

Actors:
Sam Worthington ..... Barry 'Wattsy' Wirth
David Wenham ..... Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri
Timothy Spall ..... Darren 'Dabba' Barrington
Freya Stafford ..... Annie Flynn
Gary Sweet ..... Chicka Martin
David Roberts ..... Niall Toole
David Field ..... Arnie DeViers
Luke Pegler ..... Joey Wirth
Richard Carter ..... Craig 'Crusher' Knobes
Mitchell Butel ..... Con Katsakis
Garry Waddell ..... Dennis Obst
John Brumpton ..... Lenny Morrison
Helen Thomson ..... Marion Barrington
Marea Lambert Barker ..... Cheryl
Joe Bugner ..... Big Mick

Synopsis:

Australian filmmaker Jonathan Teplitzky directs the crime comedy Gettin' Square. Barry Wirth (Sam Worthington) is an ex-con who just wants to stay on the right side of the law. David Wenham plays Johnny "Spit" Spitieri, a zany, lovable drug addict who knew Barry in prison. They both get paroled by officer Annie Flynn (Freya Stafford) and plan to play it straight this time. They get jobs at the Texas Rose, a restaurant owned by Darren Barrington (Timothy Spall), another ex-con trying to go straight. Barry, Spit, and Darren team up against the local gang boss Chicka Martin (Gary Sweet).Things get messed up when Darren's shifty accountant Warren Halliwell (Steven Tandy) finds himself the interest of the Criminal Investigation Commission. Gettin' Square was the opening film at the 2003 Brisbane Film Festival.

Gettin' Square is about starting over, keeping clean and going straight. Barry Wirth is fresh out of prison and determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But like his mate Johnny 'Spit' Spiteri and reformed gangster turned restaurateur Dabba, he finds out the hard way that there are old scores and a few new ones that'll make getting square a lot harder than he thought.

Gangster comedy. A gang try to go straight while being pursued by the Criminal Investigation Commission.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 14 January, 2010.