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Chopper (2000) (DVD) (*)

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

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
94 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Andrew Dominik

Written By:
Mark Brandon Read
Andrew Dominik

Actors:
Eric Bana ..... Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read
Simon Lyndon ..... Jimmy Loughnan
David Field ..... Keithy George
Daniel Wyllie ..... Bluey
Bill Young ..... Det. Downie
Vince Colosimo ..... Neville Bartos
Kenny Graham ..... Keith Read
Kate Beahan ..... Tanya
Serge Liistro ..... Sammy the Turk
Pam Western ..... Tanya's Mother
Garry Waddell ..... Kevin Darcy
Brian Mannix ..... Ian James
Skye Wansey ..... Mandy
Annalise Emtsis ..... Shazzy
Johnnie Targhan ..... Paul the Bouncer

Synopsis:

Australian comedian Eric Bana is Mark 'Chopper' Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his best-selling autobiography, FROM THE INSIDE, while serving a murder sentence in prison. Beginning in the blue-washed light of a maximum security Melbourne prison, Chopper establishes his dominance with the impulsive knifing of a fellow prisoner. Vaccillating between violence and regret, Chopper apologizes to his victim, but his good mate Jimmy (Simon Lyndon) later retaliates against Chopper in an excruciating contract stabbing, rife with sexual tension. Finally released from prison, the heavily-tattooed Chopper has lost the better part of both of his ears, as well as the ability to make any distinction between his own made-up stories and reality. At a nightclub with his prostitute girlfriend, Tanya (Kate Beahan), he runs into Neville (Vince Colosimo), an old victim who limps from the attack but glitters in drug-funded gold. In his paranoia, Chopper connects rumors of a new contract on his life to Neville, Tanya, and his old mate Jimmy, to whom he pays a visit and discovers a man rotting from drug abuse. Alternately wickedly funny and grotesque, CHOPPER gives no easy answer to the question of Chopper Read's motives, but his method is clear, 'Ya bash people for no reason, just to get a name for yourself.'

Macho Aussie Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read doesn't even want to control his violent mood, dreaming of becoming an 'admired' crime legend. A confusing flash back structure from a murder trial shows his fickle paranoia, jealousy and arrogance can bring him no booty. He's even too insignificant for major charges. Nevertheless his abominable misbehavior, mainly at friends and loved ones' expense, ends up launching him into another career.

Chopper tells the intense story of Mark 'Chopper' Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. His book, 'From the Inside', upon which the film is based, was a best-seller.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 13 August, 2023.