Chopper Movie Review 2000

Biopic of famous Aussie criminal Mark "Chopper" Read is highlighted by Bana's extraordinary performance in the title role. Dominik's directorial debut follows Read's career from prison, where he murders one inmate, forces another to cut off his ears, and generally makes hardened criminal fear for their lives, to his old haunts, where he seeks revenge for past wrongs. Full of gore and ultraviolence, it's not for the sqeamish, but it does make its point about society's preoccupation with the "celebrity criminal." Read didn't participate in the production, but it was based on his nine bestsellers, and he did suggest Bana for the lead.

Distribution

Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, Phone: (818)407-9100, Email: inquiries@image-entertainment.com, URL: http://www.image-entertainment.com

Available on DVD
Running time 94 minutes.
Originally from Australian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Biopics: Cops & Robbers, Men in Prison, Period Piece: 1970s, Down Under, True Crime

Screenplay

Andrew Dominik

Cast

Eric Bana, Vince Colosimo, Simon Lyndon, David Field, Daniel Wyllie, Bill Young, Gary Waddell, Kate Beahan, Kenny Graham

Cinematography

Geoffrey Hall

Director

Andrew Dominik

Music

Mick Harvey

Other

Frank Lipson, Ken Sallows, Jeff Thorp, Terry Ryan, Paddy Reardon

Producer

Michele Bennett, Australian Film Finance Corp., Mushroom Pictures, Pariah Films, First Look Pictures

Awards

Australian Film Inst. 2000: Actor (Bana), Director (Dominik), Support. Actor (Lyndon).