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Film Details - Working Title Films ; Mushroom Pictures ; Freshwater Pictures ; Squared Productions , 2003
Producers:
Martin Fabinyi, Trish Lake, and Timothy White (producers).
Production Companies:
Working Title Films.
Freshwater Pictures.
Mushroom Pictures.
Squared Productions.
Director of Photography:
Garry Phillips.
Editors:
Ken Sallows.
Production Designers:
Nicholas McCallum.
Music:
Music by Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab [Glenn Dormand] and 3K Short [Ross Johnston] (from Machine Gun Fellatio).
Cast:
Including 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), Gary Waddell (Dennis Obst), John Brumpton (Lenny Morrison), and Helen Thomson (Marion Barrington).
Release Dates:
Headlined the Brisbane International Film Festival on opening night (29 July 2003).
Awards:
- AFI Award, Best Cinematography (nomination), 2003.
- IF Award, Best Direction (nominated), 2003.
- AFI Award, Best Actress in a Supporting Role (nomination), 2003.
- IF Award, Best Cinematography (nominated), 2003.
- AFI Award, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (nomination), 2003.
- IF Award, Best Sound (won), 2003.
- AFI Award, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (nomination), 2003.
- AFI Award, Best Actor in a Leading Role (nomination), 2003.
- AFI Award, Best Actor in a Leading Role (won), 2003.
- Australian Comedy Award, Outstanding Film Comedy (nominated), 2003.
- Australian Comedy Award, Outstanding Comic Performance in a Feature Film (won), 2003.
- IF Award, Best Music (won), 2003.
- IF Award, Best Editing (won), 2003.
- IF Award, Best Actor (won), 2003.
- AFI Award, Best Costume Design (nomination), 2003.
- AFI Award, Best Production Design (nomination), 2003.
- AFI Award, Best Original Music Score (nomination), 2003.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Actor - Male (won), 2003.
- AFI Award, Best Sound (nomination), 2003.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Director (nominated), 2003.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Cinematography (nominated), 2003.
- Hawaii International Film Festival, Audience Award (won), 2004.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Editing (nominated), 2003.
- AFI Award, Best Editing (nomination), 2003.
- AFI Award, Best Direction (nomination), 2003.
Settings:
- Gold Coast, Queensland,
- Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley - New Farm area, Brisbane - North East, Brisbane, Queensland,
