The Boys (film)
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| Directed by | Rowan Woods |
| Produced by | Robert Connolly John Maynard |
| Written by | Stephen Sewell (screenplay) Based on the play by Gordon Graham |
| Starring | David Wenham Toni Collette Lynette Curran John Polson Anthony Hayes |
| Music by | The Necks |
| Cinematography | Tristan Milani |
| Editing by | Nick Meyers |
| Distributed by | Roadshow Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | May 7, 1998 |
| Running time | 86 min. |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
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The Boys is a 1998 Australian drama film directed by Rowan Woods. The screenplay by Stephen Sewell is based on the play by Gordon Graham, first performed by Griffin Theatre Company. The original music score is composed by The Necks and was nominated for ARIA Best Soundtrack Album, AFI Best Musical Score and Australian Guild of Screen Composers Award.
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[edit] Plot summary
After serving time in prison for an assault on a liquor store-owner, troubled Brett Spraque is released from prison and returns home to his brothers, mother, and girlfriend. As Brett begins to drink his way through the day, his anger and suspicions turn into a psychopathic rage.
[edit] Cast
- David Wenham - Brett Sprague
- Toni Collette - Michelle
- Lynette Curran - Sandra Sprague
- John Polson - Glenn Sprague
- Anthony Hayes - Stevie Sprague
- Jeanette Cronin - Jackie
- Anna Lise Phillips - Nola
- Pete Smith - George
- Sal Sharah - Nick
- Lawrence Woodward - Jailer
- Peter Hehir - Graham Newman
- Andrew Heys - Sparrow
- Teo Gebert - Policeman
- Anthony Keirann - Policeman
- Stephen Leeder - Commissioner
- Veronica Neave - Girl
[edit] Trivia
- This film is often assumed to be based on the real-life Anita Cobby murder in 1986, but neither it nor the stage play on which it is based have any explicit linkage with the crime.
- This was actor Peter Hehir's last film before he retired from acting.
- This film was shot on location in a rented house in Maroubra, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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