Dirty Deeds (2002)

Director:

David Caesar

Writer:

David Caesar (writer)

Release Date:

18 July 2002 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Get ready to get dirty.

Plot:

Set in 1960's Sydney, this is the story of an Australian gangster whose booming business, buoyed by the influx of U.S...

Plot Keywords:

Australian Outback | Airplane | Korean War Veteran | 1960s | Adultery

Awards:

3 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Bryan Brown	...	Barry Ryan
Toni Collette	...	Sharon
John Goodman	...	Tony
Sam Neill	...	Ray
Sam Worthington	...	Darcy
Kestie Morassi	...	Margaret
William McInnes	...	Hollywood
Andrew S. Gilbert	...	Norm
Garry Waddell	...	Freddie (as Gary Waddell)
Felix Williamson	...	Sal
Derek Amer	...	Manager
Laeni Baille	...	Coin Lady
Rudi Baker	...	Bell Boy
Bille Brown	...	Senator
Michael Brownjohn	...	Bouncer #1
Joanne Cahill	...	Beryl (as Jo-Anne Cahill)
Paul Chubb	...	Sammy
Ray Devitt	...	Bill
Tim Draxl	...	Young Outback Cop
Gabriel Egan	...	Stevo
Nathan Grunert	...	Journalist
Alan Hennessy	...	Cemetery Cop
Brett Hicks-Maitland	...	Constable
Dan Holliday	...	Waiter
Sam Jacobson	...	Young Tony
Toni Jaye	...	Samantha
Anthony Jensen	...	Goose
Anthony Johnsen	...	Trev
Holly Jones	...	Air Hostess
Dene Kermond	...	Outback Cop #2
Brian McDermott	...	Publican
Shane McNamara	...	US Airport Official
John McNeill	...	Sergeant
Chris Moody	...	Large Businessman
David Morris	...	Jimmy
Angelo Parisi	...	Tony's Uncle
Alan Popely	...	Bouncer #2
Greg Poppleton	...	Hotel Clerk
Terry Serio	...	Danny
Andrew Sommerich	...	Jason
Andrew Wholley	...	US Officer
Tim Rogers	...	Himself / You Am I
Andy Kent	...	Himself / You Am I
Russell Hopkinson	...	Himself / You Am I
David Lane	...	Himself / You Am I
Dave Scotland	...	Himself / The Cadillacs
Neil Pepper	...	Himself / The Cadillacs
Keith Longman	...	Himself / The Cadillacs
Tony Hicks	...	Himself / The Cadillacs

Directed by
David Caesar

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Caesar		writer

Produced by
Deborah Balderstone	....	producer
Bryan Brown	....	producer
Jennie Hughes	....	co-executive producer
Xavier Marchand	....	executive producer
Hugh Marks	....	co-executive producer
Kris Noble	....	executive producer
Richard T. Schor	....	co-producer
Helen Watts	....	line producer

Original Music by
Paul Healy

Cinematography by
Geoffrey Hall

Film Editing by
Mark Perry

Casting by
Shauna Wolifson

Production Design by
Chris Kennedy

Art Direction by
Chris Batson

Set Decoration by
Beverley Dunn

Costume Design by
Tess Schofield

Makeup Department
Robbie Austin	....	additional makeup artist
Kylie Clarke	....	wig maker
Nadia Cowell	....	assistant hair stylist
Nadia Cowell	....	assistant makeup artist
Wendy De Waal	....	additional makeup artist
Adele Durno	....	additional makeup artist
Vivien Mepham	....	hair designer (as Viv Mepham)
Vivien Mepham	....	key makeup artist (as Viv Mepham)
Trish Newton	....	additional makeup artist
Carolyn Nott	....	additional makeup artist (as Caroline Nott)
Bec Taylor	....	additional makeup artist
Noriko Watanabe	....	makeup artist: Mr. Neill
Erica Wells	....	hair stylist
Erica Wells	....	makeup artist
Jan Zeigenbein	....	key hair stylist (as Jan 'Ziggy' Zeigenbein)

Production Management
Djuro Bandur	....	assistant unit manager
Grayden Le Breton	....	unit manager
Gordon MacPhail	....	post-production supervisor
Julie Sims	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Drew Bailey	....	additional assistant director
Greg Cobain	....	third assistant director
Jamie Crooks	....	first assistant director
Jason Faulkner	....	second assistant director
Tom Read	....	assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Shane Aumont	....	props buyer
Brett Bartlett	....	construction manager
Jo-Ann Beikoff	....	props buyer (as Jo-Anna Beikoff)
Will Colhoun	....	lead model maker
Danielle Cortis	....	set finisher
Richie Dehne	....	property master
Marianne Evans	....	art department coordinator
James Gennay	....	carpenter
Thomas Kelso	....	model maker
Matt Leary	....	set finisher (as Matthew Leary)
Sarah Ma	....	art department assistant
Tam Morris	....	storyboard artist
Antony Neeson	....	model maker
Len Pankhurst	....	carpenter
Louise Shaw	....	model maker
Christopher Sidwell	....	carpenter
Gus Smith	....	art department runner
Lucy Sparke	....	research assistant
Dean Sullivan	....	stand-by props
Bill Undery	....	scenic artist
Kerrie Van Lambaart	....	props buyer
Matt Weston	....	carpenter
Kerry Williams	....	graphic artist

Sound Department
Ross Boyer	....	additional sound effects recordist
Nigel Christensen	....	sound effects editor
Liam Egan	....	supervising sound editor
Les Fiddess	....	foley artist
Paul Finlay	....	sound recordist
Mauricio Hernández	....	adr recordist
Mauricio Hernández	....	foley recordist
Phil Judd	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Korber	....	assistant sound editor
Delia McCarthy	....	adr editor
Steve Murphy	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Stephen Murphy)
David Pearson	....	boom operator
Alicia Slusarski	....	sound effects editor
Robert Sullivan	....	sound re-recoding mixer
Jenny T. Ward	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
John Bowring	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Jason Bath	....	visual effects producer
Paul Butterworth	....	visual effects supervisor
Jonathan Dixon	....	digital liaison
Rebecca Dunn	....	digital compositor
Andrew Hellen	....	senior animator
Simon Maddison	....	senior animator
Dave Morley	....	additional visual effects supervisor
Dave Morley	....	senior compositor
Robert Sandeman	....	digital supervisor
Anthos Simon	....	optical effects producer
Jamie Wood	....	digital compositor
Henry Yekanians	....	scanning and recording

Stunts
Shea Adams	....	stunt double
Keir Beck	....	stunt double
Glenn Boswell	....	stunt coordinator
Raelene Chapman	....	stunt double
Chris Mitchell	....	stunt double
Darren Mitchell	....	stunt double
Danny Ryan	....	stunts assistant
Bernadette Van Gyen	....	stunt patron (as Bernadette Van Guyen)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ian Barwick	....	best boy
Jason Binnie	....	focus puller: second unit
Steve Cook	....	additional electrician
Marden Dean	....	playback operator
Karl Engeler	....	gaffer
Warren Grieef	....	key grip
Paul Heidke	....	assistant grip
Gillian Huxley	....	additional electrician
Adam Kuiper	....	best boy grip
Adam Kuiper	....	dolly grip
Christian Luxton	....	video split operator
Sascha Obermaier	....	assistant electrician
Brad Soterkoek	....	assistant grip
Marc Spicer	....	director of photography: second unit
Matt Toll	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Matt Toll	....	focus puller
Lisa Tomasetti	....	still photographer
Jay Torta	....	clapper loader: second unit
Jason Weekes	....	grip
Andrew Williams	....	assistant electrician
Simon Williams	....	clapper loader

Casting Department
Kim Coleman	....	casting: USA
Evan Knowles	....	casting assistant
Henrietta Stride	....	extras casting coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alex Barton	....	assistant costume stand-by
Julie Bryant	....	costume sewer
Sophia Cook	....	stand-by costume
Mel Dykes	....	costume supervisor
Julie Frankham	....	costume sewer
Shane Phillips	....	costume artist
Katrina Pickering	....	costume buyer

Editorial Department
Olivier Fontenay	....	film grader
Peter Powell	....	assistant editor
Karen Psaltis	....	negative matcher
Chris Rowell	....	negative matcher

Music Department
George Brodbeck	....	conductor
George Brodbeck	....	orchestrator
Amanda Brown	....	assistant to composer
Tony Buchen	....	musician: flute
Wayne Connolly	....	music recordist
Samuel Dixon	....	musician: bass
Alan Goodman	....	musician: wurlitzer organ
Chris Gough	....	music supervisor
Phillip Hartl	....	concertmaster
Paul Healy	....	musician: guitar
Julie Hodges	....	music supervisor (as Julie Spinks)
David Kleynjas	....	musician: drums
Anthony Partos	....	musician: wurlitzer organ (as Antony Partos)
Tim Rogers	....	soundtrack producer
Trent Williamson	....	music recordist
Trent Williamson	....	musician: harmonica and jaw's harp

Transportation Department
Nicolas Loveday	....	vehicle wrangler
Lachlan Payne	....	vehicle wrangler

Other crew
Lesley Aitkin	....	post-production script
Sophie Armstrong	....	stand-in
Ingela Berndtsson	....	accounting assistant
Marston Bloom	....	script consultant: Haystack
Russell Boyd	....	location manager
Ben Breen	....	production accountant
Natasha Cali	....	production coordinator
Evanne Chesson	....	animal wrangler (as Ivanna Chesson)
Darryn Clifton	....	stand-in
Peter Cogar	....	armorer
Merilyn Cook	....	production secretary
Martin Crowe	....	stand-in
Jacinta Cullen	....	stand-in
Mark Daddow	....	stand-in
Peter Dannatt	....	stand-in
Anton Denby	....	location assistant
Catie Dyce	....	title designer
Jo Farrugia	....	film liaison: Haystack
Neil Faulkner	....	unit assistant
Suzy Gaal	....	assistant to producers
Janette Gould	....	post-production accountant
Robert Hanson	....	stand-in
Faith Lehman	....	stand-in
Chantal Lisette	....	stand-in
Barry Lord	....	stand-in
Tamara Lovatt-Smith	....	drama coach
Andrew Mackinnon	....	production runner
Ian Madison	....	executive associate: Sam Neill
Amanda Newton	....	title designer
Peter Newton	....	title designer
Paul Oliver	....	production runner
Annie Parnell	....	travel coordinator
Ann Petty	....	unit assistant (as Ann 'Ed' Petty)
Greg Ponchard	....	stand-in
Sean Radburn	....	accounting assistant
Fiona Searson	....	unit publicist
Robyn Sinclair	....	script consultant
Mardi Thompson	....	unit assistant
Amanda Tooby	....	stand-in
Kristin Witcombe	....	continuity
Cameron Wood	....	location scout
Jason Mack	....	security officer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Alliance Atlantis Communications
• Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
• Haystack Productions Ltd.
• Macquarie Film Corporation
• New South Wales Film & Television Office
• New Town Films Pty. Ltd.
• Nine Film & Television Pty. Ltd.

Distributors

• Alliance Atlantis Communications (2002-) (worldwide) (all media) (international sales)
• Hoyts Distribution (2002) (Australia) (theatrical)
• DEJ Productions
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Momentum Pictures (2002) (UK) (all media)
• Paramount Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• mediacs AG (Germany)

Special Effects

• Atlab (digital optical effects)
• Fuel International (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Box Communications  title design
• Frameworks  post-production facilities
• Macquarie Bank Film Corporation  funding
• Mana Music  music supervision
• Molinars Casting Consultants  casting: Austalia
• Motion Picture Lighting  lighting
• Optical & Graphics  end title opticals
• Panavision Australia  camera equipment
• PhilmSound  sound editing
• Quixote Casting  extras casting
• Simply Sound  adr facilities
• Studio 301, Sydney  music mastering
• Supersonics  music score recorded at
• Who Dares  security

Also Known As:

Knocking Mr. Big (Australia) (working title)
Sacré boulot (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Runtime:

110 min | UK:97 min

Country:

Canada | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Germany:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Goofs:

In the scene where Tony is showing Barry the "Liberty" video slot machine, such technology as relatively high resolution color video, synthesized audio and computer power to animate the images was not available in video slot machines until the 1980's and not mainstream in video slot machines until the 1990's.

Quotes:

Sharon Ryan: I think Barry's gone off you blokes.

Movie Connections:

References The Big Lebowski (1998)

Soundtrack:

Wild About You

Entertaining and thoughtful

This film was not a block buster by any means. However, it is a very clever film and the acting really pulls it together. Bryan Brown is respectable as the leading role and he is helped out greatly by his supporting cast, mainly John Goodman. Goodman's trademark has almost always been the soft big guy type, and he proves in this film that he has playing those type of characters down to a science. Sam Neill plays the crooked cop, a part that seemed to fit him, but his character is dry and does not receive much screen time. The film starts slow, but after it gets going, enough of a storyline comes forth to keep most interested. The climax and is not what I hoped for but the conclusion of the film will leave most feeling satisfied and it does a good job putting everything together.