Remake of the 2010 Australian film of the same name starring James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn, Sullivan Stapleton, Joel Edgerton and Guy Pearce. Jacki Weaver received international acclaim and her first Academy Award nomination as matriarch Janine "Smurf" Cody.
Jacki Weaver who earned her first Oscar Nomination for the 2010 film version is replaced by Golden Globe Nominee Ellen Barkin.
In the Australian film version, Baz is Pope's best friend/partner in crime and close family friend. In the American tv version, he is Smurf's adopted son.