Romper Stomper
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| Romper Stomper | |
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 Original cinema daybill for Romper Stomper |
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| Directed by | Geoffrey Wright |
| Starring | Russell Crowe Daniel Pollock Jacqueline McKenzie Tony Lee |
| Music by | John Clifford White |
| Distributed by | Village Roadshow |
| Release date(s) |  November 14, 1992 (premier at the Sydney Film Festival) May 10, 1993 (premier at the Seattle International Film Festival) September 16, 1992 (premier at the Toronto Film Festival) |
| Running time | 94 min. |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
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Romper Stomper is a 1992 Australian film directed by Geoffrey Wright starring Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline McKenzie and Tony Lee. The film follows the exploits and downfall of a Nazi skinhead group in blue-collar suburban Melbourne.
The soundtrack released on Picture This Records includes orchestral music, as well as dark, energetic music similar to the Oi! genre (recorded by studio musicians). The film was nominated for 9 Australian Film Institute Awards, winning Best Achievement in Sound, Best Actor in a Lead Role and Best Original Music Score.
Daniel Pollock, who plays Davey in the film, committed suicide before the film's release by jumping in front of a train. He had been struggling with a serious heroin addiction, as well as the breakup of his romantic relationship with co-star Jacqueline McKenzie[citation needed]. Crowe wrote a song about the suicide called "The Night That Davey Hit the Train" which he later performed with his band 30 Odd Foot of Grunts.
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A rich girl, Gabe (McKenzie), falls in love with Hando (Crowe), the violent, unstable leader of a racist skinhead group in Footscray, Melbourne. Hando's best mate Davey (Pollock) also falls in love with Gabe, setting up a dangerous love triangle in the volatile situation of the skinhead group battling the Vietnamese Australian population in their neighborhood.
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