The Boys (film)

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The Boys
The Boys DVD cover
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.

1 Plot summary
2 Cast
3 Trivia
4 See also
5 External links

[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 and their girlfriends, mother, step father, and girlfriend. As Brett begins to drink his way through the day, he regains his 'top-dog' position one argument at a time. This power-trip gets Brett and his brothers involved in a heinous crime.

[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

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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.

[edit] See also

List of Australian films

[edit] External links

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