| The Wog Boy | |
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| Directed by | Aleksi Vellis |
| Produced by | Nick Giannopoulos Aleksi Vellis |
| Written by | Nick Giannopoulos Chris Anastassides |
| Starring | Nick Giannopoulos Vince Colosimo Lucy Bell Abi Tucker John Barresi Stephen Curry Hung Le Geraldine Turner Tony Nikolakopoulos Derryn Hinch |
| Release date(s) | 24 February 2000 |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $11,449,799 |
The Wog Boy is a 2000 Australian motion picture comedy starring Nick Giannopoulos, Vince Colosimo, Lucy Bell, Abi Tucker, John Barresi, Stephen Curry, Hung Le, Geraldine Turner, Tony Nikolakopoulos and Derryn Hinch.[1] [2] [3]
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Steve (Nick Giannopoulos) is a second-generation Greek Australian. Steve is unemployed, but manages to get by, helping out here and there. His pride and joy is his VF Valiant Pacer. Whilst helping out a compensation-oriented neighbour, Steve has a minor car accident involving the Minister for Employment, vampily played by Geraldine Turner. The net result of this encounter is twofold; Steve gets to meet Celia (Lucy Bell) whom he is instantly attracted to but who initially hates him, and Steve gets outed on national television by Derryn Hinch as the worst dole-bludger in Australia.
Steve manages to turn this around to his advantage, and becomes famous as The Wog Boy, spearheading a campaign to improve the employment status of the country. In the interim, he makes variable progress with Celia.
Steve (Nick Giannopoulos) is seen driving a dark blue 1969 VF Valiant hardtop during the movie, which was allegedly given to him by his father. During the film, it is said that the cars original engine was a 245 cubic inch (4.0 L) 6 cylinder hemi, which was later replaced with an 8 cylinder engine.
The Australian Chrysler Valiant range of cars were often and sometimes still referred to as "Wog Chariots" or "The Greek Mercedes."
A soundtrack was released, composed by Cezary Skubiszewski. It featured the single Breakin' There's No Stoppin' Us by Ilanda which was used to promote the film.
The track "Get Tzatziki With It" was also in the film's promotional campaign, and is played in the actual movie itself. It was written by John Von Ahlen, Jaime Jimenez and Nick Giannopoulos[4] and recorded at Subterrane Recording Studio.
A sequel, Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos, began production in October 2009 with Nick Giannopoulos and Vince Colosimo returning in the cast. The sequel was released in Australia on 20 May 2010.[5]
The Wog Boy grossed $11,449,799 at the box office in Australia.[6]