The Big Steal (1990)

Director:

Nadia Tass

Writers:

Max Dann (additional material)
David Parker (written by)

Release Date:

20 September 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

To impress a girl a shy teenaged boy buys a used Jaguar.

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Ben Mendelsohn	...	Danny Clark
Claudia Karvan	...	Joanna Johnson
Marshall Napier	...	Desmond Clark
Damon Herriman	...	Mark Jorgensen
Angelo D'Angelo	...	Vangeli Petrakis
Tim Robertson	...	Desmond Johnson
Maggie King	...	Edith Clark
Steve Bisley	...	Gordon Farkas
Sheryl Munks	...	Pam Schaeffer
Lise Rodgers	...	Mrs. Johnson
Frankie J. Holden	...	Frank
Mark Hennessy	...	Jimmy
Roy Edmunds	...	George
Mike Nikol	...	Dougy
Andrew Spence	...	Car pound policeman

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Cascade Films

Trivia:

The car yard (set up in for the film in Victoria St Richmond an inner suburb of Melbourne) was so real that the crew kept receiving genuine offers from the public wishing to purchase the vehicles.

Goofs:

Continuity: When we first see the lads in the car park, you can see one of the Tropicana Free Parking vouchers on the wall of the office (near the lightswitch). It's not till later on that they actually make the vouchers.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "60 Minutes: On Thin Ice/The Memory Pill/Love Her Way (#29.1)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Simple Things

Most Excellent

If ever there was a great duo , it would have to be Ben Mendelsohn and Claudia Carvan. This movie is a down to earth , no rubbish , personification of youth in Australia. I have seen this movie many times and still want to see it over and over again. True Blue Aussie humour at its best.