| Uniform Title |
Boys (Motion picture : 1998) |
| Title |
The boys. |
| Edition |
Restored and remastered. |
| Published |
Australia Distributed by Madman Entertainment, [2017]. |
| ©1998 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (PAL) (approx. 82 min. + extras.) sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Video Characteristics |
DVD, PAL. |
| Digital File Characteristics |
video file, DVD video, region 4. |
| Form of Work |
Motion picture |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Madman Entertainment : MMA9198. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1998. |
| Based on the original play of the same title by Gordon Graham. |
| Special features ; Audio commentary by director Rowan Woods ; The making of The Boys ; Documentary The Political Arena ; Short film Tran the Man ; soundtrack by The Necks ; Stills galleries from the original stage play and feature film. |
| Credits |
Directed by Rowan Woods ; screenplay by Stephen Sewell ; produced by Robert Connolly and John Maynard ; music by The Necks. |
| Performers |
David Wenham, Toni Collette, Lynette Curran, John Polson. |
| Summary |
Brett Sprague returns to his family home after twelve months in jail. Things have changed while he has been away - his brother Glenn has moved out with his girlfriend Jackie, younger brother Stevie's pregnant girlfriend Nola now lives with the family, and his mother Sandra has taken on a Maori drifter. Re-united with his brothers, Brett uses his first day back to restore order. Based on Gordon Graham's award winning stageplay, The Boys is a powerful and disturbing portrait of three brothers and the women in their lives. --Container. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA 15+ (Not suitable for people under 15. Under 15s must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian) (Strong themes, coarse language). |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital 5.1 & 2.0, PAL, Region 4, anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1. |
| Language note |
In English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Subjects |
Graham, Gordon, -- 1949- Film adaptations |
| Family violence -- Australia -- Drama |
| Ex-convicts -- Australia -- Drama |
| Recidivists -- Australia -- Drama |
| Families -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Australia |
| Motion pictures, Australian |
| Australia -- Drama |
| Genre |
Crime films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Film adaptations |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Woods, Rowan film director. |
| Sewell, Stephen, 1953- screenwriter. |
| Maynard, John, 1931- film producer. |
| Connolly, Robert, 1967- film producer. |
| Wenham, David, 1965- actor. |
| Collette, Toni actor. |
| Curran, Lynette actor. |
| Polson, John, 1965- actor. |
| Graham, Gordon, 1949-. Boys Motion picture adaptation of (work) |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Narrower Subject References:
Authors:
- Collette, Toni .
- Connolly, Robert, 1967- .
- Curran, Lynette .
- Graham, Gordon, 1949-. Boys .
- Maynard, John, 1931- .
- Polson, John, 1965- .
- Sewell, Stephen, 1953- .
- Wenham, David, 1965- .
- Woods, Rowan .
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