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- 18 Certificate
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- 90 Mins
- Released
- (2000)
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Eric Bana stars as Mark 'Chopper' Read in this tale of the life and times of the notorious Australian criminal. In 1978, Chopper is serving time for kidnapping a judge but prison can't control him. He murders a fellow inmate before an attempt is made on his own life by his best friend. Upon his release he is looking for revenge, but this eccentric killer proves himself to be both likeable and funny. Amidst all the murder and mayhem around him, Chopper went on to become a best-selling author. Contains strong violence, coarse language, flashing images and drugs use.
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U.K. £0.21 millionU.S. $0.24 million
Source: Rentrak EDI
“Chopper: Why would I shoot a bloke, bang, then drive him to the bloody car and whizz him off to the hospital at a hundred miles an hour? It defeats the purpose of having shot him in the first place.”
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Did you know?
- Before being cast in this film, Eric Bana was best known in Australia as a stand-up comedian.
- An iconic shot of Chopper (Eric Bana) walking down the street towards the camera in slow motion, was based on a similar scene involving Robert De Niro's character in Taxi Driver.
- Eric Bana spent two days living with Mark 'Chopper' Read so that he could get a better understanding of how to play his character.
- Eric Bana admitted to eating junk food for a month in order to put on enough weight to play Chopper.
- Mark 'Chopper' Read personally requested that Eric Bana play him in this film, after seeing him appear in the Australian comedy series Full Frontal.
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