Product Information
Australian comedian Eric Bana is Mark Chopper Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his best-selling autobiography, FROM THE INSIDE, while serving a murder sentence in prison. Beginning in the blue-washed light of a maximum security Melbourne prison, Chopper establishes his dominance with the impulsive knifing of a fellow prisoner. Vaccillating between violence and regret, Chopper apologises to his victim, but his good mate Jimmy (Simon Lyndon) later retaliates against Chopper in an excruciating contract stabbing, rife with sexual tension. Finally released from prison, the heavily-tattooed Chopper has lost the better part of both of his ears, as well as the ability to make any distinction between his own made-up stories and reality. At a nightclub with his prostitute girlfriend, Tanya (Kate Beahan), he runs into Neville (Vince Colosimo), an old victim who limps from the attack but glitters in drug-funded gold. In his paranoia, Chopper connects rumours of a new contract on his life to Neville, Tanya, and his old mate Jimmy, to whom he pays a visit and discovers a man rotting from drug abuse. Alternately wickedly funny and grotesque, CHOPPER gives no easy answer to the question of Chopper Read's motives, but his method is clear, 'Ya bash people for no reason, just to get a name for yourself'.Product Identifiers
ProducerMichele Bennett, Michael Gudinski
EAN5014293130158
eBay Product ID (ePID)30047431
Product Key Features
ActorSimon Lyndon, David Field, Kate Beahan, Kenny Graham, Eric Bana, Vince Colosimo, Dan Wyllie, Bill Young
Film/TV TitleChopper
DirectorAndrew Dominik
LanguageEnglish
Run Time90 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2002
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Audio Commentary By Director Andrew Dominick\Audio Commentary By Mark Chopper Read\Deleted Scenes\Weekend With Mark Chopper Read Featurette\Interactive Menus
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate18
Country/Region of ManufactureAustralia
Executive ProducerMartin Fabinyi, Al Clark
ReviewsLos Angeles Times - ...Bana has a ferocious wit, energy and tremendous physical presence....His dark, expressive eyes are crucial in expressing Choppers ever-changing, always-impassioned emotions..., New York Times - ...Mr. Bana turns in a star-making performance....Mr. Bana's Chopper is so scarily convincing that he makes you feel the eruptive force of each mood swing..., Movieline - ...[Bana] gives a terrific performance....At once funny, menacing and commanding, he seems poised to become the next rage from Down Under...
ScreenwriterAndrew Dominik
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0 Stereo\Dolby Digital 5.1