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BMX Bandits is an Australian action, crime, and drama film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. The cast includes Nicole Kidman, Bryan Marshall, and David Argue. The story is set in Sydney and involves themes of robbery, chase, and kidnapping. Filming took place in Australia, with John Seale serving as the director of photography.
The film was released in 1983, with specific dates listed as January 1 and December 29. It has a runtime of either 88 or 92 minutes. Production involved companies such as Nilsen Premiere. The budget is recorded as 980,385, while the capital cost was 1,050,000. Box office figures show a revenue of 2,536,531 against a gross of 124,649.
Critical reception includes a review score of 6.3 out of 10, 53 out of 100, and 67 percent. The film holds a vote average of 5.541 on TMDb and a rating of 5.5 on IMDb. It was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Distribution formats include video on demand, with Netflix as a distributor.
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Film · TMDB
5.5Teens P.J. and Goose get their thrills on BMX bikes, performing hair-raising tricks all across Sydney, Australia. Along with their new friend Judy, they discover a box of walkie-talkies -- and find out that a gang of criminals intends to use them to monitor police signals during a bank robbery. When the young trio snatches the devices, it propels them on a hair-raising adventure in which their pedaling skills might just save their necks.
Cast
- David Argue as Whitey
- John Ley as Moustache
- Nicole Kidman as Judy
- Angelo D'Angelo as PJ
- James Lugton as Goose
- Bryan Marshall as The Boss
Themes
- australia
- beach
- robbery
- chase
- kidnapping
- hostage
- bank
- bicycle
- bmx
- cementery
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- sport film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Brian Trenchard-Smith
- Cast member
- David Argue
- Cinematographer
- John Seale
- Narrative location
- Sydney
- Filming location
- Australia
- Duration
- 87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 695072
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1983-12-29
- title
- BMX Bandits
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 67%
- box office
- 124649
- capital cost
- 1050000
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