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Romper Stomper
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Romper Stomper is an Australian drama, crime, and thriller film directed and written by Geoffrey Wright. The movie features Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline McKenzie, and Daniel Wyllie in its cast. Set in Melbourne, the narrative explores themes involving immigrants, skinheads, and resistance. Produced by Seon Film Productions, Film Victoria, Romper Stomper Pty. Ltd., and the Australian Film Commission, the film was released in 1992.
The film has a runtime of 94 minutes and was originally released in English. It was distributed by Village Roadshow and Netflix, including via video on demand. Critical reception includes a review score of 79% and a rating of 6.4 out of 10. It received an AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and was nominated for awards for Best Film, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and Best Direction. The production had a budget of 1,600,000 and generated revenue of 3,300,000.
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6.5Nazi skinheads in Melbourne take out their anger on local Vietnamese, who are seen as threatening racial purity. Finally the Vietnamese have had enough and confront the skinheads in an all-out confrontation, sending the skinheads running. A woman who is prone to epileptic seizures joins the skins' merry band, and helps them on their run from justice, but is her affliction also a sign of impurity?
Cast
- Russell Crowe as Hando
- Daniel Pollock as Davey
- Jacqueline McKenzie as Gabe
- Alex Scott as Martin
- Leigh Russell as Sonny Jim
- Dan Wyllie as Cackles
Themes
- immigrant
- skinhead
- nazi
- resistance
- psychopath
- right wing extremism
- white supremacists
- gay theme
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
43,264 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Metacritic
61/100
- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 8 wins & 7 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Geoffrey Wright
- Screenwriter
- Geoffrey Wright
- Narrative location
- Melbourne
- Duration
- 89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 734463
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1993-03-11
- title
- Romper Stomper
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 6.4/10
- box office
- 3165034
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