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Idiot Box · LeviOsa

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1997·18+

Idiot Box

We're not gonna shoot anyone. We're just gonna have some fun.

ComedyDramaThriller1h 25m

🍅72%

🍅

72%

Tomatometer

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72%

Popcornmeter

5.6

TMDB

Storyline

Mick and Kev – bored, unemployed and aimless in the western suburbs of Sydney – decide to rob a bank, more or less for the fun of it.

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Details

DirectorDavid Caesar

ReleasedFeb 20, 1997

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide18+CZ

Studio

Australian Film Finance Corporation

Cast

Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn

Kev

Jeremy Sims

Jeremy Sims

Mick

John Polson

John Polson

Jonah

Graeme Blundell

Graeme Blundell

Detective Eric

Deborah Kennedy

Deborah Kennedy

Detective Leanne

Robyn Loau

Lani

Amanda Muggleton

Amanda Muggleton

Mum

David Wenham

David Wenham

Bank Teller with a History

Susie Porter

Susie Porter

Betty

Stephen Caesar

Scary TV Crim

Chris Noonan

Chris Noonan

Scary TV Crim

Mark Perry

Mark Perry

Scary TV Crim

Reviews

2 reviews · 1 critic

1 fresh · 0 rotten

U

Urban Cinefile Critics

RTUrban CinefileJan 1, 2000

Idiot Box is actually a Tarantino-esque, but Australian as all getout, tragi-comedy in which David Caesar speaks his (until now stifled) cinematic language of choice.

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Information

Title

Idiot Box

Released

Feb 20, 1997

Rated

18+

Region of Origin

Australia

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 25m

Status

Released

Studio

Australian Film Finance Corporation

Family Weekend