The Boys (film)

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The Boys

The Boys DVD cover
Directed by Rowan Woods
Produced by Robert Connolly
John Maynard
Written by Stephen Sewell (screenplay)
Based on the play by Gordon Graham
Starring David Wenham
Toni Collette
Lynette Curran
John Polson
Anthony Hayes
Music by The Necks
Cinematography Tristan Milani
Editing by Nick Meyers
Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment
Release date(s) May 7, 1998
Running time 86 min.
Country Australia
Language English
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The Boys is a 1998 Australian drama film directed by Rowan Woods. The screenplay by Stephen Sewell is based on the play by Gordon Graham, first performed by Griffin Theatre Company. The original music score is composed by The Necks and was nominated for ARIA Best Soundtrack Album, AFI Best Musical Score and Australian Guild of Screen Composers Award.

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After serving time in prison for an assault on a liquor store-owner, troubled Brett Spraque is released from prison and returns home to his brothers, mother, and girlfriend. As Brett begins to drink his way through the day, his anger and suspicions turn into a psychopathic rage.

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  • This film is often assumed to be based on the real-life Anita Cobby murder in 1986, but neither it nor the stage play on which it is based have any explicit linkage with the crime.
  • This was actor Peter Hehir's last film before he retired from acting.
  • This film was shot on location in a rented house in Maroubra, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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