Romper Stomper

"You've never seen anything like it."

1992 1h 34m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 594

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Synopsis

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Nazi 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?

“You've never seen anything like it.”

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Cast

Russell Crowe
Hando
Daniel Pollock
Davey
Jacqueline McKenzie
Gabe
Alex Scott
Martin
Leigh Russell
Sonny Jim
Dan Wyllie
Cackles
James McKenna
Bubs
Eric Mueck
Champ

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Geoffrey Wright
Writers: Geoffrey Wright
Languages: Portuguese, German, English, Japanese, Vietnamese
Countries: Australia

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Portuguese, German, English, Japanese, Vietnamese.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Geoffrey Wright, shot by Ron Hagen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Clifford White. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bill Murphy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Russell Crowe and Daniel Pollock and Jacqueline McKenzie carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You've never seen anything like it.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Geoffrey Wright directs. Ron Hagen behind the camera. John Clifford White scores. Bill Murphy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in Portuguese, German, English, Japanese, Vietnamese.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Portuguese, German, English, Japanese, Vietnamese.
4Directed by Geoffrey Wright, shot by Ron Hagen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John Clifford White. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Bill Murphy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Russell Crowe and Daniel Pollock and Jacqueline McKenzie carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "You've never seen anything like it.".
9IMDB entry: tt0105275 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "immigrant", "skinhead", "nazi", "resistance".