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Chopper

4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 560 ratings
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Chopper
Genre Drama
Format Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Widescreen
Contributor Simon Lyndon, David Field, Kate Beahan, Vince Colosimo, Dan Wyllie, Bill Young, Mark Brandon Read, Kenny Graham, Eric Bana, Serge Liistro, Brian Mannix, Pam Western, Andrew Dominik, Garry Waddell See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 34 minutes

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Real-life convict and bestselling author of "How To Shoot Friends and Influence People," Mark "Chopper" Read dreams of making a name for himself as a legendary crime figure in this frightening, savagely funny true story. The son of a devoutly religous mother and a one-time soldier with a fondness for sleeping alongside a loaded gun, Chopper starts out as a wisecracking criminal failure, inside a maximum-security prison, but he manages to twist his life into celebrity.

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Based on the writings of Australian author Mark "Chopper" Read, a real-life criminal who recounts his misdeeds (including the severing of his own ears to win release) in books with titles like How to Shoot Friends and Influence People, Chopper is a stomach-churning spectacle from which you cannot pull away. In the opening scene of Andrew Dominik's vicious first film, Chopper jabs a man's face full of holes with pliers and proceeds to offer him a cigarette while he lies bleeding to death on a prison floor; contrite but obviously mad, he then asks sincerely, "You don't like me much, do you?" Somehow it's grotesquely funny. Shooting in bleached-out blue prison cells and corrosively lit nightclubs and flats, Dominik sets a spare stage for the film's true revelation, standup comic Eric Bana's explosive debut. Reminiscent in scale of Russell Crowe's first lead outing as a sadistic skinhead in Romper Stomper, Bana's performance is at turns fearsome, hilarious, and mesmerizing. --Fionn Meade

Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.2 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2213511
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Andrew Dominik
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 34 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ November 13, 2001
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Eric Bana, Simon Lyndon, David Field, Dan Wyllie, Bill Young
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005QBZA
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Andrew Dominik, Mark Brandon Read
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 560 ratings

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4.1 out of 5 stars
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ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIE EVER!
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ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIE EVER!
My all time favorite movie. Played by Eric Bana, also played the Incredible Hulk. This Australian movie is based in a high security prison. It's intense and jam packed with a little gore here, alot of hilarious there. Basically, he's getting even to his "so called" friends that turned on him in prison. This movie is based off of true events of Mark Branden Reads later years in real life. I took pictures of the back of the disc so you can see there's no scratches or marks. It was shipped on time. I recommend this movie to adults that like a little bit of everything in one hour and a half flick.
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My all time favorite movie. Played by Eric Bana, also played the Incredible Hulk. This Australian movie is based in a high security prison. It's intense and jam packed with a little gore here, alot of hilarious there. Basically, he's getting even to his "so called" friends that turned on him in prison. This movie is based off of true events of Mark Branden Reads later years in real life. I took pictures of the back of the disc so you can see there's no scratches or marks. It was shipped on time. I recommend this movie to adults that like a little bit of everything in one hour and a half flick.
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gilles
5.0 out of 5 stars NICKEL BIEN REÇU.
Reviewed in France on December 13, 2022
Soares
5.0 out of 5 stars Un vrais truand classique assuré !
Reviewed in Canada on October 3, 2020
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5.0 out of 5 stars Un vrais truand classique assuré !
Reviewed in Canada on October 3, 2020
Un classique! Éric Bana et parfait pour ce role a voir absolument basé sur une histoire vraie on sait pas ce quil va arriver a tout moment que va til faire j'avais cette réflexion durant plusieurs moments du film j'adore !
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Fabio
5.0 out of 5 stars Il grande Chopper
Reviewed in Italy on January 22, 2019
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Film méconnu, mais culte...
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