Rent Chopper (2000)
3.5 of 5 from 92 ratings
1h 30min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- An movie about an extraordinary man, the highly acclaimed and award winning Chopper is the boldest and grittiest Australian film in decades. Brimming with dangerous excitement and stunning innovation, the sensational debut of rock video director Andrew Dominik is an exhilarating sharp shock to the system revealing the no-holds-barred story of the notorious Oz criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read (Eric Bana). Told in flashback as Read serves one of his many prisons sentences, this extreme biography charts the brutal carnage and wicked sense of humour of a man who supposedly committed nineteen vicious murders and got away with it.
- Actors:
- Eric Bana, Simon Lyndon, David Field, Dan Wyllie, Bill Young, Vince Colosimo, Kenny Graham, Kate Beahan, Serge Liistro, Pam Western, Gary Waddell, Brian Mannix, Skye Wansey, Annalise Emtsis, Johnnie Targhan, Robert Rabiah, Sam Houli, Caleb Cluff, Hilton Henderson, Fred Barker
- Directors:
- Andrew Dominik
- Producers:
- Michele Bennet
- Writers:
- Mark Brandon Read, Andrew Dominik
- Studio:
- Prism Leisure
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Behind Bars: Visit These Essential Prison Films, Films & TV by topic
- Countries:
- Australia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/10/2023
- Run Time:
- 94 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
- Audio commentary with Director Andrew Dominik
- Audio commentary with Mark 'Chopper' Read
- Stand-up Comedy and Violence: a new interview with Andrew Dominik
- Not Your Typical Composer: a new interview with Composer Mick Harvey
- A Tale of Two Halves: a new interview with Editor Ken Sallows
- Weekend with 'Chopper'
- 'Chopper': Behind the Scenes
- Deleted Scenes with optional Director's commentary
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Reviews (1) of Chopper
The Making of a Murderous Mascot - Chopper review by griggs
Chopper is a middling affair—stylish in bursts, but rarely as sharp as it wants to be. It leans hard on weirdness and sudden grotesque violence, though neither adds much weight. That said, there’s real flair in places: the bar scene flickers with manic tension, and the drug-fuelled chaos has a jarring energy that works. But the film can’t decide if it’s condemning or lionising its subject, painting Chopper as a deranged Ned Kelly with martyr vibes. It nods at big ideas—celebrity, myth-making—but they never quite land. The ending’s surprisingly reflective, but it’s a long road for a slight payoff.
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