Death in Brunswick (Nothing to Lose) (1990)
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65% of users liked it
(887 ratings)
Carl Fitzgerald (Sam Neill) is a shy, unassertive man, given to following orders from anyone around him who will take the trouble to boss him about, starting with his nagging mother. In this story, he is very much down on his luck and is forced to take a job as dishwasher in a Greek restaurant in… More Carl Fitzgerald (Sam Neill) is a shy, unassertive man, given to following orders from anyone around him who will take the trouble to boss him about, starting with his nagging mother. In this story, he is very much down on his luck and is forced to take a job as dishwasher in a Greek restaurant in Brunswick, his rundown neighborhood in Melborne. There, he swifly is hauled off to bed by an assertive young waitress. While he is with the girl, he accidentally kills his co-worker, a hysterically abusive and drug-dealing Turk, He calls on his old friend Dave for help in disposing of the man's body. The best solution Dave can come up with is to dump the body in another person's grave, but he manages to boss Carl around a lot in the process. And even Dave's wife gives Carl what-for, lambasting him for his overall uselessness. Somehow, despite his passivity, Carl manages to seem like the ultimate victor in all these confrontations. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Ruane
- Genres
- Art House & International, Comedy
R,
- On DVD
- Jul 11, 1995
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile
With its multicultural setting in suburban Melbourne, its contemporary tone and its snappy tone, Death in Brunswick is as fresh today as when it was made, with plenty of chuckles and some laugh-out-loud moments to cherish
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...coasts along on Neill's ample talent and charisma...
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Cast
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Sam Neill
as Carl Fitzgerald
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Zoe Carides
as Sophie Papafogos
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John Clarke
as Dave
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Yvonne Lawley
as Mrs. Fitzgerald
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Deborah Kennedy
as June
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Nicholas Papademetriou
as Yanni Voulgaris
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Daniel Pollock
as Junkie
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Nick Lathouris
as Mustafa
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Denis Moore
as Catholic Priest
