Ben Mendelsohn, David Wenham, Deborah Kennedy, Graeme Blundell, Jeremy Sims ...( see more  see more... ) , John Polson , Stephen Rae , Susan Prior , Susie Porter

Gritty and hard-hitting, Idiot Box follows 2 unemployed friends who spend their days drinking beer and wathcing violent shows on TV. Kev's hobby is being angry while Mike is the more romantic fo the t...( read more  read more... )wo, writing poems about being unemployed. Looking for some excitement and finally fed up with being broke, they decide to rob a bank. As the day draws closer, Kev begins to spiral out of control hurtling them towrds a dramatic and tragic conclusion.

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Unrated, 83 min.

Directed by: David Caesar

Release Date: July 1, 2001

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DVD Release Date: July 24, 2001

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  • December 6, 2007
    I didn't really like the ending. I seems like it just came way too fast and so much happened at once. The best part (that I thought was best, anyway) was when they stole the bucket from the 'koala'. That just made me laugh hysterically!
  • October 20, 2007
    very accurate portrayal of this life
  • July 5, 2007
    Meh. This Australian black comedy about two losers who decide to rob a bank after watching a bank robbery played out on T.V. has an interesting idea but sadly it doesn't explore it enough (well not for me anyway). The acting was good and the direction is solid but the script is p...( read more)retty underwhelming.
  • May 15, 2007
    I have heard good things about this film.
  • March 11, 2007
    David Caesar's best, because of the script.
  • January 21, 2007
    wanna see it i cant wAIT LOL !!!

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