Take Away Review

Take Away

Release Date: 14th August 2003 - Australia

Production Companies

Australian Film Finance Corporation

(presents)

Macquarie Film Corporation (in

association with)

The Movie Network

(in association with)

Film Victoria (in association with)
Mondayatis Productions

Media World (produced with

the assistance)

Distribution

Roadshow Films

Genre: Comedy

Rating: M

Runtime: 85 minutes

Box Office Gross: A$927,582 (Australia)

Plot Summary

Tony and Trev were enemies and proud owners of rival fish 'n' chip shops in Melbourne; they'd been rivals ever since. Then, one day, they decided to bury the hatchet and unite against Burgies, a big multinational fast-food chain that had opened a new restaurant in their neighbourhood.

Cast

Vince Colosimo - Tony Stilano

Stephen Curry - Trev Spackneys

Rose Byrne - Sonja Stilano

Nathan Phillips - Dave

Matthew Dyktynski - Burgies Manager
Tom Budge - Tarquin
Brett Swain - Ken
John Howard - Burgies CEO

Nicholas Bell - Squire

Francis Greenslade - Innkeeper

Sally-Anne Upton - Innkeeper's Wife
Dave O'Neil - Mal the Butcher
Alethea McGrath - Mrs. McLeod
Matthew Green - Sean
Peter Rowsthorn - Barry Burgie
Andrew Maj - Freddy Fry
Marita Wilcox - Mrs. Williams

Nikita Plummer - Penny

Ange Galati - Muscle Guy

Lewis Dixon - 8 Year Old Boy

Melanie Dunn - Louisa

Chad Bates - Jeremy

Damian Neate - Gerry

Benjamin Schmideg - Kynan

Mark O'Toole - Waster #1 (Cameo)

Crew
Producer/Director - Marc Gracie
Writers/Associate Producers -
Dave O'Neil and Mark O'Toole

Executive Producer - Bryce Menzies

Co-Executive Producer - John Tatoulis
Producer - David Redman
Production Designer - Penny Southgate

Art Director - Jayne Russell
Costume Designer - Monica O'Brian
Director of Photography - Peter Zakharov

Stunt Coordinator - Zev Eleftheriou

Special Effects Supervisor - Peter Stubbs

Special Effects Coordinator - Tim O'Brien

Visual Effects - Wayne Bryant and

John Francis

Editor - Michael Collins

Sound Design/Supervisor/Dubbing Mixer -

Michael Slater

Sound Design/Effects Editor/Dubbing Mixer -

Scott Finlay
Music - Yuri Worontschak

Review

I may not know the film's history, but I know this. After the satirical Australian comedy The Castle succeeded in Australia, the film industry followed suit, making movies that used its formula. This gave rise to obscure pictures that tried to copy its success, such as The Nugget and TAKE AWAY. The film has a poorly executed setup, with most of its jokes falling flat, and it's short on laughs. However, its social commentary and some decent comedy redeem it. TAKE AWAY has a fantastic, bittersweet ending and features two unknown actors in supporting roles, Rose Byrne and Nathan Phillips. Both went on to have successful careers, appearing in recent Hollywood films.

Despite its potential to satisfy the audience as a bite-sized comedy to take home, it's certainly not the best movie ever made. If you want to watch this movie, you won't miss out.

Star rating: (4/10) Below Average

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