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A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted.A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted.A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted.
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- 9 wins & 13 nominations
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- TriviaThe premise of this matches the S1 E5 "The Big Cast" of Dragnet which aired 02/14/1952. The suspect, played by Lee Marvin, confesses to a murder with the same circumstances as Hugo Weaving's story. In the episode, the suspect is arrested in the morning and fought with the police, reminiscent of Weaving's rough arrest. Throughout the episode, meals also played an important part.
- Quotes
Det. Sr. Const. Wayne Prior: It's about a fucking stolen fucking car, you fucking fuckwit!
- Crazy creditsAt the beginning of the New Yorker Video DVD, right before the main menu appears, a quote of Eddie Fleming fills the screen: "Just goes to show you how the mind works." At the very end, after the credits roll, a quote of Det. Steele fills the screen: "I don't know Mr. Fleming, how does the mind work?" But if you run the end credits a second time a different quote appears at the end, this time from Det. Prior: "It's about a fucking stolen fucking car you fucking fuckwit."
Featured review
Agent Smith (actually named Eddie Fleming in this film) is taking a nap when the police barge in, trash his apartment, intimidate him, arrest him, and throw him into an "interview room" accusing him of car theft. Soon a charge of murder is added and Fleming is really at a loss of what to do. At a loss, that is, until the story takes a few twists and we see that "the interview" is really a fierce battle of wits with strings being pulled from every direction...
The title may be a bit misleading for American audiences as it means "interrogation" not the type of interview you have for a prospective job position. That aside, this is a fantastic film that deserves notice. Hugo Weaving with the rest of the cast gives a terrific performance and the script could hardly offer more when coupled with Craig Monahan's direction. Taking place in only a few rooms of a police station for pretty much the whole length of the film, yet there is a genuine suspense and the film space feels as open as the expanse of the mystery at hand rather than cramped like the setting.
All in all, this is one terrific little film that should be worth any movie watcher's time. 10/10
Not Rated, but contains occasional profanity
The title may be a bit misleading for American audiences as it means "interrogation" not the type of interview you have for a prospective job position. That aside, this is a fantastic film that deserves notice. Hugo Weaving with the rest of the cast gives a terrific performance and the script could hardly offer more when coupled with Craig Monahan's direction. Taking place in only a few rooms of a police station for pretty much the whole length of the film, yet there is a genuine suspense and the film space feels as open as the expanse of the mystery at hand rather than cramped like the setting.
All in all, this is one terrific little film that should be worth any movie watcher's time. 10/10
Not Rated, but contains occasional profanity
- BroadswordCallinDannyBoy
- Nov 12, 2005
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- Budget
- A$2,600,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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