The Hard Word

The Hard Word
The Hard Word
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Scott Roberts
Written by	Scott Roberts
Produced by	Al Clark
Starring	Guy Pearce; Rachel Griffiths; Robert Taylor; Joel Edgerton
Cinematography	Brian J. Breheny
Edited by	Martin Connor
Music by	David Thrussell
Distributed by	Roadshow Entertainment (Australia); Lions Gate Entertainment (US)
Release date	30 June 2002;
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	Australia; United Kingdom
Language	English

The Hard Word (released in some regions as The Australian Job) is a 2002 Australian crime film about three bank-robbing brothers who are offered a role in a bold heist while serving time in prison. The film was written and directed by Scott Roberts, and stars Guy Pearce and Rachel Griffiths.

Cast

Guy Pearce as Dale
Rachel Griffiths as Carol
Robert Taylor as Frank Malone
Joel Edgerton as Shane
Damien Richardson as Mal
Rhonda Findleton as Jane
Kate Atkinson as Pamela
Vince Colosimo as Kelly
Paul Sonkkila as O'Riordan
Kym Gyngell as Paul
Dorian Nkono as Tarzan
Don Bridges as Doug
Greg Fleet as Tony
Beth Buchanan as Nurse
Louise Crawford as Waitress #1
Nash Edgerton as Bank Guard

Plot

The plot centers around three brothers, sophisticated armed robbers led by the shrewd Dale who work with their long-time lawyer, Frank and corrupt police to pull off the biggest heist in Australian history. Matters become complicated when Dale begins to realize that while he's been in jail his wife, Carol has been sleeping with Frank, who has schemes of his own.

The major heist is a reworking of the 1976 Great Bookie Robbery, with a number of variations, including the murders of several people.^{[citation needed]}

Box office

The Hard Word grossed $2,957,456 at the box office in Australia.^[1]

Butcher talk

A few times Butcher talk ("Rechtub klat") is spoken.^[2] At those times hard coded subtitles are used.

References

^ "Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
^ "Behind that tray of snags, there's a rehctub talking backwards". 27 May 2002.

External links

The Hard Word at IMDb

[1] "Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2010.

[2] "Behind that tray of snags, there's a rehctub talking backwards". 27 May 2002.

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