The Boys

The Boys (1998)

Little we know or imagine can prepare us for the fierce and punishing impact of The Boys.

Brett, out of prison on parole, returns to his family home to catch up with his mother and brothers. The day takes a bad turn when the brothers start drinking and doing drugs, embarking on a night that they will have difficulty living down.

Date of release
1998-05-07
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (35)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Drama
Director
Rowan Woods

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$709K
  • Filmed in: Sydney and Australia
  • Awards: 4 · Nominations: 12. Including: AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay; AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role; AACTA Award for Best Direction

The Boys is a 1998 Australian drama film directed by Rowan Woods. The screenplay by Stephen Sewell is based on the play by Gordon Graham, with Graham influenced by the 1986 murder of Anita Cobby, with the play first performed by Griffin Theatre Company under the direction of Alex Galeazzi.

Production

The Boys is Rowan Woods' directorial debut, and actor Peter Hehir's last film before he retired from acting. Woods "aimed to achieve a combination of documentary-style naturalism with the edge of a thriller." Woods also said that the first time he read the play, he felt "it was an Australian story that had to be told.

The producer of the film, Robert Connolly, had also produced the play. He met Rowan Woods at film school, and they both suggested to John Maynard they make the movie. The script was adapted by playwright Stephen Sewell.

Shooting was done on location in a rented house in Maroubra, one of Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. The location used to shoot the scene of the heinous crime was filmed at the Eastlakes Shopping Centre in Eastlakes, another eastern suburb.

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