Money Movers (1978)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Bruce Beresford

Writers:

Bruce Beresford (writer)
Devon Minchin (novel)

Release Date:

1979 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Action | Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

This contemporary action movie is based on the novel by Devon Minchin, founder of Metropolitan Security Services and reveals a violent and ruthless criminal world.

Plot:

An armoured car company is the target of repeated heists. Company leadership is enforcing new measures in order to tighten the security. However, the biggest danger of a new heist lies within the company's own ranks.

Plot Keywords:

Heist | Security | Australia | Security Firm | Australian

Cast

Terence Donovan	...	Eric Jackson
Tony Bonner	...	Leo Bassett
Ed Devereaux	...	Dick Martin
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell	...	Jack Henderson
Candy Raymond	...	Mindel Seagers
Jeanie Drynan	...	Dawn Jackson
Bryan Brown	...	Brian Jackson
Alan Cassell	...	Sammy Ross
Gary Files	...	Ernest Sainsbury
Ray Marshall	...	Ed Gallagher
Hu Pryce	...	David Griffiths
Frank Wilson	...	Lionel Darcy
Lucky Grills	...	Robert Conway
Tony Allison	...	Man at bank
Brian Anderson	...	Technician

Also Known As:

Moneymovers (International: English title) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Iceland:16 | Australia:R | France:-12 | Norway:16 (1980) | USA:R | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:R (video rating) | Australia:R (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Company:

New South Wales Film Corp.

Trivia:

Dummy banknotes used in the film were photographed in the main vault of the Central Bank in Adelaide. They were guarded by two security guards.

Quotes:

Brian Jackson: If one of your mob told me, "Good morning," I'd put on my pajamas and go to bed.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Count Your Toes: The Making of 'Money Movers' (2004) (V)

BRILLIANT CASTING

One of the most under-rated Oz films of all time!, Brilliantly directed by Beresford it was superbly cast and scripted.

Ray Marshall appeared in every scene with a cigarette, and lucky Grills appeared in his normal quota of beer drinking scenes. Not to mention the use of profanity which is normally associated in the workplace which gave the natural realism. Also the plot which assumed that OZ coppers are completely bent really added to the authenticity.

And not to mention half the cast of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo being involved in a climatic shootout, BRILLIANT!!!!