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6.6/10   368 votes
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Director:
Nadia Tass
Writers:
Max Dann (additional material)
David Parker (written by)
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Release Date:
20 September 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
To impress a girl a shy teenaged boy buys a used Jaguar. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
An excellent film. more (9 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ben Mendelsohn ... Danny Clark

Claudia Karvan ... Joanna Johnson
Marshall Napier ... Desmond Clark

Damon Herriman ... Mark Jorgensen
Angelo D'Angelo ... Vangeli Petrakis
Tim Robertson ... Desmond Johnson
Maggie King ... Edith Clark
Steve Bisley ... Gordon Farkas
Sheryl Munks ... Pam Schaeffer
Lise Rodgers ... Mrs. Johnson
Frankie J. Holden ... Frank
Mark Hennessy ... Jimmy

Roy Edmunds ... George
Mike Nikol ... Dougy
Andrew Spence ... Car pound policeman
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
99 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
UK:15 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Iceland:L
Filming Locations:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Company:
Cascade Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The car yard (set up in for the film in Victoria St Richmond an inner suburb of Melbourne) was so real that the crew kept receiving genuine offers from the public wishing to purchase the vehicles. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When we first see the lads in the car park, you can see one of the Tropicana Free Parking vouchers on the wall of the office (near the lightswitch). It's not till later on that they actually make the vouchers. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "60 Minutes: On Thin Ice/The Memory Pill/Love Her Way (#29.1)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Stay Forever more

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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
An excellent film., 10 November 1998
9/10
Author: Brendon from Sydney, Australia

The Big Steal would have to be one of the funniest, if not the funniest, films ever made. I recommend it to everyone.

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