The Crop
4 /10 1 Votes
Director Scott Patterson Genre Comedy Writer George Elliot Language English | 3.9/10 IMDb Screenplay George Elliot Duration Country Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 18 August 2004 Cast George Elliott (Blade), (Geraldine), (Wacka), (Jacki), Vincent Stone (Dago), Bruce Venables (Wally)Similar movies Rhys Muldoon appears in The Crop and The Extra Tagline Some decisions in life are best forgotten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Crop is a 2004 Australian comedy film set during the 1980s.
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Plot
The Crop, is set in the early 1980s in Australia, and is about larrikin nightclub owner, Ronnie 'Blade' Gillette (George Elliot), and his barmaid girlfriend Geraldine (Holly Brisley). Two months after random breath testing has been introduced, Blade realises he's going broke. Afraid of driving under the influence, his customers are not buying his grog, they're going out to the carpark to smoke dope.
Like any good businessman, Blade decides he needs a strategy. He decides to grow some dope as a way out of his financial hole. Blade and his best mate, Wack (Rhys Muldoon), set about growing their crop of weed on a property owned by the father of his girlfriend but they soon get caught in a bind between crooked cops and a ruthless moneylender.
Box office
The Crop received numerous poor reviews. and only grossed $208,739 (AUD) at the box office in Australia.
Reception
The Crop received the prize for 'Best International Feature Film' at the New York International Film Festival in 2005.
References
The Crop WikipediaThe Crop IMDbThe Crop themoviedb.org