Bad Eggs (2003)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Tony Martin

Writer:

Tony Martin (written by)

Release Date:

24 July 2003 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

Someone's on the shonk.

Plot:

Ben Kinnear and Mike Paddock are two undercover detectives with way too much publicity.

Awards:

7 nominations

Cast

Mick Molloy	...	Ben Kinnear
Bob Franklin	...	Mike Paddock
Judith Lucy	...	Julie Bale
Alan Brough	...	Northey
Bill Hunter	...	Ted Pratt
Marshall Napier	...	Doug Gillespie
Steven Vidler	...	Pendlebury
Nicholas Bell	...	Wicks
Shaun Micallef	...	Premier Lionel Cray
Robyn Nevin	...	Eleanor Poulgrain
Brett Swain	...	Bartlett
Denis Moore	...	Marcus Ridgeway
Pete Smith	...	Darcy
Chris Peters	...	Rodney Poulgrain
Peter Rowsthorn	...	Wacka

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Fountain Gate Shopping Centre, Narre Warren, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

A Million Monkeys

Trivia:

Heard briefly on a TV in Bartlett's security booth is the famous "Ken Bruce has gone completely mad" commercial for Melbourne discount whitegoods outlet Ken Bruce. The commercial, created by Headly Gritter aka David Teitelbaum was a frequent reference point on "The Late Show" (1992).

Quotes:

Ben Kinnear: Photocopier's busted.
Julie Bale: Still?
Ben Kinnear: Yeah. I have to walk round the office describing my arse to everybody.

Movie Connections:

References Midnight Run (1988)

Soundtrack:

Where or When

no more spoofs

There have been many movies made that are unintelligent spoofs of other movies. Luckily a large portion of these go straight to DVD these days, but every now and then one slips through the crack and I end up watching it. I'm always disappointed. They are littered with obvious jokes, and often look like they were ghost written by Fran Drescher. Even though I am a huge fan of Tony Martin, I was just a little sceptical that his movie wasn't just to be a cheap spoof of old Aussie cop movies. After ten minutes I knew I was onto a winner and that this movie was able to make me laugh without resorting to cheap "skit show" type humour. This movie didn't go great in the cinema, but hopefully someone gives Tony Martin a big pile of cash to make another movie. It would be a shame for Australian cinema if he didn't make another movie. Tony Martin may not be a cinematic visionary, but he knows movies and comedies, that's more than I can say for most directors. I enjoyed this movie, and it was great to not see jokes coming. Long live bad eggs.