Eric bana needs to remember where he left his chopper peter. Chopper 2000 trailer eric bana simon lyndon youtube. Eric bana s performance as the charming but twisted chopper is the highlight of this disturbing portrait about australias notorious authorcriminal. Reuters with the news mark chopper read has passed away after losing his battle with lung cancer, we count down the best quotes from the film inspired by his. Eric bana spends a weekend with mark brandon chopper read to prepare for his role as chopper in the movie of the same name. So many nods to melbourne culture in the film, most so subtle that only a. His book, from the inside, upon which the film is based, was a. His book, from the inside, upon which the film is based, was a bestseller. Chopper internet movie firearms database guns in movies. Chopper tells the intense story of mark chopper read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. S eric banner done a awesome job, everyone in the cast. Australian actor eric bana played convicted criminal and gang member mark brandon chopper read in the 2000 crime drama film, chopper. Chopper shoots neville bartos chopper movie 2000 full scene duration. Jul 12, 2015 eric bana chopper youre lookin at me ears, arent ya.
I loved this film because it is not what you see everyday, and of course because eric bana is a straight up psychopath in this. Dec 23, 2014 dont miss the movie that revealed eric bana to the world thanks to his extraordinary performance as aussie criminal chopper read. Chopper and his life appear to have been this way, rough, harsh, and devilmaycare. The acting is really amazing, especially from eric bana, who plays chopper.
Gritty and ultraviolent, this movie is a funny and frightening look at legendary australian criminal, mark chopper read, who served time for murder. The movie definitely will not appeal to that many people in my imagination. Why would i shoot a bloke bang, then drive him to the bloody car and wizz him off to the hospital at a hundred miles an hour. The film seems so realistic, the brutality, the dialogues, the places, the characters, its all so well adapted to the kind of movie that chopper is.
At sixteen, mark tries to kill a judge, who remains unscathed. Mark brandon chopper read as played by the then outside of australia unknown eric bana makes for a fascinating protagonist. Jun 26, 2019 eric bana, 50, shows off his muscular frame as he packs on the pda with his bikiniclad wife rebecca gleeson, 48, on italys amalfi coast. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. With eric bana, simon lyndon, vince colosimo, renee brack. His book, from the inside, upon which the film is based, was a best seller. This australian movie is based in a high security prison. Eric bana spends a weekend with mark brandon chopper read to p. But the 50yearold hollywood star claims he never spoke to. A bold, blackly comic character study about a selfproclaimed national icon mark chopper read. Australias most famous prisoner and career criminal brought back to life by award winning actor eric bana playing the role of mark chopper reid in this excellent film. Played by eric bana, also played the incredible hulk.
I have included a link to the same video but it has better audio. Since the real chopper is again behind bars, the film depends entirely on its casting, and in a comedian named eric bana the filmmakers have found, i think, a future star. Bana stars in the film as mark chopper read, an australian criminal who became a bestselling author writing about his experiences in and out of prison. The career of eric bana is the biggest mystery and the biggest.
A weekend with chopper read and eric bana duration. Oct 17, 2015 a weekend with chopper read and eric bana aussie larrikin. It defeats the purpose of having shot him in the first place. Eric banadinovic, am born 9 august 1968, known professionally as eric bana. Nov 26, 2018 for the vast majority of america, chopper was likely not banas breakthrough role, but within hollywood, it marked him as a fresh new talent ripe for the spotlight. S eric banner done a awesome job, everyone in the cast were awesome.
Eric bana was born eric banadinovic on august 9, 1968, in melbourne, victoria, australia. Eric bana chopper youre lookin at me ears, arent ya. Eric banas performance suggests he will soon be leaving the comedy clubs of australia and turning up as a bond villain or a madman in a. Chopper is the kind of person one would describe as inimitable if bana hadnt imitated him to near perfection. Eric bana ceased contact with chopper read after 2000 crime. Eric bana is one of my fave actors, my introduction to him in a great movie, munich. Here are 4 more reasons to watch chopper this saturday at 8. Bana shaved his head, gained thirty pounds, and spent two days with read to perfect his mimicry for the role. A popular and easygoing australian comedian whose keen adaptability lent itself well to aggressiveoriented early film roles, eric bana s hatred of firearms may seem ironic in contrast to the aussie funnymans fledgling film portrayals of reallife. Eric bana plot since early childhood, australian mark chopper read has dreamed of becoming a real tough guy, one of those whose feats fills the crime page of the newspaper. Extra minutes hollywood star eric bana talks about playing. Chopper is done creatively with an effort to present as street level and coarse. Aug 27, 2009 eric bana in chopper and the time travelers wife this week, the judd apatow film funny people opens, and among its many good points it features eric bana, playing a beefy australian alpha male.
Eric banas performance as the charming but twisted chopper is the highlight of this. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. He creates a character so fearsome and yet so clueless and wounded that we cant tell if the movie comes to praise or bury him. Based on the life of notorious underworld hitman mark chopper read chopper, the. He began his career in the sketch comedy series full frontal before gaining notice in the comedydrama the castle 1997. Oct 20, 20 eric bana as chopper hollywood star eric bana talks about playing mark chopper read in the movie chopper released early 2000. Chopper mark chopper read 2000 the castle con petropolous 1997. Eric bana biography, age, wife, children, movies, star trek.
Played by standup comic eric bana, who captures choppers humour and mood swings convincingly, the film mixes startling facts with doses of pulp fiction. Eric bana celebrity profile check out the latest eric bana photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Eric portrayed chopper in the self titled 2000 australian film, which was a game changer for the actor and arguably a career defining role. The true and intense story of mark chopper read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. A multisided examination of the pathology of a complex and violent man, a man who becomes a cult figure thanks to a colourful imagination and a wicked, oldworld sense of humour. The film stars eric bana as the title character and costars vince colosimo. Soon afterwards he gained critical recognition in the biographical crime film chopper 2000.
Eric bana full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Eric bana, 50, packs on the pda with his wife rebecca gleeson. Chopper is a 2000 australian crime drama film written and directed by andrew dominik and based on the autobiographical books by criminal turned author mark chopper read. Chopper is a 2000 australian crime drama film written and directed by andrew dominik, in his feature directorial debut, based on the autobiographical books by criminal turned author mark chopper read. The film stars eric bana as the title character and costars vince colosimo, simon lyndon, kate beahan and david field. Dec 05, 20 eric bana brought a batoutofhell confidence to the role of chopper read. In 1997 eric bana was approached by director andrew dominik to appear in the film chopper 2000, a biographical film based on the life of infamous australian criminal chopper read. The film begins in a maximumsecurity prison, where choppers erratic. As part of a new series looking back at great australian films, we revisit eric banas searing portrayal of notorious criminal mark chopper. Eric bana reveals what he really thought of playing chopper. Eric bana brought a batoutofhell confidence to the role of chopper read.
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