A Man's Gotta Do
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Directed by | Chris Kennedy |
Produced by | Chris Kennedy John Winter |
Starring | John Howard Rebecca Frith Alyssa McClelland |
Edited by | Emma Hay |
Music by | Peter Best |
Release date | 4 November 2004 (AUS) |
Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Box office | A$154,971 (Australia)[1] |
A Man's Gotta Do is a 2004 Australian award winning film from Australian director, Chris Kennedy. The film stars John Howard.
Tagline[]
- Most men hold their head high, put their backs to the wall and do what they must do to give their family what they want.
Plot[]
In A Man's Gotta Do, Eddy (John Howard), lives with his wife, Yvonne (Rebecca Frith), and their daughter, Chantelle (Alyssa McClelland), in a new suburb in the Illawarra part, south of Sydney.
Eddy is a fisherman by day, but by night he works as a standover man, literally a toe-cutter. Dominic, (Gyton Grantley), is his new offsider.
Chantelle is upset because her fiancé, Rudi, a Russian air conditioning specialist, has disappeared. Did her Dad have something to do with it?
The frustrated Yvonne begins flirting with Paul, the plumber, (Rohan Nicol). Eddy encourages Dominic to read his daughter's diary thinking that's the way to get a better understanding of her needs.
Reception[]
Reviews[]
The film received Mixed reviews. Australian TV show At the Movies gave it three and a half stars. It holds a 40 metascore, with the Village voice giving it 30/100
Awards[]
The film wasn't nominated for many awards but did win the only award it was nominated for, a Golden Zenith for the Best film from Oceania at the Montreal Film Festival.
References[]
- ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 14 November 2012
External links[]
- English-language films
- Australian films
- Australian comedy films
- 2004 films
- 2004 comedy films
- 2000s Australian film stubs