> Rene will probably know more about the antipodean
film Romper Stomper,
it might be of interest to HB people, I've got a feeling it
was an early role for Russel Crowe (??).... Any news fit to
print Rene? Colin, short back and sides.
> --
Aside from being an excellent film, IMO, ROMPER STOMPER gave
you a pretty accurate picture of Aussie skinhead culture at
the time the film was made, except the skins that I used to
see around were more into terrorising inner-city art student
types than organised gangs of Vietnamese youth. I liked it
much better than AMERICAN HISTORY X which I found to be
preachy & a bit pat in its notions. (Although Ed Norton,
who I just saw on the box in FIGHT CLUB a couple of days
after AMERICAN HISTORY X is a very fine actor, excellent
performances in both.) Russell Crowe was indeed in ROMPER
STOMPER, one of his finest performances (far better than
GLADIATOR, a much over-rated flick, IMO. And it goes without
saying that his acting is far better than his musical ability
or his manners). I forget the name of the guy who played his
best bud in the film but he was brilliant. Unfortunately, he
committed suicide not long after the film.
Rene
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