Chopper (2000)

Chopper is the tale of Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read (born November 17, 1954)



By his mid-teens, Read was already an accomplished street fighter, and the leader of the Surrey Road gang.

He began his criminal career by robbing drug dealers, based in massage parlours in the Prahran area.

He later graduated to kidnapping and torturing members of the criminal underworld, often using a blowtorch or bolt cutters to remove the toes of his victims before killing them.

While in Pentridge prison's H division in the late 70's, Read launched a prison war.
His gang, dubbed 'The Overcoat Gang', because they wore long coats all year round to conceal their weapons, were involved in several hundred acts of violence against a larger opposing gang during this period.

Convicted of crimes including armed robbery, firearm offenses, assault and kidnapping, Read spent 13 months outside prison between the ages of 20 and 38, then went on to become a successful author of crime novels, selling in excess of 500,000 copies of his works.

The Movie was based on Read's first book,


Chopper: From the Inside, was collected from letters he sent while incarcerated in Melbourne's Pentridge Prison, and published in 1991. It contains tales and anecdotes of his criminal and prison exploits.

After reading this...all you can expect is one of the greatest crime/prison movies you will ever see.
Eric Bana is ridiculous...by ridiculous y mean ridiculously awesome. He is scary as fuck !
Also, the movies portrays an interesting era: Australia in the 70's. Not too many movies are set there, so its quite a refreshing story.
It is also refreshing because of the amount of blood.
But hey, spilling blood while speaking with a harsh Australian accent is so much more enjoyable !