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The Boys
The Boys DVD cover
Directed by	Rowan Woods
Produced by	Robert Connolly John Maynard
Written by	Stephen Sewell (screenplay) Based on the play by Gordon Graham
Starring	David Wenham Toni Collette Lynette Curran John Polson Anthony Hayes
Music by	The Necks / Alan Lamb
Cinematography	Tristan Milani
Editing by	Nick Meyers
Distributed by	Roadshow Entertainment
Release date(s)	May 7, 1998
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

The Boys is a 1998 Australian drama film directed by Rowan Woods. The screenplay by Stephen Sewell is based on the play by Gordon Graham, first performed by Griffin Theatre Company directed by Alex Galeazzi. The original music score is composed by The Necks (though sound designer Alan Lamb also contributed music for the film) and was nominated for ARIA Best Soundtrack Album, AFI Best Musical Score, and Australian Guild of Screen Composers Award.

Plot summary

After serving time in prison for an assault on a liquor store-owner, Brett Sprague is released from prison and returns home to his two brothers and their girlfriends, mother, step father, and girlfriend. Things have changed, and as Brett begins to drink his way through the day, he regains his "top-dog" position one argument at a time. This power-trip gets Brett and his brothers united in rage against their girlfriends and mother, and they are involved in a heinous crime. The aftermath of the night unfolds through the story with flashforwards.

Cast

• David Wenham - Brett Sprague
• Toni Collette - Michelle
• Lynette Curran - Sandra Sprague
• John Polson - Glenn Sprague
• Anthony Hayes - Stevie Sprague
• Jeanette Cronin - Jackie
• Anna Lise Phillips - Nola
• Pete Smith - George
• Sal Sharah - Nick
• Lawrence Woodward - Jailer
• Peter Hehir - Graham Newman
• Andrew Heys - Sparrow
• Teo Gebert - Policeman
• Anthony Keirann - Policeman
• Stephen Leeder - Commissioner
• Veronica Neave - Girl

Production

The Boys is Rowan Woods' directorial debut, and actor Peter Hehir's last film before he retired from acting. Woods "aimed to achieve a combination of documentary-style naturalism with the edge of a thriller." Woods also said that the first time he read the play, he felt "it was an Australian story that had to be told. (...) This is the inside story of a family in crisis, of three boys on the day before a nasty crime takes place, of which they are accused."^[1] The producer of the film, Robert Connolloy had also produced the play. Shooting was made on location in a rented house in Maroubra, an eastern suburb of Sydney.

See also

Film portal

• The Boys (soundtrack album)
• List of Australian films

References

External links

• The Boys at the Internet Movie Database
• The Boys at Allmovie
• The Boys at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Boys at the National Film and Sound Archive

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