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The Wog Boy

  • 2000
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
2.4K
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The Wog Boy (2000)
Dark ComedyComedy

When a 'dole bludging' Greek gains national fame following a television appearance, he's recruited by a political party as the face of their campaign to improve the country's unemployment ra... Read allWhen a 'dole bludging' Greek gains national fame following a television appearance, he's recruited by a political party as the face of their campaign to improve the country's unemployment rate.When a 'dole bludging' Greek gains national fame following a television appearance, he's recruited by a political party as the face of their campaign to improve the country's unemployment rate.

  • Director
    • Aleksi Vellis
  • Writers
    • Chris Anastassiades
    • Nick Giannopoulos
  • Stars
    • Nick Giannopoulos
    • Lucy Bell
    • Vince Colosimo
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    2.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Aleksi Vellis
    • Writers
      • Chris Anastassiades
      • Nick Giannopoulos
    • Stars
      • Nick Giannopoulos
      • Lucy Bell
      • Vince Colosimo
    • 27User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Nick Giannopoulos
    Nick Giannopoulos
    • Steve Karamitsis…
    Lucy Bell
    Lucy Bell
    • Celia O'Brien
    Vince Colosimo
    Vince Colosimo
    • Frank
    Geraldine Turner
    Geraldine Turner
    • Raelene Beagle-Thorpe
    Abi Tucker
    Abi Tucker
    • Annie O'Brien
    John Barresi
    • Domenic
    Stephen Curry
    Stephen Curry
    • Nathan
    Costas Kilias
    Costas Kilias
    • Tony the Yugoslav
    Tony Nikolakopoulos
    Tony Nikolakopoulos
    • Theo
    Vince D'Amico
    Vince D'Amico
    • Mario
    Peter Hosking
    Peter Hosking
    • Bazza
    Lucy Taylor
    Lucy Taylor
    • Shazza
    Trent Huen
    • Van
    Hung Le
    • Tran
    Vincent Gara
    • Young Steve
    Kim Gyngell
    Kim Gyngell
    • The Supervisor
    Geoff Paine
    Geoff Paine
    • Nick
    Gerry Connolly
    • Father Murphy
    • Director
      • Aleksi Vellis
    • Writers
      • Chris Anastassiades
      • Nick Giannopoulos
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    Philby-3

    Mild comedy for when the battle's over.

    `The Wog Boy' and `Head On' are both about aspects of the migrant experience of the Melbourne Greek-Australian community, but there the similarities end. While `Head On' was a frantic day in the life of a hyperactive drugged out sexual athlete, `Wog Boy' (where are the wog girls?) is the gentlest of comedies with characters and story lines familiar from a host of earlier Australian comedies – `The Castle' meets `Crocodile Dundee'.

    The plot scarcely matters. Mild mannered wog boy Nick (Nick Giannopoulos), unemployed but the proud owner of a restored ‘69 Valiant, is exposed as a dole bludger on a TV show hosted by Darren Hinch (himself) and as a result becomes involved with unscrupulous female politician Raeleen (Geraldine Turner) and her attractive assistant Celia (Lucy Bell, looking gorgeous). Raeleen has plans to exploit Nick's image in a media campaign designed to get the unemployed back to work at lower wages. Nick, on the other hand just wants to carry on helping out at the Church bingo contest and helping Greek social beneficiary seekers make their cases to the unsympathetic bureaucracy. The bureaucrats are rightly unsympathetic since Nick's star client Theo is as a transparent a welfare fraudster as there is. Celia hates Nick at first sight (though it's lust at first sight for her sister and Nick's best mate Frank), a sure sign that they will get together eventually.

    The movie's strong points are its dialogue and the supporting characters, who unlike the calm Nick, are satisfyingly comic in a manic kind of way. Frank the babe magnet (Vince Colosimo) with the bedroom wall covered with Polaroids of his conquests, Raeleen the lecherous minister who goes though chauffeurs like Kleenex, Theo the tireless fraudster, the Vietnamese pizza delivery boys who aspire to be latin lovers, Cousin Dominic the gambling pharmacist with the Speed lab in his basement, Yugoslav Tony the would-be Carlton drug baron, Shazza and Bazza the car-loving cops, and Darren the public servant nerd with a crush on Celia all provide us with a chuckle or two each. As to the dialogue, one line stood out. Tony, doing a spot of debt collection, says: `Listen. I'm half Serbian and half Croatian. When I wake up in the morning I want to kill myself. Give me my money!' Actually, Nick has a chat – up line that provides a running gag throughout the film but it would spoil it to repeat it here.

    Old stereotypes are exhibited in a way that demonstrates that they have lost whatever power they had to determine outcomes for people. This tends to a tepid result – the migrant battle for acceptance is virtually over, so we can all feel an inner warm glow at what an accepting and tolerant society we are. If only that could be said for our relationship with the aboriginal people.
    9vickster-7

    Hilarious wog comedy!

    This is a film which has been long overdue! I have seen the live performances of "Wog-A-Rama" and "WogBoys" twice each, and laughed the whole time! "The WogBoy" is a film I would definitely recommend especially if you are a "wog". Of course "Skippies" would find it humourous as well, but only wogs can totally relate to the stories and the lines and laugh themselves silly! Great performances by Nick Giannopoulos, Vince Colosimo, Abi Tucker & Geraldine Turner. Highly Recommended.
    HiPPieGiRl

    Best Aussie Film This Year!

    I didn't know what I was expecting out of this movie at all. Only seeing the trailer on TV a billion times was what took me to see it. The movie was an absolute riot of Australian and Italian humor. I understood the movie all the way and even the Italian jokes. I really enjoyed this movie and the 'Boy meets Girl' plot was typical but very funny to watch. I congratulate the cast and crew on a worthwhile Aussie comedy hit. The best since 'The Castle'. 10/10!!
    8pri_e

    crack up !!

    I thought this movie was a crack up, it was good that it was more than a love story but rather a comedy about a race of friends and their views of life in an Australian society. I thought they all did a great job, and it's good to see that Abi Tucker and Lucy Bell got into something great after "heartbreak high" and "murder call" ! Nick Giannopolous does an excellent job as his character Steve, and a great job and creating this movie
    6the amorphousmachine

    Light Ethnic humour only works once!

    Ethnic humour seems to be Nick Giannopoulos' forte, and subsequently 'The Wog Boy' is basically the movie version of his Australian television series, and his stage plays. Where all 3 mediums rely on ethnic humour, and being Greek is the subject of them. Granted, this film came out before the American affair 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding', yet the latter film was more convincing as a romantic comedy and as a movie. 'The Wog Boy' doesn't really work in that respect, and when I viewed this film, it felt like Nick Giannopoulos was simply rehashing the ethnic jokes in his earlier mediums.

    Still, 'The Wog Boy' is good for a few laughs, but you won't find any substance to this film, nor will you find it that memorable. Vince Colosimo is a welcome addition, but he was better in 'Chopper'. I don't think Nick G. is movie star material, but considering this film came out in 2000, and he has only done 'The Wannabes' in 2003, this film hasn't really advanced his career. Still, saying that, 'The Wog Boy' is above average, yet quite forgettable.

    *** out of *****!

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    • Trivia
      Vince colosimo "Frank" and John Barresi "Domenic" also starred together in the underbelly series. John Barresi played the "nervous barber" who Vince colosimo's character "Alfonso " beats up in season 1 episode 1.
    • Goofs
      When the Department of Employment supervisor stamps the benefit form 'SUSPENDED" and hands it back to Steve, although it is briefly shown upside down, the name at the top-right of the form is not Steve's but his friend Theo's (most noticeable in the remastered widescreen version).
    • Quotes

      Raelene Beagle-Thorpe: What the hell are you doing?

      Steve Karamitsis: Woah baby! Hey, give people some warning before you stick that face out in public.

      Raelene Beagle-Thorpe: Do you know who I am?

      Steve Karamitsis: [noticing the smeared lipstick] Mrs Ronald McDonald?

      Raelene Beagle-Thorpe: I'm the Minister for employment. You little worm!

      Steve Karamitsis: Oh really? Well on behalf of myself and the other 799,000 unemployed in this country, you're doing a great fucking job.

    • Connections
      Followed by The Kings of Mykonos (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Get Tzatziki With It
      Written by John von Ahlen and Jaime Jimenez and Nick Giannopoulos

      Performed by Nick Giannopoulos

      Courtesy of Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Limited/Control

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    • Release date
      • February 24, 2000 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Languages
      • English
      • Greek
    • Also known as
      • The Wogboy
    • Filming locations
      • Yarraville, Victoria, Australia(location)
    • Production companies
      • Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
      • Third Costa
      • G.O. Films
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    • Budget
      • A$5,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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