Gettin' Square

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Barry has good intentions when he is released after 8 years in prison, but finding a job is difficult with a prison record, and he can't keep his kid brother or his friend out of crime.Barry has good intentions when he is released after 8 years in prison, but finding a job is difficult with a prison record, and he can't keep his kid brother or his friend out of crime.Barry has good intentions when he is released after 8 years in prison, but finding a job is difficult with a prison record, and he can't keep his kid brother or his friend out of crime.

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Awards
- 9 wins & 22 nominations total

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Trivia
The henchman with heaps of tattoos is well-known Gold Coast figure Tim Ward, the owner of several Surfers Paradise nightclubs.

Goofs
When Barry gets off the 'Enoggera' bus in Brisbane after getting out of jail, we see the street sign 'Graham St' which clearly shows the Gold Coast City Council logo.

Quotes
Richard Dent QC: Your full name is John Frances Spitieri?
Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri: So?
Richard Dent QC: Beg your pardon?
Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri: What?
Richard Dent QC: Your name is John Frances Spitieri?
Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri: Yeah.
Richard Dent QC: Thank you. And you reside...
Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri: Never said it wasn't.
Richard Dent QC: Sorry?
Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri: I never!
Richard Dent QC: Never what, Mr. Spitieri?
Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri: I never said it wasn't!
Richard Dent QC: Wasn't your name?
Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri: Oh, that's crap, it is my name!
Richard Dent QC: I didn't say it wasn't.
Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri: Yes you did, you said it then.
Richard Dent QC: No.
Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri: Yes you did.
Richard Dent QC: Look, I think we might be at cross purposes.
Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri: What do you mean cross? I'm not the one getting cross.
Richard Dent QC: That's all right.
Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri: Yous are the ones that're arking up. Going around accusing everyone of everything.
Richard Dent QC: No one has accused you of anything, Mr. Spitieri.
Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri: Yeah, well what am I doing here then, mate?

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Featured in Gettin' Square: Popcorn Taxi Q & A (2004)

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9/10

"Spit" Fire!

Getting' Square is one of the zaniest movies I've seen all year. What really makes the movie is actor is David Wenham as Johnny "SPIT" Spitieri who plays a very dumb junkie. Some of you may know him as Faramir in Lord Of The Rings. Nobody could have played his junkie role better. I saw this movie at the Honolulu Film Festival and David Wenham was there.

Getting' Square is about three criminals who are trying to set their lives straight. Spitieri is just out of jail and trying to get himself off drugs. Barry Wirth (Sam Worthington) met Spitieri in jail, and he is released towards the start of the movie, and is also trying to clean himself up.

The Australian accents were a bit hard for me to understand at times, but that didn't much matter because the actors did such a great job. The court room scene that David Wenham did was acting at it's best. Nobody else could have played Johnny Spitieri better.