The Big Steal (1990 film)

The Big Steal, working title Mark Clark Van Ark, is a 1990 Australian teen comedy film set in Melbourne, Australia, directed by Nadia Tass and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan, and Steve Bisley.18-year-old Danny Clark, a young man living in Footscray, a suburb of Melbourne, is looking to increase his cool factor in order to secure the affections of Joanna.[citation needed] The film includes songs by Philip Judd and Tim Finn, the Makers, Schnell Fenster, Boom Crash Opera, Mental As Anything, Bang The Drum, the Breaknecks, Big Storm, and the Front Lawn.The DVD is compatible with all region codes and includes special features such as the original theatrical trailer, Umbrella Entertainment trailers, original cast audition tapes, interviews with Nadia Tass, David Parker, Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan and Steve Bisley as well as audio commentary by Nadia Tass and David Parker.The Blu-ray is compatible with all region codes, retains the extra features from the DVD release, and includes a new audio commentary by David Parker, moderated by film buff Paul Harris.
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