Gettin' Square
15 100 mins
15 100 mins
In advance of the UK premiere of the film’s sequel, SPIT, the London Australian Film Society is proud to present a rare screening of cult Aussie heist comedy, GETTIN’ SQUARE, starring David Wenham in the role of junkie no-hoper, Johnny ‘Spit’ Spiteri.
Released on parole, small-time crook Barry (Sam Worthington, Avatar) re-enters the world with good intentions, but finding a job is difficult with a prison record. Struggling to keep his kid brother or his friend (Wenham) out of crime, he takes a kitchen job with a notorious restaurateur Darren ‘Dabba’ Barrington (Timothy Spall), and quickly finds himself falling back into his old ways, and the classic trap of pulling ‘one last job’.
Amid this Guy-Ritchie-on-Gold-Coast heist comedy, it was Wenham’s scene-stealing performance - from the jeans and flip-flops combo, to the film’s legendary courtroom scene - that would inspire a belated sequel. That film, SPIT, will screen after GETTIN’ SQUARE, with an in-person Q&A with producer and star, David Wenham.
Australian snacks and sweets will be on sale, and a raffle will take place before the screening.
With thanks to Park Circus, Universal and Working Title.