Theyre a weird mob by culotta, nino ogrady, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The hedonistic modernity of sydney in theyre a weird mob. Like the godfather part ii, the narrative of mafia. None known, but the film did give its name to the weird mob film festival. They re a weird mob by culotta, nino ogrady, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Johnny ashcroft theyre a weird mob 1999, cd discogs. The story of making the film theyre a weird mob 1966 imdb. Theyre a weird mob 1966 learning to speak australian is one of the many trials faced by an italian journalist who emigrates down under. He mixes with bricklayers, policemen, lifesavers, makes friends, learns the language, engages in fisticuffs, gets married and makes a niche for himself in oz. Theyre a weird mob 1966 clip 2 on aso australias audio and. He wanted to make a film called taj mahal with rudolf nureyev. Nino culotta is an italian immigrant, newly arrived in australia. The stars of the comedy film the weird mob having lunch on the marconi chiari, ed devereaux.
Aug 08, 2012 trailer to the movie theyre a weird mob, 1966 film based on the novel of the same name by john ogrady under the pen name nino culotta, the name of the main character of the book. In less than six months, the book had been reprinted eight times and sold 74,000 copies. It sold the best part of a million copies and the movie derived from it in 1966 echoed the novels success by breaking all boxoffice records for a local production, according. Goodreads members who liked theyre a weird mob also liked. Theyre a weird mob is a 1966 film based on the novel of the same name by john ogrady under the pen name nino culotta. Tony is the son of a prominent mafia don, vincenzo armani windbreaker cortino. This interesting feature covers the inception of the film and its genesis, from the original novel by john ogrady to the filming of an australian classic. The weird mob of the films title refers not to the migrant but to the very strangeness of australian culture as perceived via the gaze of a foreigner. Leaving aside the film s willingness to engage with national stereotypes for laughs, and its domestic box office success, the film can actually be credited with the first stirrings towards government intervention in and support of the local industry. Contexts in which to place theyre a weird mob and into which. He mixes with bricklayers, policemen, lifesavers, makes friends, learns the language, engages in fisticuffs, gets. I arrived that very year and before getting a reporting job on a country paper, i, too, dug holes. In reality, he is put undercover to identify the mysterious boss of the ny waterfront who has murdered everyone in his way.
Certainly everybody in the motion picture in australia is vitally interested in the success of the film. Regarded as a classic, this film takes a kindhearted look at sydney in the mid 60s. Sure, nino solemnly does what everyone tells him to do as if he were an anthropologist entering a mosque, but the story. Theyre a weird mob 1966 clip 2 on aso australias audio. In fact, theyre a weird mob was reprinted every year for the next thirtyeight years. But the acerbic lawson also pointed out that powells movie is a frustrating glimpse of what it would be like to have our own film industry, of how it might be to have your.
As the film opens, tony introduces the main thread when he exits a vegas casino and walks to his car, accompanied by a voiceover explaining his philosophy of life. A lot of the documents have been sent to me or have come from other web sites. Thus the making of theyre a weird mob afforded a personal antipodean opportunity for british director, powell. This movie version of the book titled theyre a weird mob was made in 1966, and, as well as sticking roughly to the novels plot, is a marvellous snapshot of sydney in the 1960s. With walter chiari, claire dunne, chips rafferty, alida chelli.
Mar 05, 2014 in 1966, english filmmakers michael powell and emeric pressburger adapted for the screen the australian comic novel theyre a weird mob. In 1966, english filmmakers michael powell and emeric pressburger adapted for the screen the australian comic novel theyre a weird mob. The first australian film to be made in 7 years, its success meant that the australian government was pressed to provide money for further film funding. Firstly they propose, through cinematic form, a clash between a european and a noneuropean ideal of space and place. To use the fair dinkum language communicated by the films narrator, it. Leaving aside the films willingness to engage with national stereotypes for laughs, and its domestic box office success, the film can actually be credited with the first stirrings towards government intervention in and support of the local industry. Trailer to the movie theyre a weird mob, 1966 film based on the novel of the same name by john ogrady under the pen name nino culotta, the name of the main character of the book. Theyre a weird mob is a fish out of water story based on the 1957 best selling novel by john ogrady of an italian immigrant whos hoodwinked into coming to sydney and is taken in by his coworkers and finds romance. Again, i sat there with my jaw lolling unattractively as nino culotta stumbles from one misadventure to another. The first of two features made in australia by great british auteur, michael powell the red shoes, peeping tom, theyre a weird mob features italian star walter chiari as a visiting sports reporter culturally in over his head when he arrives in sydney expecting to work for a bilingual magazine but discovers his contact has skipped town.
Documentary about the making of the film theyre a weird mob about an italian adjusting to life in australia. Contexts in which to place theyre a weird mob and into. Theyre a weird mob the 100 greatest australian films. Le film theyre a weird mob 1966 vostfr admin 20170615t19. Theyre a weird mob is sometimes credited with reviving the australian film industry. This is an australian film, about australians with australian financial backing. Funny aussie drinking scene from the movie theyre a weird mob 1966. Theyre thieves, killers, wife beaters, racists, basically everything under the sun. Theyre a weird mob rewatched luke buckmaster film the. Theyre a weird mob 1966 clip 1 on aso australias audio. While weird mob does indeed cast a strangers eye over some unflattering aspects of australian culture, my concern here is with the way a strangers eye is cast over the city of sydney. He wanted to make a film in russia about the ballerina. With ed devereaux, dennis hill, peter menzies, john ogrady. Essay by peter krausz, reproduced from 100 greatest films of australian cinema with permission.
Theflim they re a weird mob is based upon nino a real person. It was the penultimate collaboration of the british filmmakers michael powell and emeric pressburger. He gets a job as a builders labourer, learns to talk and drink like an australian, and falls. Overview of theyre a weird mob, 1966, directed by michael powell, with walter chiari, claire dunne, chips rafferty, at turner classic movies. Find books like theyre a weird mob from the worlds largest community of readers. Theyre a weird mob film wikipedia republished wiki 2. Claire dunne filmographie le guide des films en francais. The tensions of the rich wave of migration to australia after world war ii were satirised and sanitised by the enormously popular adaption of nino culottas john ogradys comic novel they re a weird mob. Nino culotta walter chiari is an italian journalist who is lured by his brother into coming to australia to work. Writing in nation, sylvia lawson offered a typical contemporary view, calling the film tenthrate, slapdash and very scrappylooking. They re a weird mob is a popular australian comic novel written by john ogrady under the pseudonym nino culotta, the name of the main character of the book. Article about the film in the australian womans weekly, 29th june 1966 article about judith arty dixie in the australian womans weekly, 4th june 1969 page 1 page 2.
Documentary about the making of the film they re a weird mob about an italian adjusting to life in australia. In 1965, a sprawling, growing city of three million people. With broderick crawford, betty buehler, richard kiley, otto hulett. The film is an example of the work of famous british filmmaker michael powell 190590. The story of nino culotta, an italian immigrant coming to australia with the promise of a job at his cousins magazine, allows the directors to play with the australian slang and portray a stereotypical aussie identity.
Johnny damico botches a murder case and is suspended from the force. Synopsis nino culotta walter chiari, an italian sports journalist, arrives in australia to find his cousins new magazine for migrant italians has folded. The film provides an example of the work of famous british filmmaker michael powell 190590. Theyre a weird mob who were the 56,214 australian citizens who packed etihad stadium in melbourne to watch two women pummel each other. Hair styles and wardrobe fashion are especially delightful to see. Sep 25, 2014 but theyre a weird mob is hardly warts and all. Theyre a weird mob by ogrady john nino culotta abebooks.
In the years after theyre a weird mob, he had wanted to make another film in australia called the coastwatchers, set during the second world war. Based on a popular australian novel, this comedy was produced down under in 1966. Slim degrey filmographie le guide des films en francais. Its your shout from theyre a weird mob 1966 video dailymotion. Theflim theyre a weird mob is based upon nino theyre a weird mob. Sports writer nino culotta walter chiari arrives in sydney as a migrant from italy in 1965, but finds his promised job gone, along with his bankrupt cousin and sponsor.
Theyre a weird mob is a popular australian comic novel written by john ogrady under the pseudonym nino culotta, the name of the main character of the book. It could herald the rebirth of the australian film industry. Easy going, down to earth and hilariously funny people. Theyre a weird mob 1966 film en francais cast et bande. Theyre a weird mob is a 1966 australian film based on the novel of the same name by john ogrady under the pen name nino culotta, the name of the main character of the book. According to a book published in 2006, edited by scott hocking, that i bought in melbourne in 2007, which collates the choices of various critics and other. Le film theyre a weird mob 1966 vostfr film complet. I remember key and peele talked about this, they said how weird it is that so many black people love gangster stuff even though gangsters are notoriously racist i actually didnt know that was true but ill take their word for it. The tensions of the rich wave of migration to australia after world war ii were satirised and sanitised by the enormously popular adaption of nino culottas john ogradys comic novel theyre a weird mob. The scene is nicely balanced between slapstick comedy and harsh truth, laced with irony. Its a warming and optimistic story told with unpretentious charm. The book was the first published novel by ogrady, with an initial print run of 6,000 hardback copies. They re a weird mob is a fish out of water story based on the 1957 best selling novel by john ogrady of an italian immigrant whos hoodwinked into coming to sydney and is taken in by his coworkers and finds romance.