Idiot Box
1997 | 85m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | David Caesar |
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| Writer: | David Caesar |
| Staring: |
| Mick and Kev – bored, unemployed and aimless in the western suburbs of Sydney – decide to rob a bank, more or less for the fun of it. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 20, 1997 |
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| Director: | David Caesar |
| Writer: | David Caesar |
| Genres: | Thriller, Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Australian Film Finance Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ben Mendelsohn | Kev |
| Jeremy Sims | Mick |
| John Polson | Jonah |
| Graeme Blundell | Detective Eric |
| Deborah Kennedy | Detective Leanne |
| Robyn Loau | Lani |
| Amanda Muggleton | Mum |
| David Wenham | Bank Teller with a History |
| Susie Porter | Betty |
| Stephen Caesar | Scary TV Crim |
| Chris Noonan | Scary TV Crim |
| Mark Perry | Scary TV Crim |
| Lenny Rowe | Scary TV Crim |
| Emma Tom | TV Gangster Moll |
| Andrew S. Gilbert | Greg / Laughing Boy |
| Michelle St. Anne | Bank Clerk |
| Gino Balestra | Bank Teller |
| Paul Gleeson | Terry |
| Paul Kennedy | Accomplice |
| Susan Prior | Luce |
| Silvio Ofria | Man with Dog |
| Celia Ireland | Barmaid |
| Cramer Cain | Arri |
| Martin Blacker | Crime Scene Cop |
| Barbara Morton | Frightened Bank Teller |
| Duncan Wass | Frightened Bank Teller |
| Fiona Press | Frightened Bank Teller |
| Paul Doyle | Koala |
| Michelle Lee | D.S.S. Woman |
| Peter Browne | Sergeant |
| Darren Gilshenan | C.E.S. Man |
| Gary Rowe | Headlights Man |
| Stephen Rae | Colin |
| Tiffany Barton | Kylie |
| Simon Mills | Workshop Owner |
| Kim Hillas | Colin's Mum |
| Richard Carter | Big Bloke |
| Rita Loffo | Bank Teller |
| Marcus Proctor | Guy on Dole (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joseph Pickering | Director of Photography |
| Mark Perry | Editor |
| Kerith Holmes | Production Design |
| David Caesar | Writer, Director |
| Cate Cahill | Boom Operator |
| Auslan Ismail | Location Manager |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Glenys Rowe | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
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