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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Not For Children Movie Release: 2002 DVD Release: 11/04/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 37 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Crime, Crime Comedy, Gangster Film

Directed by David Caesar, Dirty Deeds is an Australian crime picture inspired by real-life Sydney mobsters, and is set in the Sydney crime underworld of 1969. Bryan Brown stars as Barry Ryan, a prominent gangster whose ruthlessness rivals some of the toughest in the trade. He lives with his downbeat wife, Sharon (Toni Collette), and their son, but spends the majority of his time either with fellow mobsters or his mistress, Margaret (Kestie Morassi). Ryan's business is threatened when a Chicago Mafia boss dispatches two of his goons to scope out the poker machine scene for a potential takeover. Tony (John Goodman) and Sal (Felix Williamson), however, are lost when it comes to Australian culture, and stick out like a sore thumb. Negotiating with the Americans will be difficult enough for Barry, but the real blow comes when he learns that one of his own gang members has been deceitful. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

Bryan Brown - Barry Ryan
Toni Collette - Sharon Ryan
John Goodman - Tony Testano
Sam Neill - Det.-Sgt. Ray Murphy
Sam Worthington - Darcy

This crime drama which tells the tale of an uneasy alliance between the Australian mob and interlopers from America, gets a serviceable presentation for its release on DVD. Dirty Deeds gets two transfers on this disc -- a letterboxed transfer in the original widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1 (which is also enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors), and a pan-and-scan version at the full-frame ratio of 1.33:1. The original English-language soundtrack appears in two mixes, one in Dolby Digital Surround and another in Dolby Digital 5.1, while an alternate Spanish-language mix is mastered in Dolby Digital Surround. The film's theatrical trailer appears as a bonus. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide