- Release Date: 2000
- Runtime: 94 min
- Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Starring: Eric Bana, Simon Lyndon, David Field, Daniel Wyllie ... see all
- Director: Andrew Dominik
- Plot: Chopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a murder sentence in prison. His book, From the Inside, upon which... Read more
User Reviews
chop
Jan 17, 2007
braindamaged4life6 - yahoo.com
Jan 17, 2007braindamaged4life6 - yahoo.com
*****ing great (bet you liked it huh nev) one of my favourite movies eh you should wath it harden the ***** up eh like them *****ing sooks uh oh chopper dont cut me toes off *****in drug addicts anyway wath it... Full review
Not Eric's Best
Aug 22, 2006
whiteboy6556 - yahoo.com
Aug 22, 2006whiteboy6556 - yahoo.com
This film was sucky. In fact i didn't really like it at all. In fact i think that it is a piece of crap. Eric Bana was not a good actor in it and all the other actors sucked as well.... Full review
Best portrayal of a psychopath since Taxi Driver
Jul 10, 2006
psib0rg - imdb.com
Jul 10, 2006psib0rg - imdb.com
Not for the faint of heart this movie gives a grim insight into the mind and life of a career psychopath. Many of you will know or know of people like 'Chopper' and most of you probably cross the road when... Full review
Fact or Fiction? The film is still great!
Apr 06, 2006
José Luis Rivera Mendoza - imdb.com
Apr 06, 2006José Luis Rivera Mendoza - imdb.com
Mark Brandon Read, nicknamed "Chopper", was a notorious criminal in Australia who after spending most of his life in prison, went on publishing books with anecdotes of those years becoming a successful writer of Best-Sellers. While he has been accused of... Full review
Demented, disturbed and delightful
Jan 19, 2006
hacness - imdb.com
Jan 19, 2006hacness - imdb.com
Look at Eric Bana, he is a hot, studly Hollywood actor. I know this because I have oogled over him in his post-Chopper movies. I only discovered Chopper after seeing him in such movies as Troy and The Hulk, and I'm... Full review
Very Scary
Sep 22, 2005
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Sep 22, 2005nuke783 - yahoo.com
Deeply disturbing tale about a nutball that would make Mike Tyson look like a saint. Baba was awesome and brought a real intense feel to the picture. I wish the film would have also touched on the other 19 killings he... Full review
Interesting
Sep 22, 2005
msmaryblack - yahoo.com
Sep 22, 2005msmaryblack - yahoo.com
This is an interesting film, very not hollywood...Chopper,(Bana), gives a very good performance. The end game of the story line, and clear cut motivations of everyone in the film are vague, but that gives this film its edge.... Full review
Amazing Performance By Eric Bana!
Jul 26, 2005
hokeybutt - imdb.com
Jul 26, 2005hokeybutt - imdb.com
CHOPPER (3+ outta 5 stars) Nifty little character study of a notorious Australian criminal... well, notorious in his own mind, at least. The jury is still out on how much of the autobiographical details of the life of "Chopper" read are... Full review
1 of the best ever!!!!
May 30, 2005
gundersen_erik - yahoo.com
May 30, 2005gundersen_erik - yahoo.com
must see !!! two thumbs way up!!! its right up there with star wars , all of them.... you will kick yourself if you dont see this one, i give it 5 stars!!!!... Full review
Chop, chop, chop, little Chopper chops
May 19, 2005
tomimt - imdb.com
May 19, 2005tomimt - imdb.com
Thruth and fiction blend in a fun and in some places gross story about the most known criminal of Australia, Mark "Chopper" Reed. Now, I am not Australian, nor have I read Choppers books, so I really can't say how accurate... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 18, 2008Urban Cinefile
Im having to start thinking about a lifestyle change, I guess Colosimos greatest gift is his natural ability: despite his formal studies, what he values most as part of his acting toolkit is lifes experiences.
His looks are deceiving, because hes a very thoughtful actor and he brings interesting choices.
... Full Review
| Apr 01, 2002CultureCartel.com
you wont miss much by skipping Chopper
Such a man is Aussie criminal Mark Chopper Read (Eric Bana), the amateurishly tattooed sociopath framed in Dominiks film with a segment of Chopper watching a television feature interview of himself and enjoying it immensely.
... Full Review
| Apr 25, 2001Combustible Celluloid
Chopper makes it seem cool to be outside the law....it's his presence and power that make the film so troubling.....His performance as Chopper is a fearless tour-de-force..... ... Full Review
| Nov 24, 2000TotalFilm
This ridiculousness provides Chopper with its winning comic edge.
With its black sense of humour and confident style, Chopper deserves to find an audience larger than the arthouse crowd.
... Full Review
PopMatters
Chopper is an incredible film.
In the film's most powerful sequence, Jimmy and Bartos band together to take down Chopper.
... Full Review
News
Chopper Read 'dying from cirrhosis'
digitalspy.co.uk –
2009-08-14
People
monstersandcritics.com –
2009-07-20
'The Time Traveler's Wife' star confessed that as well as a lifelong love of cars, he was a ladies' man in his teenage years, but not interested in "serious" girls. ... Full Article
Bana playing Chopper again?
moviehole.net –
2009-04-13
Author: Clint Morris Date: Monday, April 13th, 2009 Time: 2:51 am It's a rumour that could've started with a non-English speaking Taxi Driver who prefers to have his hairy nips tweaked than receive financial remuneration, nevertheless it's an interesting one. ... Full Article
Chopper
urbancinefile.com.au –
2009-03-30
"A criminal failure on a grand level," is how producer Michele Bennett describes Mark 'Chopper' Read, the subject of Chopper, Andrew Dominik's debut feature. Dominik became fascinated by the man who is now living on a Tasmanian farm on the... ... Full Article
"A distinctive blend of criminal psychology meeting a showbiz mentality," is how the film's Executive Producer Al Clark describes Andrew Dominik's screenplay of Chopper, about Mark Chopper Read, convicted murderer and standover man - and best selling author. ... Full Article
IT HAS been a big, bitter-sweet week for the team behind the film The Combination . On Thursday, the provocative drama about the guns and gangs of western Sydney was released to a blaze of glowing reviews and packed houses. ... Full Article

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