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A forgotten Ozploitation crime epic where the real villain is the wig budget.
TMDB
37
IMDb
54

Kitty and the Bagman (1983)

glamorous gutterperiod piece chaosso-bad-it's-archaeology

Overview

Crime

Notorious Australian flop set in the Roaring 20s Sydney follows Kitty O'Rourke who, after her thug husband ends up in jail, becomes a tough gangster on her own, befriends a crooked cop called The Bagman and takes on the competition.

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Standout Aspects

Costume

Gatsby-by-way-of-target clearance rack 1920s fashion commitment.

Production

Sydney standing in for Chicago-level ambition on clearly Australian budget.

Best for:Solo: Morbid curiosity and wine-fueled archaeology of Australian cinema.·Friends: Irony-forward group who love yelling at beautiful disasters.·Rewatch: Tracking which actor seems most embarrassed by their choices.
Heads up:Violence: Gangster-movie beatings that aged like milk in the sun.
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Director

Donald Crombie

ReleasedFeb 18, 1983
Runtime1h 37m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Adams Packer Film Productions

Top Cast

John Stanton

John Stanton

The Bagman

Val Lehman

Val Lehman

"Big" Lil Delaney

Gerard Maguire

Gerard Maguire

Cyril Vickers

Colette Mann

Colette Mann

Doris De Salle

Paul Chubb

Paul Chubb

Slugger

Danny Adcock

Danny Adcock

Detective Thomas

John Ewart

John Ewart

The Train Driver

Reg Evans

Reg Evans

Chicka Delaney

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Trivia

Val Lehman was simultaneously starring in Prisoner: Cell Block H, making this her year of playing formidable women in Australian penal institutions.

Cultural

This flopped so hard it helped kill the Australian Film Commission's enthusiasm for period gangster films for nearly a decade.

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