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form y separately published work icon Gettin' Square single work   film/TV   humour   crime  
Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Gettin' Square
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''Wattsy' Wirth is fresh out of prison and determined to go straight. But like his ex cell-mate, Johnny Spit, and reformed gangster Dabba Barrington, he discovers that getting on the straight and narrow is a lot harder than he thought. On the outside there are old scores and old enemies, as well as a few new ones, like the newly formed Crimes Investigation Commission. With the CIC breathing down their necks and pressure from underworld boss Chicka Martin and corrupt cop Arnie Deviers, it will take Wattsy, Spit and Dabba all their street smarts and rat cunning to stay one step ahead and become square-heads.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 6/8/2013)

Notes

  • Gettin' Square headlined the Brisbane International Film Festival's opening night on July 29, 2003.

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Works about this Work

The 100 Best Australian Films of the New Millenium Erin Free , Dov Kornits , Travis Johnson , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 22 September 2016;
Close-Up Des Partridge , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 November 2004; (p. 7)
Sheer Escapism Bernie Matthews , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 December 2003; (p. 5)
Comedy Dominates Awards Fiona Villella , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: Muse , November no. 234 2003; (p. 19)
Untitled Geoff Gardner , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Muse , November no. 234 2003; (p. 14)

— Review of Gettin' Square Chris Nyst , 2003 single work film/TV
Review Des Partridge , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 31 July 2003; (p. 15)

— Review of Gettin' Square Chris Nyst , 2003 single work film/TV
Lawyer on a Crime Spree Sophie Tedmanson , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 1 October 2003; (p. 16)

— Review of Gettin' Square Chris Nyst , 2003 single work film/TV
The Difficulties of Going Straight Paul Byrnes , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 October 2003; (p. 15)

— Review of Gettin' Square Chris Nyst , 2003 single work film/TV
Ensemble Cast Help Make Gold Coast Crims a Joke Des Partridge , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 October 2003; (p. 12)

— Review of Gettin' Square Chris Nyst , 2003 single work film/TV
Shyster's Paradise Juliette Hughes , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , November vol. 13 no. 9 2003; (p. 44-45)

— Review of Gettin' Square Chris Nyst , 2003 single work film/TV
Evidence to the Contrary Matthew Condon , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 July 2003; (p. 1-2)
Film Made Outside the Square Des Partridge , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 July 2003; (p. 18)
Briefs? Screenplays? It's All Writing Dale Paget , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 October 2003; (p. 17)
Gettin' Square in Three Years Michaela Boland , 2003 single work biography
— Appears in: The Australian Financial Review , 27 September 2003; (p. 36)
Power of One Phil Brown , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 15 - 21 October no. 465 2003; (p. 9)

Awards

2004 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Betty Roland Prize for Scriptwriting
2003 nominated Australian Film Institute Awards Best Original Screenplay
2003 nominated Australian Film Institute Awards Best Film
2003 nominated IF Awards Inside Film Awards Best Feature Film
2003 won IF Awards Inside Film Awards Best Script
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