''The Crop'' is a 2004 Australian comedy film set during the 1980s.
Plot
''The Crop'', is set in the early 1980s in Australia, and is about
larrikin
Larrikin is an Australian English term meaning "a mischievous young person, an uncultivated, rowdy but good hearted person", or "a person who acts with apparent disregard for social or political conventions".
In the 19th and early 20th centurie ...
nightclub
A nightclub (music club, discothèque, disco club, or simply club) is an entertainment venue during nighttime comprising a dance floor, lightshow, and a stage for live music or a disc jockey (DJ) who plays recorded music.
Nightclubs gener ...
owner, Ronnie 'Blade' Gillette (George Elliot), and his
barmaid
A bartender (also known as a barkeep, barman, barmaid, or a mixologist) is a person who formulates and serves alcoholic or soft drink beverages behind the bar, usually in a licensed establishment as well as in restaurants and nightclubs, but ...
girlfriend Geraldine (
Holly Brisley
Holly Brisley (born 11 January 1978) is an Australian actress and television presenter. She began her career at the age of 16 on ''Agro's Cartoon Connection'' (1994–97) and more recently portrayed Amanda Vale-Baker on '' Home and Away'' (2005â ...
). Two months after
random breath testing has been introduced, Blade realises he's going broke. Afraid of
driving under the influence, his customers are not buying his
grog
Grog is a term used for a variety of alcoholic beverages.
The word originally referred to rum diluted with water (and later on long sea voyages, also added the juice of limes or lemons), which British Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon introduced ...
, they're going out to the carpark to smoke
dope.
Like any good businessman, Blade decides he needs a strategy. He decides to grow some dope as a way out of his financial hole. Blade and his best mate, Wack (Rhys Muldoon), set about growing their crop of weed on a property owned by the father of his girlfriend but they soon get caught in a bind between crooked cops and a ruthless moneylender.
Cast
Box office
''The Crop'' received numerous poor reviews.
and only grossed $208,739 (AUD) at the box office in Australia.
Reception
''The Crop'' received the prize for 'Best International Feature Film' at the New York International Film Festival in 2005.
References
External links
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''The Crop'' at the National Film and Sound Archive
2004 comedy films
2004 films
Australian comedy films
Australian films about cannabis
2000s English-language films
2000s Australian films
English-language comedy films
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