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The Brush-Off
There's nothing abstract about a loaded gun!
2004 | 91m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Sam Neill |
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| Writer: | Shane Maloney, John Clarke |
| Staring: |
| The political adviser to Australia's Minister of the Arts investigates the suspicious death of a disgruntled artist. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 05, 2004 |
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| Director: | Sam Neill |
| Writer: | Shane Maloney, John Clarke |
| Genres: | Drama, Comedy, Crime, TV Movie |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, art museum |
| Production Companies | Australian Film Finance Corporation, Film Victoria, Huntaway Film, Ruby Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 10, 2026 Entered: May 02, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| David Wenham | Murray Whelan |
| Mick Molloy | Angelo Agnelli |
| Deborah Kennedy | Trish |
| Steve Bisley | Eastlake |
| Julian O'Donnell | Red Whelan |
| Justine Clarke | Salina |
| Leah Vandenberg | Claire Sutton |
| Andrew S. Gilbert | Duncan Keogh |
| Heather Mitchell | Fiona Lambert |
| Bruce Spence | Philip Veale |
| John Clarke | Ken Sproule |
| Robyn Butler | Wendy Whelan |
| Alex Menglet | Max Katyn |
| Joel Tobeck | Spider |
| Ron Falk | Giles Aubrey (as Ronald Falk) |
| Tracy Mann | Faye Curnow |
| Julie Forsyth | Bernice Kaufman |
| Robert Grubb | Det Sen Con Micaelis |
| Gerard Kennedy | Bob |
| Nick Farnell | Marcus |
| Tony Nikolakopoulos | Mavramoustakides |
| Matthew Spencer | Tark Curnow |
| Nicholas Crawford-Smith | Leo Curnow |
| David Gauci | Jimmy Papas |
| Nicole Nabout | Sophie Mavramoustakides |
| Anthea Davis | Officer Landscape |
| Simon Russell | Cop |
| Alex Capelli | Youth (as Alexander Cappelli) |
| Owen Luby | Small Boy |
| Margaret Ricketts | Old Woman |
| Joe Ferguson | Agnelli's Minder |
| Tammy Fitzgerald | Trish's Assistant |
| Grace Savage | Grace Sutton |
| Helena Lee | Wendy Katyn |
| Elena Neill | Ayla Katyn |
| Vannessa Makridis | Dignitary |
| Shane Maloney | Dignitary |
| Nicci Dillon | Arts Ministry Mandarin |
| Arisa Yura | Receptionist |
| Rowan Freeman | Security Guard |
| Lloyd Stuart | Party Guest |
| Helena Ruse | Child at House |
| Helena Ruse | Child at House |
| Sean Ruse | Child at House |
| Wayne Hyett | Richard |
| Andrew Dyson | Fire Juggler |
| Joanne Duffy | Police Person |
| Kieron O'Leary | Police Person |
| Sharon Fenech | Police Person |
| Ben Grogan | Raph Barista |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Yvonne Collins | Line Producer |
| Chris Kennedy | Production Design |
| Wayne Hyett | Editor |
| Ellery Ryan | Director of Photography |
| Annie Maver | First Assistant Director |
| Lorin Clarke | Script Coordinator |
| Paul Kiely | Script Supervisor |
| Victor Fukushima | Unit Manager |
| Marita Mussett | Art Direction |
| Fiona Rogan | Costume Supervisor |
| Deb Lester | Hair Supervisor |
| Nadia Diggins | Assistant Editor |
| Anna Phelps | Post Production Producer |
| Emma Bortignon | Sound Effects Editor |
| Geoff Hitchins | Title Designer |
| Cameron Harris | Casting |
| Kitty Stuckey | Costume Designer |
| Cezary Skubiszewski | Original Music Composer |
| Shane Maloney | Author |
| Serena Gattuso | Production Coordinator |
| Mark Boskell | Second Assistant Director |
| Andrew R. Campbell | Third Assistant Director |
| Gretchen Thornburn | Sound Recordist |
| Peter Stubbs | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Amanda Rowbottom | Makeup Supervisor |
| Rachel Knowles | Post Production Coordinator |
| Scott Findlay | Dialogue Editor |
| Keith Thomas | Sound Mixer |
| Zev Eleftheriou | Stunt Coordinator |
| John Clarke | Writer |
| Sam Neill | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mark Ruse | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Luby | Executive Producer |
| Jay Cassells | Producer |
| John Clarke | Producer |
| David Wenham | Associate Producer |
| Sam Neill | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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