A Man's Gotta Do

A Man's Gotta Do

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  • Genre(s): Comedy
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Chris Kennedy
  • Cast(s): Rebecca Frith, Gyton Grantley, John Howard, Alyssa McClelland, Amie McKenna See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 33min
  • Award(s): Golden Zenith 2004 (Won) Awards List
  • Similar To: Roommates, Balls Up
  • Story:
    Eddy does what he has to do to give his family what they want. For the last 25 years, he has secretly moonlighted as a "standover" man, purely to provide his aspirational wife with her dream house and a privileged upbringing for his only daughter. Eddy finds it hard to express how he feels, especially now that his "little girl" is engaged and will soon be leaving the family home. Chantelle believes her emotionally blocked father has only two feelings "angry" and "very angry" and feels her father just doesn't understand her. Eddy is perplexed: "What's to understand?" Herein lies the problem. Over eager to get on the same wavelength as his daughter and recapture the closeness they once had, Eddy starts reading Chantelle's diary. In the process, more secrets than anyone was prepared for, begin to surface with devastating yet hilarious results. Eddy rides the storm and once the dust settles, all is well... for now.
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STORY

Story
Eddy does what he has to do to give his family what they want. For the last 25 years, he has secretly moonlighted as a "standover" man, purely to provide his aspirational wife with her dream house and a privileged upbringing for his only daughter. Eddy finds it hard to express how he feels, especially now that his "little girl" is engaged and will soon be leaving the family home. Chantelle believes her emotionally blocked father has only two feelings "angry" and "very angry" and feels her father just doesn't understand her. Eddy is perplexed: "What's to understand?" Herein lies the problem. Over eager to get on the same wavelength as his daughter and recapture the closeness they once had, Eddy starts reading Chantelle's diary. In the process, more secrets than anyone was prepared for, begin to surface with devastating yet hilarious results. Eddy rides the storm and once the dust settles, all is well... for now.

AWARDS

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Golden Zenith Award

Best Film from Oceania | 2004 | Chris

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Bryan Brown, Frankie J Holden, Mark Mitchell, Glenn Robbins, Russell Gilbert, Paul Hogan, Peter Moon, Ray Meagher, Andrew S. Gilbert, Geoffrey Rush, Bill Hunter, John Waters, John Jarrett and John Wood were all considered for the role of Eddy.

Lynne McGranger, Jane Turner, Mary-Anne Fahey, Gina Riley, Paula Gardener, Sigrid Thornton, Marg Downey, Angela Punch-McGregor, Kerry Armstrong and Noni Hazelhurst were considered for the role of Yvonne.

Popular Dialogues

"Eddy: Don't get an Italian car, get a German one. In this line of work, when you put your foot on the accelerator; something's gotta happen."