Money Movers

(1978)

Money Movers is a heist thriller set in Adelaide about an armoured car company that has been robbed yet again. Meanwhile, head of security Eric Jackson (Terence Donovan) has his own plan to rob the joint on the day when $20 million will pass through the counting house. He thinks things are going well, cockily engaging a new security guard Leo Bassett (Tony Bonner) to see what he is hiding. But, a devious kingpin (Bud Tingwell) has figured out that Eric wants to rob the counting house and wants in. Eric, his brother Brian (Bryan Brown) and fellow worker Dick (Ed Devereaux) are forced to give in and with the help of the kingpin's thugs who will kill them after the heist, they execute the robbery. But, things don't quite go to plan...

Solid and quite violent thriller from a future multiple Oscar and BAFTA nominee, Bruce Beresford (Tender Mercies, Breaker Morant, Driving Miss Daisy), with plenty of twists and turns and an interesting look at Adelaide at the time. A pretty decent cast, lots of male blustering and a hyper-violent ending where not many are spared make it well worth a look.

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