A Man's Gotta Do
| A Man’s Gotta Do | |
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| Directed by | Chris Kennedy |
| Produced by | Chris Kennedy John Winter |
| Starring |
John Howard Rebecca Frith Alyssa McClelland |
| Music by | Peter Best |
| Edited by | Emma Hay |
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Release date
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4 November 2004 (AUS) |
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Running time
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95 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | A$154,971 (Australia) |
A Man's Gotta Do is a 2004 Australian award winning film from Australian director, Chris Kennedy. The film stars John Howard.
In A Man's Gotta Do, Eddy (John Howard), lives with his wife, Yvonne (Rebecca Frith), and their daughter, Chantelle (Alyssa McClelland), in a new suburb in the Illawarra part, south of Sydney.
Eddy is a fisherman by day, but by night he works as a standover man, literally a toe-cutter. Dominic, (Gyton Grantley), is his new offsider.
Chantelle is upset because her fiancé, Rudi, a Russian air conditioning specialist, has disappeared. Did her Dad have something to do with it?
The frustrated Yvonne begins flirting with Paul, the plumber, (Rohan Nicol). Eddy encourages Dominic to read his daughter's diary thinking that's the way to get a better understanding of her needs.
The film received Mixed reviews.Australian TV show At the Movies gave it three and a half stars. It holds a 40 metascore, with the Village voice giving it 30/100
The film wasn't nominated for many awards but did win the only award it was nominated for, a Golden Zenith for the Best film from Oceania at the Montreal Film Festival.
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