Mullet

Jun 28, 2001

1h 29m

★ 5.0

Overview

Eddie returns to his home town on the south coast of New South Wales. Having left for the city without explanation a few years previously, he tries to pick up the pieces of his life and fit back in to the lives of those he left, including his ex-girlfriend Tully and brother Pete.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Porchlight Films

Screen Australia

Screen NSW

Mullet Trailers

Cast

Eddie "Mullet" Maloney

Ben Mendelsohn

Tully

Susie Porter

Peter Maloney

Andrew S. Gilbert

Kay

Belinda McClory

Col Maloney

Tony Barry

Gwen Maloney

Kris McQuade

Robbie Maloney

Peta Brady

James

Wayne Blair

Gary

Paul Kelman

Jones

Steve Le Marquand

Terry

Aaron Blabey

Big Bloke

Jim Webb

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