The Big Steal (Aus 1990)

aka Cuccata per il week-end (1990) (Italy); Die Rote Schlinge (1991) (Germany)
(Movie with the same name - The Big Steal, US, 1949)

Danny Clark (Ben Mendelsohn) buys a Jaguar from a shady car dealer, Gordon Farkas (Steve Bisley) to impress Joanna Johnson (Claudia Karvan) - result: trouble...

Director: Nadia Tass
Cinematographer, writer: David Parker

Music: Chris Gough; Philip Judd

Includes songs by Philip Judd and Tim Finn, The Makers, Schnell Fenster.

Soundtrack albums etc.

Album

LP WEA 9031725711 (Aus)
CD WEA 9031725712 (Aus)
MC WEA 9031725714 (Aus)

Single

Tim Finn and Philip Judd - "Long Hard Road" (Philip Judd/Tim Finn) / "Hope" (Phil Judd), 1980

7" WEA 9031725457 (Aus)
Cass WEA 90317254554 (Aus)

Video clip - "Nice hat Phil! Very funky!" - Peter Green, Crowded House Club Christmas Newsletter, 1990.

("Hope" is not in the movie credits, but it is on the soundtrack album.)

Compilation album

"The Other Enz: Split Enz & Beyond, Volume 1", (double CD) Raven Records, 1999. RVCD-100
- "Long Hard Road"
- "Precious Time"
- "Tai Chi"
- Raven Records, PO Box 2027, East Ivanhoe 3079, Victoria, Australia.

Album track listing

From the soundtrack album (cassette, CD)

Side One on cassette:

1. "Hope" (Philip Judd)
Performed by Philip Judd with Jen Anderson, Louis McManus, George B.

2. "Long Hard Road" (Philip Judd, Tim Finn)
Performed by Tim Finn & Philip Judd

3. "Dancing In The Storm" (Richard Pleasance, Peter Farnan)
Performed by Boom Crash Opera

4. "Triumph" (Philip Judd)
Performed by Philip Judd with Jen Anderson, Louis McManus, George B.

5. "The World Seems Difficult" (Greedy Smith)
Performed by Mental As Anything

6. "Stay Forever" (Steve Driver)
Performed by Bang The Drum

7. "Flight Of Stairs" (Philip Judd)
Performed by Philip Judd with Jen Anderson, Louis McManus, George B.

8. "Simple Things" (Brian Baker, Eddie Rayner)
Performed by The Makers

9. "Low Clearance" (Philip Judd)
Performed by Philip Judd with Jen Anderson, Louis McManus, George B.

Side Two on cassette:

1. "Fun City (music: Michael Den Elzen, lyrics: Phil Judd)
Performed by Schnell Fenster

2. "Rocks Are In My Head" (P. Farnan, R. Pleasance, D. Ryder, P. Maslen)
Performed by Boom Crash Opera

3. "Basement" (Philip Judd)
Performed by Philip Judd with Jen Anderson, Louis McManus, George B.

4. "Precious Time" (Philip Judd, Tim Finn)
Performed by Tim Finn & Philip Judd

5. "I'll Never Have Anything More" (Don McGlashan, Harry Sinclair)
Performed by The Front Lawn

6. "Here Comes Trouble" (Philip Judd)
Performed by Philip Judd with Jen Anderson, Louis McManus, George B.

7. "Rubber Love" (Stewart D'Arretta, Bjarne Ohlin)
Performed by Bigstorm

8. "Tai Chi" (Philip Judd)
Performed by Philip Judd with Jen Anderson, Louis McManus, George B. Vocal on "Tai Chi" by Tim Finn

["Tai Chi" is an instrumental song for which Tim does a bit of wordless singing/humming in the background.]

Produced by Philip Judd
Recorded by Michael Letho

Soundtrack Music Co-ordinator: Chris Gough
Album Executive Producers: Chris Gough and Philip Mortlock

Movie credits

From the closing credits:

Original music composed and produced by Philip Judd

Songs

"Long Hard Road" written by Philip Judd and Tim Finn
Performed by Tim Finn and Philip Judd

"Precious Time" written by Philip Judd and Tim Finn
Performed by Tim Finn and Philip Judd

"The World Seems Difficult" written by Greedy Smith
Performed by Mental As Anything

"Fun City" written by Philip Judd and Michael Den Elzen
Performed by Schnell Fenster

"Simple Things" written by Eddie Rayner and Brian Baker
Performed by The Makers

"Rocks Are In My Head" written by Peter Farman, Peter Maslen, Richard Pleasance and Dale Ryder
Performed by Boom Crash Opera

"Dancing In The Storm" written by Peter Farnan and Richard Pleasance
Performed by Boom Crash Opera

"Stay Forever" written by Steve Driver
Performed by Bang The Drum

"I'll Never Have Anything More" written by Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair
Performed by The Front Lawn

"Rubber Love" written by Stewart D'Arrietta and Bjarne Ohlin
Performed by Big Storm

"Death Trip" written by Mark Stafford
Performed by The Breaknecks

Notes

Philip Judd won the 1990 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Original Score for The Big Steal - (article in the Death In Brunswick lyric booklet).

A Louis McManes is listed playing on the Death In Brunswick (Aus 1991) soundtrack - this may be Louis McManus (?who was a member of the Bushwackers, and has worked with Eric Bogle amongst others). Phil Judd worked on Death In Brunswick shortly after The Big Steal.

Shot on location in Melbourne, Australia

Movie release information

Opened: 20 Sept 1990
First shown UK terrestrial TV 19th January, 1996
Video: RCA-Columbia-Hoyts (Aus)

Classification

PG (Aus)
15 (video, UK)

Classification links - Aus, NZ, UK, US

Links

The Big Steal (Soundtrack) (Australian Rock Database)

The Big Steal (Aus 1990) (Internet Movie Database)

Sources of information

Album track listing (cassette, CD); closing credits of film; Aus Film; Disc; Film Rev 91-2; Halliwell; Internet Movie

Page compiled by carolyn
Last updated 5th January, 2009.