Idiot Box (1996 film)
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Idiot Box is an Australian film starring Ben Mendelsohn
. The story follows two fictional characters "Mick & Kev" that have nothing going for them. They are stereotypical bogan
s with a taste for cheap thrills. Kev's hobby is being angry, his motto is "Maximum fear, minimum time". He hasn't got a job but he has got an attitude. His best mate is Mick and together they kill time drinking beer, watching the Idiot Box
and looking for action on the street.
One day Kev tells Mick they've drawn their last dole cheque. Instead they're going to get rich quick doing the only thing they're qualified for - crime. Conning a friend into driving the getaway car, the gang of three plan a robbery. But it's a heist
that's doomed from the start.
Ben Mendelsohn
Paul Benjamin "Ben" Mendelsohn is an Australian actor.-Early life:Mendelsohn was born in Melbourne, Australia, the son of Carole Ann and Frederick Mendelsohn. He attended Heidelberg Primary School and Banyule High School. His father is a prominent medical researcher who heads the Howard Florey...
. The story follows two fictional characters "Mick & Kev" that have nothing going for them. They are stereotypical bogan
Bogan
The term bogan is Australian slang, usually pejorative or self-deprecating, for an individual who is recognised to be from a lower class background or someone whose limited education, speech, clothing, attitude and behaviour exemplifies such a background....
s with a taste for cheap thrills. Kev's hobby is being angry, his motto is "Maximum fear, minimum time". He hasn't got a job but he has got an attitude. His best mate is Mick and together they kill time drinking beer, watching the Idiot Box
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and looking for action on the street.
One day Kev tells Mick they've drawn their last dole cheque. Instead they're going to get rich quick doing the only thing they're qualified for - crime. Conning a friend into driving the getaway car, the gang of three plan a robbery. But it's a heist
Robbery
Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. At common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear....
that's doomed from the start.