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Mad Bastards

Director: Fletcher, Brendan
Year: 2010
Type: Film
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Synopsis

TJ is a hard-edged Aboriginal man who's sick of scraping out an existence in the city. He travels to the tiny frontier town of Five Rivers in search of his son. Upon his arrival, TJ is confronted by the equally tough local cop Texas... and so begins a story about hard men battling to do the right thing by their family. The movie is steeped in the distinctive music of the Pigram Brothers in collaboration with multi-ARIA Award winner Alex Lloyd. Their lilting ukulele and mandolin melodies weave like a dream through the central story. REAL PEOPLE with no acting experience play the lead roles. This brings a tremendous intimacy and freshness to the movie. Developed in close collaboration over many years with director Brendan Fletcher, the actors play characters based on their own lives. The stories are etched on their faces.

-Synopsis from the official movie website: http://www.madbastards.com.au/

Narrative Locations

Bullet's House, Wyndham, Kimberley, Western Australia  

Temporal setting: 2010s

Location notes:

 This appears to be the house where Nella and Bullet live.

Shooting Locations

4 Martin Place, Wyndham, Kimberley, Western Australia

4 Martin Place, was a shooting location for Mad Bastards.

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Burnt house, Wyndham, Kimberley, Western Australia  

Temporal setting: 2010s

Location notes:

A house at the end of Flinders Street  gets burnt in Mad Bastards.

Shooting Locations

Burnt house, Wyndham, Kimberley, Western Australia

The shooting location of the house that is burnt in the film is 7-9 Flinders St.

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Five Rivers Lookout, Wyndham, Kimberley, Western Australia  

Temporal setting: 2010s

Shooting Locations

Five Rivers Lookout, Wyndham, Kimberley, Western Australia

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Kimberley Motors, Kimberley, Western Australia  

Temporal setting: 2010s

Location notes:

The interior of Kimberley Motors (Great Northern Highway, Wyndham) is used to represent a lolly shop in Mad Bastards.

Shooting Locations

Kimberley Motors, Kimberley, Western Australia

The shop where Bullet buys lollies

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Old Store, Wyndham, Kimberley, Western Australia  

Temporal setting: 2010s

Location notes:

The old shop on Koolama Street opposite the Shire buildings and adjacent to Lulu's Takeaway features in Mad Bastards.

Shooting Locations

58 Koolama St, Kimberley, Western Australia

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Wyndham Bus Station, Kimberley, Western Australia  

Temporal setting: 2010s

Location notes:

Corner of Foreshore Rd and Gambier St, Wyndham.

Shooting Locations

Wyndham public toilets, Kimberley, Western Australia

This public toilet block in Old Wyndham was dressed to look like a bus station for Mad Bastards, when Tex tries to convince TJ to leave town.

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Wyndham Mud Flats, Kimberley, Western Australia  

Temporal setting: 2010s

Location notes:

TJ and Tex come to blows on the parched earth or the tidal mud flats just South of Wyndham.

Shooting Locations

Wyndham Mud Flats, Kimberley, Western Australia

Shot on location.

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Wyndham Supermarket, Kimberley, Western Australia  

Temporal setting: 2010s

Shooting Locations

Wyndham Supermarket, Kimberley, Western Australia

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