''The Crop'' is a 2004 Australian comedy film set during the 1980s.

Plot

''The Crop'', is set in the early 1980s in Australia, and is about

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owner, Ronnie 'Blade' Gillette (George Elliot), and his barmaid girlfriend Geraldine (

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). Two months after random breath testing has been introduced, Blade realises he's going broke. Afraid of

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, his customers are not buying his

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, they're going out to the carpark to smoke

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. Like any good businessman, Blade decides he needs a strategy. He decides to grow some dope as a way out of his financial hole. Blade and his best mate, Wack (Rhys Muldoon), set about growing their crop of weed on a property owned by the father of his girlfriend but they soon get caught in a bind between crooked cops and a ruthless moneylender.

Cast

Box office

''The Crop'' received numerous poor reviews. and only grossed $208,739 (AUD) at the box office in Australia.

Reception

''The Crop'' received the prize for 'Best International Feature Film' at the New York International Film Festival in 2005.

References

External links

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''The Crop'' at the National Film and Sound Archive
2004 comedy films 2004 films Australian comedy films Australian films about cannabis 2000s English-language films 2000s Australian films English-language comedy films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub