Sample People
11/05/2000
Sample People is an upbeat dramatic thriller that follows four groups of Sydney-siders as they seek escape routes over one sweltering weekend. 'Len the dreamer' who stutters shyly just wants the gorgeous DJ Lush Puppy. Sem is a funky musician who has a premonition warning him that his girlfriend, Cleo, is in danger. He just wants to get them both out of their inner-city world. Andy is the charismatic drifter who's conned his way through life and stolen money from his boss, TT. He just wants to head up the coast with TT's girlfriend, Jess, but seems to be falling deeper into a love triangle of drugs and delusion. Finally, there's Joey, a TV affected homeboy, who reveals to his best friend Gus that he's got a gun and will use it sooner or later. The inevitable moment will arrive whin his violent gangster fantisies become reality. As the lives of our heroes become dramatically entwined, the consequences of their actions ricochet off each other.
Movie Information
Kylie Minogue
as Jess
Joel Edgerton
as Sem
Ben Mendelsohn
as John
Simon Lyndon
as Andy
David Field
as TT
Nathalie Roy
as DJ Lush Puppy
Paula Arundell
as Cleo
Nathan Page
as Len
Justin Rosniak
as Joey
Mathew Wilkinson
as Gus
Gandhi MacIntyre
as Phil
Dorian Nkono
as Shiva
Rhett Giles
as Detective #1
Bradd Buckley
as Police Officer in Club Raid
Marcel Marinus
as Club Security #1
Warren Milaro
as Club Security #2
Hapi Fiefia
as Club Security #3
Paul Lightfoot
as Club Security #4
Charlotte Rose
as Club Girl #1
Tirana Hassan
as Club Girl #2
Rick Henshaw
as Traffic Constable
Rob McCulley
as Cabbie
George Hill
as Bouncer
Steve Greig
as Street Dealer
Caroline Kemp
as O-Ding Club Girl
John Dick
as Crazed Old Man
Jamie Nicolai
as Drug Dealer in Car
David Priest
as Drug Dealer in Pool Room #1
Charlie Hill-Smith
as Drug Dealer in Pool Room #2
Brown Hornet
as Nightclub Band
Ambrae Jamae
as Jodie
Michael Di Nuzzo
as Richard Tenor
Sandi Gardiner
as Dancer
Dylan Lewis
as Lead Singer of Brown Hornet
