MovieChat Forums > Mad Dog Morgan (1976) Discussion > Surprisingly violent.

Surprisingly violent.

posted 16 years ago by zapkvrsc
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There was a lot of violence in this film, something I was not used to with Australian movies. Strong story and great performances.

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[–] Woodyanders 14 years ago

Those moments of violence were quite brutal and shocking. The scenes in the prison in particular were very harsh and harrowing in equal measure.

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[–] Gmork76 12 years ago

Yes it was. The prison scenes where brutal. One could imagine the horrors of sharing the same cell with those ape-like prisoners who rape Morgan. Brutal and nightmarish.

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[–] WarpedRecord 10 years ago

I've seen some very violent Australian films, but this takes it up (or is it down?) a notch.

[–] spookyrat1 10 years ago

I think the producers are quoted somewhere as saying they wanted to make a Peckinpah - like Australian western on a tiny budget.

[–] WarpedRecord 10 years ago

I could see Peckinpah as a major influence here.

[–] Mudflap 8 years ago

Seems like the version currently on amazon has a LOT of the violence edited out. Not nearly as effective a movie as the original cut.