The Boys (1998 film)

The Boys
The Boys DVD cover
Directed byRowan Woods
Screenplay byStephen Sewell
Based onThe Boys
by Gordon Graham
Produced byRobert Connolly
John Maynard
StarringDavid Wenham
Toni Collette
Lynette Curran
John Polson
Anthony Hayes
CinematographyTristan Milani
Edited byNick Meyers
Music byThe Necks
Alan Lamb
Distributed byRoadshow Entertainment
Release date
  • 7 May 1998 (1998-05-07)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.5 million

The Boys is a 1998 Australian drama film directed by Rowan Woods. The screenplay by Stephen Sewell is based on the play by Gordon Graham, with Graham influenced by the 1986 murder of Anita Cobby,[1] with the play first performed by Griffin Theatre Company under the direction of Alex Galeazzi.

  1. ^ Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (2011). Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study. McFarland. p. 108. ISBN 978-0786486922.