Two Heads Creek

2019

1 hr. 25 min.

Comedy

Horror

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90%

21 Reviews

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71%

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A brother and sister leave post-Brexit Britain to search for their birth mother in Australia. When they arrive in a small town to start their search, they have no idea the tolerant townsfolk are hiding a dark secret.

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Two Heads Creek is a witty, hilarious take on ocker culture and Australia's immigration policy that employs an outsider's point of view (courtesy of Jordan Waller's intelligently observed screenplay) to show us ourselves as we would perhaps rather not be seen. The second feature for director Jesse O'Brien and director of photography Samuel Baulch after 2016's Indy science fiction Arrowhead, it ramps up to an even higher standard of film craft and further confirms that these two film makers are a team to watch. Jordan Waller and Kathryn Wilder give sparkling performances in the lead roles as twins who travel to outback Queensland to reconnect with their long lost birth mother (played with a wicked turn by Kerrie Armstrong). They discover that the town has developed a taste for human flesh and are involved in a conspiracy with the Department of Immigration to supply them with a food chain of migrants. ‘Don't stop the boats! Send em here so we can eat their brains!' In league with their long lost mum and sister Daisy (played with a touchingly wide-eyed innocence by Madelaine Nunn) they team up to overthrow the system in a gloriously bloodthirsty final act. In addition to those already mentioned there's a top notch ensemble cast including such Aussie luminaries as Gary Sweet, Helen Dallimore, and Kevin Harrington to add to the mayhem. Gregory J Fryer as Indigenous bus driver Apari provides the much needed perspective that all of us white fellas, recent migrants or not, are ‘f***in' foreigners.' Special mention also to Stephen Hunter as immigration officer, Clive, David Adlam as twisted tank top wearing Eric and the legendary Don Bridges as pommy hater Uncle Morris. The soundtrack is studded with Aussie rock classics with a heavy dose of early 60s Normie Rowe. The musical centrepiece is an hilarious hard rock arrangement of Skyhooks' Horror Movie courtesy of the film's composer Ryan Elliot Stevens that showcases Helen Dallimore's vocal chops and provides the setting for the climactic battle sequence with a cornucopia of hilarious dismemberments so OTT that they evoke more laughs than horror. The whip smart writing and comedic timing make Two Heads Creek an hilarious crowd pleaser with its laughs, gore and incisive social commentary. It's won over festival audiences in the US and UK as well as in Australia so check out what deserves to become an Aussie comedy classic. You'll need a strong stomach but you won't be disappointed.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/22/23

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It was a real easy watch and very funny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Jesse O'Brien and Jordan Waller have created a blood-soaked satire of Australia's dark underbelly. The comedy style won't be to everyone's taste, but fans of early Peter Jackson and Monty Python will enjoy its familiar blend of slapstick humour and gore. As an insane take on our dangerously ridiculous society, it excels at presenting a tale about humanity and how we need to get over our differences. Two Heads Creek isn't quite on the same level as Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2011) or Shaun of the Dead (2004), but it's a welcomed entry into the genre from the land Down Under.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Two heads creek 28.2.21 8.5/0. I was interrupted whilst watching because I had a game going! Barely read any of my book! Downgraded it a little because occasional bad point but otherwise it was 'right up my street', refer to rating. D.B.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Too cartoonish and trying hard to be funny but not really succeeding. Very dumb overall.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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A Polish guy and his estranged sis Annabelle are late 20's Brits who decide to leave the country to move to their mother's tiny hometown Down Under. As they were adopted out as children, they do not know their mother. Upon arrival they learn of their mother's very recent death, though something appears amiss in this very backwoods town. Wholly unfunny, relying on stereotypes - if this is typical of Ozploitation, I won't be watching much more. The third act was extremely gory (unnecessarily so, though some deaths were interesting). The casting was great, the cover of the Skyhooks' song "Horror Movie" sung by Helen Dallimore was the best part and Kerry Armstrong had the best comedic timing, which doesn't say much.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Jesse O'Brien

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Kathryn Wilder

Annabelle

Gary Sweet

Hans

Kerry Armstrong

Mary

Stephen Hunter

Clive

Jordan Waller

Norman

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Peter Bradshaw

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Walker and Wilder sell it gamely enough - but it's the sort of movie you need to smoke your body weight in weed to enjoy.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 2, 2020

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Alix Turner

Ready Steady Cut

Entertaining Australian horror-comedy about the difficulty of fitting in when you don't belong anywhere. Written by Jordan Waller and directed by Jesse O'Brien.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 9, 2021

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Emma Wolfe

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I felt like it really started off strong with the production values, setting up the characters... some of the characters were so weird and disgusting and it was really it was enjoyable to watch.

Rated: 7/10

Oct 20, 2020

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Lucy Buglass

JumpCut Online

A delightful mix of humour, stomach-churning visual effects, and crazy characters.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 22, 2020

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

It's clearly a film made with love, and there's a surprising warmth to the comedy which keeps it from becoming simply grotesque or grim.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 11, 2020

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Martin Unsworth

Starburst

The satire of racist attitudes beats you around the head, but thanks to the blood-soaked climax, Two Heads Creek ends up being a crowd-pleasing beast. If nothing else, you'll have an appreciation of the music of Aussie legend Norman Rowe.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 4, 2020

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Synopsis

A brother and sister leave post-Brexit Britain to search for their birth mother in Australia. When they arrive in a small town to start their search, they have no idea the tolerant townsfolk are hiding a dark secret.

Director: Jesse O'Brien
Executive Producer: Steven Matusko
Screenwriter: Jordan Waller
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 26, 2020

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