The Wog Boy
The Wog Boy is a 2000 Australian comedy film directed by Aleksi Vellis and starring Nick Giannopoulos, Vince Colosimo, Lucy Bell, Abi Tucker, Stephen Curry, Tony Nikolakopoulos and Derryn Hinch. Whilst the word wog is extremely derogatory in British English, in Australian English it may be considered non-offensive depending on how the word is used, due to reclamation and changing connotations.
Plot
Steve (Nick Giannopoulos) is a first-generation Greek Australian. Steve is unemployed, but manages to get by, helping out here and there. His pride and joy is his Chrysler VF Valiant Pacer. Whilst helping out a compensation-oriented neighbour, Steve has a minor car accident involving the Minister for Employment, Raelene Beagle-Thorpe (Geraldine Turner). The net result of this encounter is twofold: Steve gets to meet Celia (Lucy Bell) whom he is instantly attracted to but who initially hates him, and Steve gets outed on national television by Derryn Hinch as the worst dole-bludger in Australia.
More details
| author | Nick Giannopoulos |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Melbourne |
| director | Aleksi Vellis |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | car accident chrysler valiant chrysler vf valiant pacer geraldine turner greek australian help unemployed |
| nomination | AACTA Award for Best Costume Design |
| producer | Aleksi Vellis Nick Giannopoulos |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |