The Nugget

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The Nugget ★½ 2002 (R)

Aussie-made comedy's jokes may be better understood by the locals. Three working-class blokes spend their weekends out in the bush allegedly gold prospecting but mostly sitting around drinking beer. But on one trip, they finally find a huge nugget, and their greed leads to a disruption in their friendship, until their windfall gets stolen. 90m/C DVD . AU Eric Bana, Alan Brough, Max Cullen, Dave O'Neil, Stephen Currie, Peter Moon, Belinda Emmett, Sallyanne Ryan, Karen Pang; D: Bill Bennett; W: Bill Bennett; C: Danny Ruhlmann; M: Nigel Westlake.

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