Gettin' Square

Gettin' Square
Australian DVD cover
Directed by	Jonathan Teplitzky
Written by	Chris Nyst
Produced by	Martin Fabinyi Tim White Trish Lake
Starring	Sam Worthington David Wenham Freya Stafford Gary Sweet Timothy Spall
Cinematography	Garry Phillips
Edited by	Ken Sallows
Production companies	Mushroom Pictures Working Title Australia Freshwater Pictures Squared Productions[1]
Distributed by	Hoyts Distribution (Australia)
Release dates	29 July 2003 (2003-07-29) (BIFF) 9 October 2003 (2003-10-09) (Australia)
Running time	100 minutes[1]
Countries	Australia United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$7.9 million[2]
Box office	$2.1 million[3]

Gettin' Square is a 2003 comedy crime thriller film directed by Jonathan Teplitzky and written by Chris Nyst. An international co-production between Australia and the United Kingdom, it stars Sam Worthington, David Wenham, Freya Stafford, Gary Sweet, and Timothy Spall. It follows an ex-con who vows to go straight and make an honest man of himself, but finding a job is difficult with a criminal record.

The film had its world premiere at the 12th Brisbane International Film Festival on 29 July 2003, and was theatrically released in Australia on 9 October 2003, by Hoyts Distribution. It was a box-office bomb, grossing only $2.1 million domestically against a $7.9 million budget. However, it received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for Wenham's performance, Teplitzky's direction, and Nyst's screenplay. At the 45th Australian Film Institute Awards, it earned a leading fourteen nominations, including Best Film, with Wenham winning Best Actor in a Leading Role. The film's sequel, SPIT, is in production.^[4]