George Production The film was originally known as Mark Clark Van Ark. There were problems raising the money so Tass and Parker mortgaged their house with ANZ Bank, as they did with their first film. The movie was shot from 6 November to 22 December 1989. Awards Soundtrack Music: Chris Gough and Philip Judd. The film includes songs by Philip Judd and Tim Finn, the Makers, Schnell Fenster, Boom Crash Opera, Mental As Anything, Bang The Drum, the Breaknecks, Big Storm and the Front Lawn. Box office The Big Steal grossed $2,351,628 at the box office in Australia. Home media The Big Steal was released on DVD by Umbrella Entertainment in October 2003. The DVD is compatible with all region codes and includes special features such as the original theatrical trailer, Umbrella Entertainment trailers, original cast audition tapes, interviews with Nadia Tass, David Parker, Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan and Steve Bisley as well as audio commentary by Nadia Tass and David Parker. Umbrella Entertainment released The Big Steal on Blu-ray in September 2021. The Blu-ray is compatible with all region codes, retains the extra features from the DVD release, and includes a new audio commentary by David Parker, moderated by film buff Paul Harris. Cars appearing in the film 1973 Jaguar XJ6 1963 Nissan Cedric 1974 HJ Monaro GTS coupe 1989 Nissan Pintara 1973 Chevrolet Caprice Classic 1972 Volvo 144 References Bibliography Murray, Scott (editor), Australian Film, 1978-1994, Oxford, 1995. External links The Big Steal at the National Film and Sound Archive The Big Steal at Oz Movies 1990 films 1990s teen comedy films Australian teen comedy films Films about automobiles Films directed by Nadia Tass Films shot in Melbourne Films set in Melbourne 1990s English-language films