The Nugget (2002) on Netflix
Lotto, Wookie and Sue are roadworkers and longtime mates. Each weekend they head for an old goldmining site hoping to get rich. Then they find the world's biggest nugget of gold.
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Plot summary
Each weekend, three roadworkers head out to an old goldmining site and hope to strike it rich. Lotto, Wookie and Sue are mates from way back, and every trip ends with nothing but a hangover. Then the three of them find the world's biggest nugget of gold, a piece worth many millions of dollars. They believe they have become instant millionaires.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Nugget (2002)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Bill Bennett wanted to make a film of the John Steinbeck story The Pearl but could not get the rights, so he wrote an Australian version about a nugget instead.
- The film's financier, the Macquarie Film Corporation, invested $2,112,800 in it and received back only $223,477, causing a write-down of $1,817,800.
