Eric Bana is one of those actors that everyone just naturally assumes is some highly esteemed actor, but then you check his iMDB and notice he's been in nothing but trash his entire carrier.
Did he? I knew Mark & when Ppl Started reading His Book They Claim to Know him & Half of Australians Shaved heads Grew a Moustache! but Did they Really Know Or no of Mark Read Almost every Book he Wrote Was A Straight out Bight of English Prisoners Most notable Michael Peterson AKA Charlie Bronson! the Hardest prisoner In England Started off With 6 Yrs Has Served 32 Yrs in high Security! Mark was Dangerous But I've always Said a Man is about as Dangerous as U Allow them to B!
hi sean, he's not 'mad' although some may argue he's crazy. I found Chopper to be a great storyteller - and a lot of fun to have a few drinks with at the pub. Despite what some puritans may claim - that he's a criminal blah blah blah - he is an Australian icon with a major Aussie award winning movie about his life. Multiple books. And his sense of humour is truly delightful. So yes - he may be a little bit mad - but aren't we all? And the most interesting people I know are kinda crazy :)
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BlameDamage He'd been in prison for most of his adult life. Let's be honest - racism was probably socially acceptable when he was locked up. Most ex cons who have done that amount of time are just out-of-touch with reality
i distinctly remember the barrel pointing right at my face. it's not something one forgets. it was not pointed to the 'side' of my head as a comment here purports.
How you did that while remaining calm and your underwear dry is beyond me, I would have been scared half to death. Kudos to you, you are a very brave reporter!
Your one cool lady Renee i dont think i could of been so calm! even the other guy must be off his rocker letting chopper shoot a bottle out of his hand!!! ? There is something about chopper I can't help but like some parts to his personallity, not all, he did do some horrific crimes and nasty stuff to people, I was hooked on heroin for 4 years and it is a life changer of a drug and the people who sell it usually are the scum of the earth with no morals or humanity in there souls I don't think they deserve the justice that chopper gave them but I do understand where he's coming from.! what was your opinion of him after spending some time with him , he's clearly nuts haha
Can't say when - 1) I don't know where they are 2) if they are where I think they are it's a 6 hour drive away 3) if they aren't there then they are packed in another place I won't get to for a while :)
Patti Pat it's all good. Chopper's explanation of the event is in book 2. I've explained it many times. I don't busy myself with what people believe - that's up to them. I'm happy for people to draw whatever conclusions they like from what they see.
Whew that was kinda tough too watch, holy. I've been robbed at gun point when I was younger, and it brought back those same moments of fear. You're a very brave person Renee.
I didn't find him to be any different on or off camera. He is exactly as he presents. He's wily, humorous and has some hard-won experience to add to his smarts. I'm not convinced he's mad tho...
yes. but when the trigger was pulled in my face, the cameraman put the camera down and said 'ok folks - that's enough' because he felt it had gone too far.
I actually read that when you play, and spinning the barrel, that the bullet weighs down the barrel and sits at the bottom so its not lined up to shoot. Sort of a trick but is by no means safe. Thats why he was so confident shooting at her.
Chapter 22 in Chopper's 2nd book Hits & Memories explains more about that day. I have explained it in previous comments, articles, TV ages etc. Quick summary: I wanted Chopper to explain how he won Russian Roulette against the Chinese mafia because his 'strategy' was to take 2 shots at his own head. When he loaded the gun & pulled the trigger, I didn't know I'd be going 2nd. I didn't believe he'd pull the trigger in my face. The cameraman called 'enough'. Chop said 'now the camera is off, I'll tell you how I won. An overly oiled barrel takes the weight of the bullet to the 3rd or 4th chamber - so the first 2 are clear.' Is it true? Maybe? Does it work every time. I doubt it.
***** is that the reaction you would have had? I ain't no panic merchant. Rabbits duck and still get shot. Your strategy is faulty. I didn't think he'd pull the trigger. And I ain't the type to freak out and faint.
zachary massey maybe you missed the language evolution, maybe you just blindly obey rules and do what you're told. I like the word 'ain't' cos I wasn't allowed to say it as a kid. And just so you know, you grammar nazi - 'Good Grammar?' is not a real sentence. Back to school for you! oh - I almost forgot: 'LOL'
sure did ;) BTW - I got to interview Lemmy of Motorhead fame when I was a music journo (pre-TV). There are some people that really are important enuf to drop everything for a chance to caht with them. He was one of those people for me :)
Chopper has died. The criminal perpetrator became a criminal commentator. He was a living legend despite what some pious judgemental types might say about him. And he was funny. Sitting in a pub, having a drink with him and listening to a few stories - the guy was entertaining. And he was privy to a side of life most of us only ever see in movies. It's a rare thing for a career criminal to die of old age. I wish his family all the very best and hope the media is kind to them.
very nice of you to say so. interviewing is my favourite part of the production process. being heavily researched gives you all the confidence you need to speak with anyone on any level. add some technical knowledge to make the shooting and editing process easy for those crews and that's all the basics covered.
I think he claimed that two chambers were empty but even you wasnt that confident about that,but the gun wasnt empty so that was a very risky thing and totally real.I didnt read the book of Chopper sorry.
if you think he's nuts for thinking it is his duty to keep the rabbit population down, rabbits in australia are an invasive species and are wrecking havoc in australia.
This has been answered - ad nauseum - in comments here and in articles and TV segs and last year in a news.com.au seg when I sold sold all the handwritten letters to a fan - but here we go again: my brother gave me a book written by a little known Melbourne crim and said -between the lines, he's telling a few truths about how things work between the cops and crims. So I found out Chopper was out of jail in a rare bout of freedom and I took a crew to Tassie for a bit of a chat and shoot some frames. He had lots of guns with him. I didn't ring ahead and say 'by the way - are you all tooled up for the show?' I saw the shotgun on the rear dash of the car, the 1938 Beretta pistol on the front dash and there were other guns I can't recall. Before Louis Theroux, I was putting myself in out-of-my-depth situations and writing about them. What would you have done? Cancelled the interview? Folded your arms and stormed back to the plane in a huff? Or got on with the job? I chose to get on with the job.
lol - there's a funny guy who's claimed to be filming at the Hard Copy shoot in 'Tanzania' when the Chopper interview was shot in 1992. He must have a very long camera lens seeing Tanzania is in Africa. lmao
I think he was probably bipolar to be honest. Almost certainly. I counsel several people with the condition and they have remarkably similar personality traits - the over-the-top, dramatic, almost theatrical tone of the voice and personality is very typical. They’re constantly putting on a show - because they’re trying to hide how they’re actually feeling. Of course Chopper is an extreme case. Most bipolar people just get very depressed when something bad/stressful happens to them, whereas his outlet was obviously violence.
I understand your point of view and others share it. I have not referred to him as a 'nihilistic thug' so you might have to check who said that. Many Australian's regard Ned Kelly and the sheep thief The Jolly Swagman as national treasures and icons f homage to our convict past. Chopper happens to be living version of that. And it's just my opinion after all - it's not true for all Australians. And when it comes to cops and robbers movies, I cheer for the robbers. Better senses of humour ;)
Hey madam lulu thanks for yr comment. While I agree with the haters that chopper was a convicted criminal I don't define him as just that. There are many aspects to a human being. Ppl who view a person like chopper in terms of one dimension general don't have much deep dimension to themselves. Their narrowcast views reflect are proof of their narrow minds.
haha - no - I didn't think he was going to pull the trigger. when you slow video down [it records at 25 frames a second] i'm still smiling when the gun goes off - not because i'm crazy - because i didn't think what was going to happen next in that split second would really happen.
All the crazy comic letters and choppers brass cig lighter engraved 'mark brandon read 1000%' and a Xmas card with a bad poem by unky chop chop are up for auction and you can bid online m.invaluable.com/#lot/A9935776F7
Fair play to you Renee for keeping your cool at the end when he pointed a gun to your face. You seemed to have stayed extremely cool in your demeanor even though he didn't give you a choice. Must have been terrifying for you but you kept calm which I applaud you for. God knows how it would have went if you started to panic. I've only heard about Chopper today as I came across a scene from the film version (the stabbing) which then prompted me to search for more information about this man. Very interesting stuff and a small insight into his mind and his character. Thanks for sharing this with us!
Answers to every single question people ask are answered multiple times here, in TV segs, articles written etc etc. You are welcome to go looking for them by asking Uncle Google.
I personally think he 'knew', within a reasonable doubt, that the round was resting in the bottom of the revolver. Crazy as he is, I'm not fully convinced that he'd be willing to risk committing murder on live camera, but then again, he is insane. For the record, I'm in no way trying to underplay how dangerous the situation was, and I could be very wrong. Either way, bravo maintaining composure.
thank you. it's not every day that i find an interview subject who is like a character from a movie. when i read the first book i thought 'if speak like this with a camera in his face, i've got a great story that the average australian will identify with - in a positive or negative way. i laugh at people who chastise the media for doing stories on bad guys as if we are promoting them. go watch a james bond movie without the bad guy and tell me how interesting that is. life is colourful.
Ohhhh Mlady!! you should have told me what a sweet voice you had and the clothes you would be wearing for the interview before posting this. or at least put [NSFW] in the title. Because I was supposed to be going to karate practice this afternoon but now it looks like it will be just me... you.. and my fleshlight.
Chopper's stories weren't all fiction as commented here - he heard stories in jail which he then told as his own. This annoyed some crims and made others happy because it deflected attention away from them. Sure Chopper has a gift for fiction - but some of his stories are fact. And some are stories that starred him in his versions of them.
More of a sociopath instead of psycho, because he’s also genuinely happy to be interviewed, he’s just more mad in a sense that he also doesn’t give two fucks and does what he wants.
having just re-watched the final 60 minutes interview, and having just seen this interview after watching the first part Underbelly Chopper series, it dawns on me that you Renee Brack, would have been the perfect person to do the last interview with, a perfect last reunion so to speak, would have been awesome and imo, much preferred to the Tara Brown interview.
haha - thanks for thinking I've got guts Hamish but it happened fast. it's a strange feeling having a gun in your face and hear the trigger pulled. what does a civilian do? stand there surprised? i think that's what i did :)
I have interview footage and recordings of phone calls, hand written letters from jail etc tucked away in a file from 1992. Maybe one day I'll pull them out for a look back in time.
it was a fitting final public comment with a couple of digs, a bit of confessing - everything that anyone would expect. the really interesting final words from Chopper would be on his deathbed.
Has to be one of if not my favorite interviews of ALL time, extremely well executed. I gotta say he seemed to open up to Rene very well, there was some serious chemistry between you guys, not in a sexual manner or anything like that, he just looked so comfortable throughout the interview and really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing :)
I don't think chopper was a sociopath, he had it pretty rough, psycho mum, crazy gun loving dad. He had 60 serves of electric shock treatment as a teenager. That's going to effect anyone. He had 2 sons that he loved and a wife, sociopaths are incapable of love.
Eric got a lot right - he has been accused of being a good mimic but that underplays his true acting ability. See him in Munich and you know Eric is an actor - not just a mimic.
yes there has been some trolling by one person in particular who has a bad lo res quality of the interview seg and wanted to be thanked for infringing copyright and getting 100k+ views. i blocked him.
Serious question was there truly a round in the gun? and were you terrified because you faced that with iron guts here, honestly I would've squealed and probably afterwards kicked him in the knackers...
Damn, Renee, you're pretty good! He did so much stupid and dangerous stuff in front of you, and you remained professional and unbiased. This is the kind of educational reporting I like to see.
No he took a guaranteed safe on both lives with good oil, a loaded revolver will always put the slug in 3rd or 4th, so you get two guaranteed empty shots
Chopper was in a Tasmanian prison when Martin Bryant killed 34 people including kids.Good for u for not being on drugs too.He would of been the first in line to kill him(u know what I mean).
Did you actually see him load the bullet into the gun? You took that quite well considering he pointed a loaded gun directly at your face, I would have been terrified.
I think she was shocked and confused as to what was happening. And the guy acted rapidly for her to react. She also had to keep a straight face for the guy and camera.
I have walked around the corner and had a gun leveled in my face. It was not shock or trauma, just "aww hell" Then some backing away slowly. She showed grit. not just terror induced shock.,
I have delayed reactions to things - death, accidents, bad news. The effect of shock sends me into autopilot and I just keep going - for a while then react later. At dinner the night of that day, I went really quiet and skipped dessert. It dawned on me that other outcomes were possible. What would my dad think? We were very close and he couldn't watch that story, not even once, before his death. It still makes me sad that I was involved in something he didn't want to see.
I left crime reporting to report on another kind of international crime - filmmaking. Now I'm doing a few different things - one is Pet Antics - it's on Facebook and I write about pets. It's a nice change! But I still love interviewing and finding unusual characters to explore. So I might return to it if the right offer comes along :)
v interesting and thanks. a lot of us have a standard amount of hypocrisy when it comes to people who live n the other side of the law. we judge them on their activities yet celebrate them on screen in movies etc. I'm not uncomfortable with that paradoxical view. I love Tarantino films and the criminal characters he writes. Would I want to be part of that world? Not really cos I don't think I'd do very well in it. I'm not wily and crafty enough.
Thanks for posting. Reading the book by Adam Shand - he mentions this interview and the fact that his 'young assistant' had to have s sliver of glass removed from his neck.after the crack shot had a go. Better you than me to be there that day with not Mickey Mouse.
Chopper's final public words on 60 Minutes may have been the truth. Then again they may not have been. They compare nicely with some of the 17 hand written letters I still have where Chopper talks about the Sid M Collins shooting event in 1992. If Chopper did indeed finish the job and kill Sydney M Collins then confess to a TV show about it, there is completion there. But is it the complete truth? The real death bed words of Chopper might be far more interesting than anything seen on the telly.
Eric Banna played him so well
Defo
Eric Bana is one of those actors that everyone just naturally assumes is some highly esteemed actor, but then you check his iMDB and notice he's been in nothing but trash his entire carrier.
best foreign film at least
Did he? I knew Mark & when Ppl Started reading His Book They Claim to Know him & Half of Australians Shaved heads Grew a Moustache! but Did they Really Know Or no of Mark Read Almost every Book he Wrote Was A Straight out Bight of English Prisoners Most notable Michael Peterson AKA Charlie Bronson! the Hardest prisoner In England Started off With 6 Yrs Has Served 32 Yrs in high Security! Mark was Dangerous But I've always Said a Man is about as Dangerous as U Allow them to B!
DAHLIA REDARES U nailed it Bro & That's about the Jist of it What Bloody Career!!
hi sean, he's not 'mad' although some may argue he's crazy. I found Chopper to be a great storyteller - and a lot of fun to have a few drinks with at the pub. Despite what some puritans may claim - that he's a criminal blah blah blah - he is an Australian icon with a major Aussie award winning movie about his life. Multiple books. And his sense of humour is truly delightful. So yes - he may be a little bit mad - but aren't we all? And the most interesting people I know are kinda crazy :)
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You're awesome Renee.
LIQUID EAGLE :) blush face. thank you liquid eagle.
that's up to you to decide.
BlameDamage He'd been in prison for most of his adult life. Let's be honest - racism was probably socially acceptable when he was locked up. Most ex cons who have done that amount of time are just out-of-touch with reality
You cannot stop the youtube commenters.
Seems like he has a good sense of humor. Why won't girls give nice guys a chance?
Travis Peregrine
he later became a comedian lol
ZIGGY that’s a bloke pretending to be chop
ZIGGY what in a nut house
Your kidding right????
@@ronnana694 no it's not thats chopper
i distinctly remember the barrel pointing right at my face. it's not something one forgets. it was not pointed to the 'side' of my head as a comment here purports.
I just came across on reddit . You're pretty courageous, lady.
How you did that while remaining calm and your underwear dry is beyond me, I would have been scared half to death. Kudos to you, you are a very brave reporter!
Was there seriously a bullet in the gun?
that must have been one of the most nervous and awkward smiles of your life
Your one cool lady Renee i dont think i could of been so calm! even the other guy must be off his rocker letting chopper shoot a bottle out of his hand!!! ? There is something about chopper I can't help but like some parts to his personallity, not all, he did do some horrific crimes and nasty stuff to people, I was hooked on heroin for 4 years and it is a life changer of a drug and the people who sell it usually are the scum of the earth with no morals or humanity in there souls I don't think they deserve the justice that chopper gave them but I do understand where he's coming from.! what was your opinion of him after spending some time with him , he's clearly nuts haha
I always got the impression that Chopper had a lot of respect for Renee and enjoyed talking with her. Thanks for sharing Renee!
who wouldn't such a babe
I have 2 more follow up stories with footage from this shoot. I'll dig them out and post here... some time soon.
Please do
Can't say when - 1) I don't know where they are 2) if they are where I think they are it's a 6 hour drive away 3) if they aren't there then they are packed in another place I won't get to for a while :)
Patti Pat yes I do
Patti Pat it's all good. Chopper's explanation of the event is in book 2. I've explained it many times. I don't busy myself with what people believe - that's up to them. I'm happy for people to draw whatever conclusions they like from what they see.
Hi Renee+
Got a question. Didnt you get mad at him or were you as surprised as I was that he accually pointed the gun towards you?
I just love his madman laugh
@@rickyboy613 your people haha fuck off you clown!
You know your fucking hard when you laugh at an Italian mafia hit contract on your life
“Yep I’m a crack shot” lol fuckin 10 yards away.
I think Renee had a little crush on good old chop chop.
this blokes paid by the hour. haha!
Whew that was kinda tough too watch, holy. I've been robbed at gun point when I was younger, and it brought back those same moments of fear. You're a very brave person Renee.
I didn't find him to be any different on or off camera. He is exactly as he presents. He's wily, humorous and has some hard-won experience to add to his smarts. I'm not convinced he's mad tho...
He came to our school (Park Ridge P.S) in grade 5 and was really nice. He talked about plants and trees and nature and he even let us hold his gun.
yes. but when the trigger was pulled in my face, the cameraman put the camera down and said 'ok folks - that's enough' because he felt it had gone too far.
Bad luck......."click".....
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Christopher Deuter You and your sister make a good couple
I actually read that when you play, and spinning the barrel, that the bullet weighs down the barrel and sits at the bottom so its not lined up to shoot. Sort of a trick but is by no means safe. Thats why he was so confident shooting at her.
Luke oreillet
@@benopoly0000 lol I'm dead bro
Chapter 22 in Chopper's 2nd book Hits & Memories explains more about that day. I have explained it in previous comments, articles, TV ages etc. Quick summary: I wanted Chopper to explain how he won Russian Roulette against the Chinese mafia because his 'strategy' was to take 2 shots at his own head. When he loaded the gun & pulled the trigger, I didn't know I'd be going 2nd. I didn't believe he'd pull the trigger in my face. The cameraman called 'enough'. Chop said 'now the camera is off, I'll tell you how I won. An overly oiled barrel takes the weight of the bullet to the 3rd or 4th chamber - so the first 2 are clear.' Is it true? Maybe? Does it work every time. I doubt it.
***** is that the reaction you would have had? I ain't no panic merchant. Rabbits duck and still get shot. Your strategy is faulty. I didn't think he'd pull the trigger. And I ain't the type to freak out and faint.
zachary massey maybe you missed the language evolution, maybe you just blindly obey rules and do what you're told. I like the word 'ain't' cos I wasn't allowed to say it as a kid. And just so you know, you grammar nazi - 'Good Grammar?' is not a real sentence. Back to school for you! oh - I almost forgot: 'LOL'
zachary massey just cause someone talks different doesnt make them unprofessional. look at fox news.
+renee brack wow...awesome story. and very interesting video!
Did you see him put the bullet in?
6:19 - "I'm not a sociopath". That look on his face and laugh is priceless!
sure did ;) BTW - I got to interview Lemmy of Motorhead fame when I was a music journo (pre-TV). There are some people that really are important enuf to drop everything for a chance to caht with them. He was one of those people for me :)
I'll get to dig out the other stories when I get to where they are stored which might be late 2015. It's not like nicking down to the shops and back.
renee are you still alive?
Wish we hand more reporters like you instead of fakes like Brian Williams.
Did he show you the bullet ? Damn .
You are so brave !! I cannot believe how cool you stay around this guy.
You are a bad ass
Chopper has died. The criminal perpetrator became a criminal commentator. He was a living legend despite what some pious judgemental types might say about him. And he was funny. Sitting in a pub, having a drink with him and listening to a few stories - the guy was entertaining. And he was privy to a side of life most of us only ever see in movies. It's a rare thing for a career criminal to die of old age. I wish his family all the very best and hope the media is kind to them.
very nice of you to say so. interviewing is my favourite part of the production process. being heavily researched gives you all the confidence you need to speak with anyone on any level. add some technical knowledge to make the shooting and editing process easy for those crews and that's all the basics covered.
lol - love that ppl are still asking if i died.
Maybe you're contacting us from the spirit world. Go to the light!
Bet you shit yourself
So Renee was the gun empty or not?Please tell us.
i've answered this a lot in the comments and Chopper answered it in chapter 22 of his 2nd book.
I think he claimed that two chambers were empty but even you wasnt that confident about that,but the gun wasnt empty so that was a very risky thing and totally real.I didnt read the book of Chopper sorry.
"keeping the rabbit population down " "I know a lot of human rabbits to hahaha"
"on an island off Australia"..
Eric Bana certainly mastered Chopper's speaking voice in the 2000 movie.
after it clicked in my face, he pointed it at the ground and a round went off.
Prove it
if you think he's nuts for thinking it is his duty to keep the rabbit population down, rabbits in australia are an invasive species and are wrecking havoc in australia.
I don't think that's why ppl think hes nuts...
It's Chopper's mission to keep down the rabbit population!
What the hell am I missing? Why are they willing to interview Read while he's holding guns and firing them?
because they want to interview him more than he wants to be interviewed, so it's on his terms.
'Stralia.
This really needs an answer
He didn't harm innocent people.
This has been answered - ad nauseum - in comments here and in articles and TV segs and last year in a news.com.au seg when I sold sold all the handwritten letters to a fan - but here we go again: my brother gave me a book written by a little known Melbourne crim and said -between the lines, he's telling a few truths about how things work between the cops and crims. So I found out Chopper was out of jail in a rare bout of freedom and I took a crew to Tassie for a bit of a chat and shoot some frames. He had lots of guns with him. I didn't ring ahead and say 'by the way - are you all tooled up for the show?' I saw the shotgun on the rear dash of the car, the 1938 Beretta pistol on the front dash and there were other guns I can't recall. Before Louis Theroux, I was putting myself in out-of-my-depth situations and writing about them. What would you have done? Cancelled the interview? Folded your arms and stormed back to the plane in a huff? Or got on with the job? I chose to get on with the job.
She is an extremely brave reporter.
Lee Breen Why??? Choppers a bigger bitch than her
lol - there's a funny guy who's claimed to be filming at the Hard Copy shoot in 'Tanzania' when the Chopper interview was shot in 1992. He must have a very long camera lens seeing Tanzania is in Africa. lmao
I think he was probably bipolar to be honest. Almost certainly. I counsel several people with the condition and they have remarkably similar personality traits - the over-the-top, dramatic, almost theatrical tone of the voice and personality is very typical. They’re constantly putting on a show - because they’re trying to hide how they’re actually feeling.
Of course Chopper is an extreme case. Most bipolar people just get very depressed when something bad/stressful happens to them, whereas his outlet was obviously violence.
But a lack of remorse isn't something that bipolar stands for.
I understand your point of view and others share it. I have not referred to him as a 'nihilistic thug' so you might have to check who said that. Many Australian's regard Ned Kelly and the sheep thief The Jolly Swagman as national treasures and icons f homage to our convict past. Chopper happens to be living version of that. And it's just my opinion after all - it's not true for all Australians. And when it comes to cops and robbers movies, I cheer for the robbers. Better senses of humour ;)
Holy crap that must have been really terrifying! Somehow I feel like Chopper really liked you though. Go figure.
Hey madam lulu thanks for yr comment. While I agree with the haters that chopper was a convicted criminal I don't define him as just that. There are many aspects to a human being. Ppl who view a person like chopper in terms of one dimension general don't have much deep dimension to themselves. Their narrowcast views reflect are proof of their narrow minds.
renee brack Well said.
Very well put, like your style of interview... I imagine it must be quite surreal to think about it now, to have interviewed someone so infamous ..
He's a fuckin goof...
Well said honey
you didn't flinch, you surprised him hahaha
haha - no - I didn't think he was going to pull the trigger. when you slow video down [it records at 25 frames a second] i'm still smiling when the gun goes off - not because i'm crazy - because i didn't think what was going to happen next in that split second would really happen.
You and Mark would make a great couple for sure!
This really shows how well Erik Banner played his character!
Trent went on to become an Emergency Physician
Neville fucking bartos
All the crazy comic letters and choppers brass cig lighter engraved 'mark brandon read 1000%' and a Xmas card with a bad poem by unky chop chop are up for auction and you can bid online m.invaluable.com/#lot/A9935776F7
thats trent sitting at the bar
Fair play to you Renee for keeping your cool at the end when he pointed a gun to your face. You seemed to have stayed extremely cool in your demeanor even though he didn't give you a choice. Must have been terrifying for you but you kept calm which I applaud you for. God knows how it would have went if you started to panic.
I've only heard about Chopper today as I came across a scene from the film version (the stabbing) which then prompted me to search for more information about this man. Very interesting stuff and a small insight into his mind and his character.
Thanks for sharing this with us!
Answers to every single question people ask are answered multiple times here, in TV segs, articles written etc etc. You are welcome to go looking for them by asking Uncle Google.
+renee brack answer the fucking qs or do you want to play more roulette you cheeky bugger ooo haaaaaaaa
Wow - what happened? 153k views on Tues - now 466k? Is Chopper back from the dead? What a story that would be.
You crazy for standing there and letting him shoot at your face..
It's also all over Facebook
The Russian roulette video became a famous thug life video
If they made that a thug life video that would be hands down the best one out there
It's off the back of the Thug Life video which has done 2 mill views in a few days as mentioned above.
A repost was also on Worldstar about him... I had no idea who he was 2 days ago. Now I've watched multiple vids about him.
Often described as a loveable rogue as was Ned Kelly
every country has their colourful criminal characters :)
If he seriously had a bullet in that gun at the end, then he seriously is the most dangerous man alive ! That was just...well....attempted murder !
I really respect you, you really put yourself in the firing line here (quite literally) to bring us the story. Very professional, I salute you :)
I personally think he 'knew', within a reasonable doubt, that the round was resting in the bottom of the revolver. Crazy as he is, I'm not fully convinced that he'd be willing to risk committing murder on live camera, but then again, he is insane. For the record, I'm in no way trying to underplay how dangerous the situation was, and I could be very wrong. Either way, bravo maintaining composure.
Still one of my favorite clips... this chick is awesome.
Hi Renee, I remember watch that story and thinking hope brave you were! That must have taken 20 years off your life?
thank you. it's not every day that i find an interview subject who is like a character from a movie. when i read the first book i thought 'if speak like this with a camera in his face, i've got a great story that the average australian will identify with - in a positive or negative way. i laugh at people who chastise the media for doing stories on bad guys as if we are promoting them. go watch a james bond movie without the bad guy and tell me how interesting that is. life is colourful.
im honestly speechless...haha wtf!! the man was mental!
Ohhhh Mlady!! you should have told me what a sweet voice you had and the clothes you would be wearing for the interview before posting this. or at least put [NSFW] in the title. Because I was supposed to be going to karate practice this afternoon but now it looks like it will be just me... you.. and my fleshlight.
"You don't want to play...? Bad luck."
"you dont have ears like mikey mouse, thats for sure" hahahahahaha, shes boss
Chopper's stories weren't all fiction as commented here - he heard stories in jail which he then told as his own. This annoyed some crims and made others happy because it deflected attention away from them. Sure Chopper has a gift for fiction - but some of his stories are fact. And some are stories that starred him in his versions of them.
Correct, how do you tell a lie, easy you just it with some truth, watch any news piece or politician speak!
He seemed like a down to earth nice man behind his evilness
John Mckenzie that’s called a psychopath
@@gdubs14 that ^ statement as ass backwards as fuck.. A down to earth evil man? Pfffttt...
More of a sociopath instead of psycho, because he’s also genuinely happy to be interviewed, he’s just more mad in a sense that he also doesn’t give two fucks and does what he wants.
having just re-watched the final 60 minutes interview, and having just seen this interview after watching the first part Underbelly Chopper series, it dawns on me that you Renee Brack, would have been the perfect person to do the last interview with, a perfect last reunion so to speak, would have been awesome and imo, much preferred to the Tara Brown interview.
Bloody brilliant interview.Great how Chopper laughs at his own jokes.
haha - thanks for thinking I've got guts Hamish but it happened fast. it's a strange feeling having a gun in your face and hear the trigger pulled. what does a civilian do? stand there surprised? i think that's what i did :)
I have interview footage and recordings of phone calls, hand written letters from jail etc tucked away in a file from 1992. Maybe one day I'll pull them out for a look back in time.
it was a fitting final public comment with a couple of digs, a bit of confessing - everything that anyone would expect. the really interesting final words from Chopper would be on his deathbed.
As mad as a box of frogs.
"Sanitary Engineer"
RIP Chopper
Aussie Legend ..
I love how she's not even scared or anything. That's Australia for you.
Has to be one of if not my favorite interviews of ALL time, extremely well executed. I gotta say he seemed to open up to Rene very well, there was some serious chemistry between you guys, not in a sexual manner or anything like that, he just looked so comfortable throughout the interview and really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing :)
the word before 'territory' is 'Logie'. it's a national annual TV award.
"Ever thought of getting a job?" classic. S x
:)
Thank you. What does the word mean in its context?
ask someone to explain it to you. not me. i don't explain jokes. it destroys the humour.
Your a hottie.
best laugh at 2:54
I don't think chopper was a sociopath, he had it pretty rough, psycho mum, crazy gun loving dad. He had 60 serves of electric shock treatment as a teenager. That's going to effect anyone. He had 2 sons that he loved and a wife, sociopaths are incapable of love.
"I thought that cutting people's toes off with a bolt cutter was rather poofy" - Mark "Chopper" Read, ladies and gentlemen. 3:43
Eric got a lot right - he has been accused of being a good mimic but that underplays his true acting ability. See him in Munich and you know Eric is an actor - not just a mimic.
yes there has been some trolling by one person in particular who has a bad lo res quality of the interview seg and wanted to be thanked for infringing copyright and getting 100k+ views. i blocked him.
The Russian roulette at the end. Lol. If the gun did really have a slug in it, then that's off the wall. Proper character.
It must have had a blank in it. He was a showman - it's a magic trick.
Even a blank could do a lot of damage or even kill you at that range.
There was a bullet in there. He admits it in one of his books, says something like ' i could have very well nearly killed her that day'
@Hunter, 38 Beretta is a semi auto... He used a revolver...
She's beautiful rip chopper lengendy guy England 🇬🇧
Serious question was there truly a round in the gun? and were you terrified because you faced that with iron guts here, honestly I would've squealed and probably afterwards kicked him in the knackers...
Damn, Renee, you're pretty good! He did so much stupid and dangerous stuff in front of you, and you remained professional and unbiased. This is the kind of educational reporting I like to see.
So he took a 1-in-6 chance with his own life, but a 1-in-5 chance with the woman's life.
BenDavidLevi Or a zero - 6 with both of them. Unloaded?
yeah that's not how it works...
No he took a guaranteed safe on both lives
with good oil, a loaded revolver will always put the slug in 3rd or 4th, so you get two guaranteed empty shots
I don't think I'd film round him without an armed guard.
Chopper was in a Tasmanian prison when Martin Bryant killed 34 people including kids.Good for u for not being on drugs too.He would of been the first in line to kill him(u know what I mean).
my toe curled away from the flame cos you just never know - and he did say he was fond of burning feet
this is why we gotta repot toxin prayers so they can get banded, gg
Fantastic and very very well composed Renee, professional journalism in the face of real terror. Hats off to you.
Tom Gardner thanks. v kind.
Late 50s is old age for a career criminal. Most don't make it to 40. To die of an illness instead of murder was the point I was making.
Wow, just read this story online. That's pretty terrifying, props to Brack for being chill the whole time.
His laugh at the End is purely terrifying
Did you actually see him load the bullet into the gun? You took that quite well considering he pointed a loaded gun directly at your face, I would have been terrified.
She is a professional. Something quite seriously lacking these days.
I think she was shocked and confused as to what was happening. And the guy acted rapidly for her to react. She also had to keep a straight face for the guy and camera.
it happened so fast, it was over before she could even twitch
I have walked around the corner and had a gun leveled in my face. It was not shock or trauma, just "aww hell" Then some backing away slowly. She showed grit. not just terror induced shock.,
I have delayed reactions to things - death, accidents, bad news. The effect of shock sends me into autopilot and I just keep going - for a while then react later. At dinner the night of that day, I went really quiet and skipped dessert. It dawned on me that other outcomes were possible. What would my dad think? We were very close and he couldn't watch that story, not even once, before his death. It still makes me sad that I was involved in something he didn't want to see.
He shot a bottle 20 feet away with a rifle....wowwwww
I left crime reporting to report on another kind of international crime - filmmaking. Now I'm doing a few different things - one is Pet Antics - it's on Facebook and I write about pets. It's a nice change! But I still love interviewing and finding unusual characters to explore. So I might return to it if the right offer comes along :)
v interesting and thanks. a lot of us have a standard amount of hypocrisy when it comes to people who live n the other side of the law. we judge them on their activities yet celebrate them on screen in movies etc. I'm not uncomfortable with that paradoxical view. I love Tarantino films and the criminal characters he writes. Would I want to be part of that world? Not really cos I don't think I'd do very well in it. I'm not wily and crafty enough.
My lovely assistant Trent LOLOLOL
Thanks for posting. Reading the book by Adam Shand - he mentions this interview and the fact that his 'young assistant' had to have s sliver of glass removed from his neck.after the crack shot had a go. Better you than me to be there that day with not Mickey Mouse.
Chopper's final public words on 60 Minutes may have been the truth. Then again they may not have been. They compare nicely with some of the 17 hand written letters I still have where Chopper talks about the Sid M Collins shooting event in 1992. If Chopper did indeed finish the job and kill Sydney M Collins then confess to a TV show about it, there is completion there. But is it the complete truth? The real death bed words of Chopper might be far more interesting than anything seen on the telly.
chopper is awesome R.I.P mate
thank you. they do make a swimsuit on the beach somewhat challenging.
Good interview. I just hate the stupid background music they keep putting on to add that "ooh scary" effect.
Renee I’m still watching 2018
I like HOW he Disposed of the GARBAGE. NICE. As for the gun thing ,old chopper the gentleman he is didn't put a bullet in the gun. THINK ABOUT IT. 🔫🔩