The violent scene is making people question whether Read, who died in 2013, still deserves Aussie cult status.

Based on the autobiographical books of notorious stand-over man and self-made celebrity Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read, Andrew Dominik’s outlandish biopic Chopper detonated on Australian screens in 2000.

CHOPPER Read and Syd Collins were linked by a thick headed criminality that would be funny it wasn’t so threatening, writes Andrew Rule. But Sydney had differences with Melbourne, so he moved to ...

As one of Australia’s most notorious gangsters, Mark “Chopper” Read once boasted of having killed 19 people without ever facing a single murder trial. But he later acknowledged that he had exaggerated ...

Crime figure turned author Mark "Chopper" Read will be sent off at a funeral in Melbourne next week. Read, who died aged 58 on Wednesday after a battle with liver cancer, will be farewelled at a ...

Mark "Chopper" Read established a reputation of infamy by becoming one of the toughest criminals in Australian history. But in order to secure the affections of the woman he loves, Chopper fights to ...