Spit (2025)

Name: Spit
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 2025-03-06
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: David Wenham, Helen Thomson, Gary Sweet, David Field, David Roberts

Spit (2025), directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, starring David Wenham and Helen Thomson.

03/06/2025 BR Comedy and Crime 1h 45m

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Synopsis

Spitteri finds himself locked up in an immigration detention centre upon his return to Australia. With old enemies on his tail and a target on his back, he navigates a series of comedic misadventures, sharing with his fellow detainees the meaning of mateship and what it is to be truly Australian.

Garry PhillipsCinematography
Jonathan TeplitzkyDirector
Nick MeyersEditing
David WenhamProducer

About the film

Spit is a 2025 Australian comedy film directed by Jonathan Teplitzky and written by Chris Nyst. It is a spin-off of the 2003 film Gettin' Square.

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Spit is a 2025 Australian comedy film directed by Jonathan Teplitzky and written by Chris Nyst. It is a spin-off of the 2003 film Gettin' Square.

Cast

David Wenham as Johnny "Spit" Spitieri

Helen Thomson as Marion Barrington

David Field as Arne Deviers

David Roberts as Niall Toole

Gary Sweet as Charles 'Chicka' Martin

Arlo Green as Jihad Kalif

Pallavi Sharda as Aria Sahni

Ayik Daniel Chut Deng as Baktash

Sam Rybka as Annie Barrington

Maude Davey as Jane Holland

Sami Afuni as Hayyan

Production

The film was announced on 19 December 2023 with David Wenham reprising his role as Johnny "Spit" Spitieri, and Transmission Films distributing in Australia and New Zealand.

Principal photography began on 4 April 2024 on the Gold Coast in Queensland and ended in May.

Reception

The film received positive reviews from critics.

Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian wrote in his review, "The film-makers insist a little too much that he’s a fundamentally decent person. Spit still feels like a real character, however, largely thanks to Wenham’s superb performance." Anthony Morris of ScreenHub said in his review, "Wenham is clearly having a lot of fun and his performance as the new kinder, gentler Spit is often surprisingly warm and heartfelt. Sanding off his rough edges does come with some drawbacks though, and a mellower Spit is a less obviously amusing Spit."

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External links

Spit at Rotten Tomatoes

Spit at IMDb

Text from Spit (2025 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spit_(2025_film)

Trivia

It premiered on March 6, 2025, a Thursday.
It runs 1h45 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosTracking Films Pty Ltd
CountriesAustralia
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Garry Phillips Cinematography
Jonathan Teplitzky Director
Nick Meyers Editing
David Wenham Producer
Felicity McKay Producer
Felicity McVay Producer
Greg Duffy Producer
Trish Lake Producer
Elliott Wheeler Original music
Chris Nyst Writer

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What is Spit about?

Spit: Spitteri finds himself locked up in an immigration detention centre upon his return to Australia. With old enemies on his tail and a target on his back, he navigates a series of comedic misadventures, sharing with his fellow detainees the meaning of mateship and what it is to be truly Australian.

Who directed Spit?

Spit was directed by Jonathan Teplitzky in 2025.

Who stars in Spit?

The cast of Spit includes David Wenham, Helen Thomson, Gary Sweet, David Field and David Roberts.

How long is Spit?

Spit runs for 105 minutes, or 1h45.