7.3K views · 37 reactions | Eric Bana plays Mark "Chopper" Read in CHOPPER, now streaming on Shout! TV. The legendary criminal wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. | Shout TV | Facebook

On Australia Day 1978, Mark “Chopper” Read made criminal history. After a failed Supreme Court hostage plan, he was sent to Pentridge’s brutal H Division. Facing a death contract, Chopper cut off both ears to force a transfer — landing at Old Geelong Gaol, Cell 101. Extreme survival, pure infamy. #ChopperRead #AustralianCrime #TrueCrimeAustralia #GeelongGaol #nationalcrimeandjusticemuseum | Geelong Gaol Museum

Eric Bana doesn't act a character, he becomes them. 25 years ago, the Australian star emerged in his breakthrough performance in "Chopper", a biopic on Mark "Chopper" Read - one of Australia's most infamous underworld figures. Watch the full interview from 2004 on the 60 Minutes Australia YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/NQ5h6KDYcuo | 60 Minutes Australia