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Intertitle: Australia, 1871 Ned Kelly: [narrating] I was the hero of Hughes Creek. I can still see the glint in me Da's eye as he looked down at me, his hand on me shoulder. What did he call me that day? Ah, what did Da call me? That's right. He called me Sunshine.

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Old Man on verandah: Handsome looking horse you got there, Ned. You're cuttin a flash, all right. Ned Kelly: [sees a policeman up ahead] Ah, great. Constable Hall: You're Ned Kelly, aren't ya? Red Kelly's boy? Ned Kelly: Get down Jane. [Jane gets off horse]. Constable Hall: Fine animal you got there. Distinctive, wouldn't you say? Ned Kelly: She's Wild Wright's. Constable Hall: That's the postmaster's mare. Ned Kelly: No, it isn't. It's Wild Wright's. He lost her when she bolted into the bushes. Constable Hall: You're a liar, Kelly. Ned Kelly: No, I'm not. I found her this morning, grazing. Constable Hall: She's been reported stolen. Ned Kelly: Stolen, my arse! Constable Hall: A horse thief! It's not your horse! Ned Kelly: Get your hands off me! [pulled down from the horse.] Constable Hall: You're under arrest! [Horse runs away, Ned jogs after it to no avail.] Stand, Kelly, or I swear to God, I'll shoot you down. Ned Kelly: I was only going after the horse. Constable Hall: You were try

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Lonigan: What the hell happened to you? Fitzpatrick: Ned Kelly shot me. Lonigan: He what? Ellen Kelly: Take your rotten hands off me, you bastard! Kate Kelly: Get off her! Lonigan: You're under arrest! I'm taking you to the cells! Ellen Kelly: You're filthy, you mean bastards!

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[narrating] I don't know why I took his watch. It was something to do with him not needing it. Later, I thought about sending it to his family. But by then, the papers had me down as some sort of monster so I thought, "no point now. I'm damned anyway."

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Aaron Sherritt: [Coming outside half undressed] Hey, gotta keep your voice down? I've a visitor. Joe Byrne: Who? Aaron Sherritt: Mary Hegarty. Joe Byrne: Mary Hegarty? Aaron Sherritt: Mm-hm. Joe Byrne: Jesus, she can be only thirteen! Aaron Sherritt: Ah, I'm not superstitious.

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[narrating] They said I'd lost what it meant to be human. Maybe I never had it in the first place. But wasn't this about protecting the ones I loved, the ones who gave me food and shelter, even the clothes on me back? And therefore, wasn't it now a war?

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[narrating] So I killed their policemen and I robbed their banks, but burning their mortgages, well, that was destroying crown property. It was like slapping Queen Victoria herself across the face. So they send in Hare, Superintendent Francis Hare, late of Cape Town, South Africa. And wasn't this the challenge of your whole life Superintendent? A feather in your cap. You can't catch me. You don't have a hope of catching me. So you take my friends instead. Over a hundred men arrested. Stuck in stinkin' cells without trial while their crops perish in the fields. And guess what? Not one of 'em caves in and tries to claim the reward. Not one of 'em. They loved me just the same and hated you all the more, didn't they? Did you really think I was gonna let 'em all rot?

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Old Man: I say, give me that back. That blackguard just stole my watch. Steve Hart: They say the Lord helps those who help themselves. Ned Kelly: Give him back his watch. Steve Hart: What? Ned Kelly: You heard what I said. I said give him back his damn watch. Steve Hart: Have you gone simple all of a sudden. We're robbing a bank. Ned Kelly: Listen here, kid. This is the last time I tell you. Give him back his damn watch. Old Man: You're not innocent men. You're a bunch of common criminals. Ned Kelly: Now did you hear that? If we act like common thieves, that's just what they'll call us. [jumps the counter and talks to all the captive people.] My mother is rotting away in a prison cell. Because of the lies of a policeman named Fitzpatrick. She's an innocent woman, and so are these boys here. My Irish brethren have been imprisoned unlawfully and blacklisted from their selections. How do you expect me to behave other than to stand up against this treatment. Any one of you here can take a

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Ned Kelly: The country belongs to us. Woman in Crowd: Yeah. Man in Crowd: That's right. Ned Kelly: And we'll go wherever we like.

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Dan Kelly: Where do you think Da is, heaven or hell? Ned Kelly: No. He... he wouldn't be in hell, you know. He wasn't such a bad fella. He... he was just a dumb paddy who got picked on his whole life. And that does something to your pride, you know?

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Julia Cook: Don't make me grieve for you Ned Kelly: I ain't dead yet!

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[last words] Joe.

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Superintendent Hare: We have received word that one of your informants has been shot dead by the Kelly gang over near Beechworth. We will entrain immediately and proceed to Wangaratta. From there, you will be split up into units and will fan out across the country encircling the immediate vicinity. Stay close to your troop commanders for your orders of march. I would remind you all that the men we are hunting have not only plundered two banks, kidnapped men, women and children, but have murdered three of your fellow officers. They have outrun us before, gentlemen. Do not allow them to do so again. Constable: Don't you worry, sir. We'll show the bloody animals. We'll blow 'em all to kingdom come. [Officers laughter] Superintendent Hare: These are not animals, constable. These are men who have been glorified as the leaders of a movement, a movement that threatens the stability of an entire country. Underestimate them and it will be you who will be blown to kingdom come.

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[narrating] They say the trouble with the Irish is that they rely too much on dreams and not enough on gunpowder. Whereas the English were shy on dreams, as usual, but had plenty of the other. Now we had both.

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Ned Kelly: I 'spose you're the Great Orlando. The Great Orlando: That I am. Ned Kelly: Well, I'm the Great Ned Kelly, and this here's the Fabulous Joe Byrne. [raising their guns] We'd like to join your circus.

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This good-looking fella over here is me brother, Dan Kelly. These are my friends. Joe Byrne at the bar there. And Steve Hart, there in the back corner. And I'm Ned. We're all Irish boys and selectors' sons. Had war declared on us by Victoria, by New South Wales. By the crown. And by the London times even. The reward on our heads is the biggest one yet offered in the world. It's up to £8,000. It's a lot of money. We're the only four lads in the whole country... The entire empire, in fact, that any one of you fine citizens is allowed to kill. No questions asked. No, it's true. The queen said so herself. That's right. It's Regina versus us, the Kelly gang.

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[narrating] So our plans were set. One, the traitor, Aaron Sherritt; dead, as arranged. Two; the police special from Benalla coming to meet us, the line torn up to send the train to hell, as arranged. Three; Superintendent Hare, if he lives, easily worth an outlaw's mother. And four; the townspeople out of harms way, drinks on us, as arranged.

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Come on, Hare. Where the hell are you?

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Jane: Were you sleeping? Ned Kelly: You thinking of using that? Jane: I'm mulling it over. Ned Kelly: Right. Jane: You don't remember me, do you? You were just a boy then. You were riding a palomino mare with a white blaze. Ned Kelly: Jane. Yeah. Jane: Yeah. Seems like a long time ago, doesn't it? Ned Kelly: A lifetime.

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Where's the other fella? [?] Where's Curnow? [?] Ned, Curnow's gone!

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The Great Orlando: Knights in shining armour! Ned Kelly: Curnow stopped the train. Steve Hart: Jesus. Dan Kelly: What does this mean? Ned Kelly: Hare's on his way. Dan Kelly: You mean we didn't get any of 'em. Ned Kelly: Not a soul. Joe Byrne: There'll be a hundred of 'em. At least. Ned Kelly: You okay Dan? Dan Kelly: Yeah I'm okay Ned. Ned Kelly: Steve? Steve Hart: A short life. And a merry one. Ned Kelly: Joe? Joe Byrne: We're gonna give them a good old fight, or aren't we? Ned Kelly: That's that then. Alright, everyone listen to me. We're getting you out of here.

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[last words] Jesus Christ, lads, I think I need a drink.

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Ned Kelly: [narrating] What I best recall is riding alone with the sun behind me, seeing me own shadow cantering ahead against the roadside weeds and willows, and leaving me stretched far behind galloping to chase it. Like a centaur in the picture books. Mr. Shelton: Well done, Ned. Ned Kelly: [narrating] I wore it seriously, me hero sash of green and gold. Proof that I've saved a life as well.

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Steve Hart: I'm out of rounds. Do you have any left? Dan Kelly: Only two. Steve Hart: [last words] I guess that's all we need then, isn't it? Dan Kelly: We never stood a chance, did we?

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Superintendent Hare: Do you mind if I have this? Boy: Hey look! It's Ned Kelly! Boys: Ned! Hey, Ned! Ned Kelly: [last words, narrating] Such is life.