1986 Australian film
| Fair Game | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Mario Andreacchio |
| Screenplay by | Rob George |
| Produced by | Ron Saunders Harley Manners |
| Starring | Cassandra Delaney Peter Ford David Sandford Garry Who |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie |
| Edited by | A.J. Prowse |
| Music by | Ashley Irwin |
| Production company | Southern Films International |
| Distributed by | CEL Film Distribution |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$1.26 million |
| Box office | AU$13,902 (Australia) |
Fair Game is a 1986 Australian action thriller film directed by Mario Andreacchio from a screenplay by Rob George. Quentin Tarantino enthuses about the movie in the 2008 documentary Not Quite Hollywood.
Plot
A young woman (Cassandra Delaney) who runs a wildlife sanctuary in the Outback is menaced by three kangaroo hunters who have entered the sanctuary looking for new game, and decides to take revenge.
Cast
- Cassandra Delaney as Jessica
- Peter Ford as Sunny
- David Sandford as Ringo
- Garry Who as Sparks
- Don Barker as Frank
- Carmel Young as Moira
- Tony Clay as Derek
- Adrian Shirley as Victor
Production
The movie was shot in South Australia with the assistance of the Australian Film Commission. Director Mario Andreacchio later said:
Fair Game came out of a situation where we were wanting to make a movie that was a B-grade video suspense thriller. I wanted to treat it like comic book violence – it was always like a comic book study of violence. What amazed me and the thing I found quite disappointing was that it started to become a cult film in some parts of the world and people were taking it seriously. And that, for me, became a real turning point. I thought, if people are taking this seriously, then I don't think I can make this sort of material.
Box office
Fair Game grossed $13,902 at the box office in Australia.
See also
References
- Suzanne Brown, "Fair Game", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press 1993 p194
- Interview with Mario Andreacchio' Signet 20 September 1998 Archived 12 January 2013 at archive.today Retrieved 14 October 2012
- "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
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