1989 Australian film
| In Too Deep | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Tatoulis Colin South |
| Written by | Deb Parsons |
| Produced by | John Tatoulis Colin South |
| Starring | Santa Press Hugo Race Rebekah Elmaloglou |
| Production company | Media World |
| Distributed by | Home Cinema Group (video) |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | AU $800,000 |
In Too Deep is a 1989 erotic thriller film.
Cast
- Santa Press
- Hugo Race
- Rebekah Elmaloglou as Jojo
Production
The film was raised through private investment including the producers own money. Two weeks into the five-week shoot a major investor pulled out but they managed to complete the film. It was shot under the title Mack the Knife.
John Tatoulis later stated:
I was interested in two things in In Too Deep: one was the corruption of innocents and the other was the strengths and weaknesses of sexuality. And I wanted to set it in an urban landscape. What I was really keen to do was create a mood and a feel through a variety of ways. I believe that film is like a tapestry and all the components that go to making the texture of that tapestry are all important: sound, pictures, editing, performances, direction. If one doesn't work, then the final tapestry won't have the texture the director had in his or her mind to start with. If a film doesn't have a feeling, a feeling that has a texture to it, then it's lacking. So that was something I was very keen to explore: how do I give this film a feeling of claustrophobia, a feeling of heat, a feeling of menace and vulnerability.
Release
Despite the film's low budget it managed to be widely seen around the world on video.
References
- ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p132-133
- Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p87
- John Tatoulis interview 20 May 1997. Retrieved 11 October 2012
External links
- In Too Deep at IMDb
- In Too Deep at Oz Movies
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