1990 Australian film
| Mortgage | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bill Bennett |
| Written by | Bill Bennett |
| Produced by | Bruce Moir |
| Starring | Brian Vriends Doris Younane Bruce Venables Andrew S. Gilbert |
| Production company | Film Australia |
| Distributed by | Network Nine (TV) Home Cinema Group (video) |
| Release date |
|
| Running time | 98 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Mortgage is a 1990 Australian drama film directed by Bill Bennett.
Plot
Dave and Tina Dodd want to buy a house. They make a contract with shifty John Napper who suggests builder George Shooks.
Production
The film was one of a series of drama documentaries produced at Film Australia for the Nine Network dealing with social issues. It was filmed using hand held cameras. The actors improvised their parts based on workshopping scenes and had real people in small roles as professionals. Others in the series included Prejudice.
Bill Bennett described it as one of his favourite films.
References
- Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p108
- Schembri, Jim (5 April 1990), "When it all becomes sweet horror.", The Age
- Hooks, Barbara (11 April 1990), "Exploring the real life perils of building a house", The Age
- David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p211-212
- "Interview with Bill Bennett", Signet, 11 April 1996 Archived 8 December 2012 at archive.today Retrieved 17 November 2012
External links
| Films directed by Bill Bennett | |
|---|---|
|
 | This article related to an Australian film of the 1990s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |