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Touch and Go (1980 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Touch and Go' is a 1980 Australian heist film directed by Peter Maxwell and starring Wendy Hughes. The film also stars musician Jon English, who also composes music for the film.
Plot synopsis
In this Robin Hood-esque caper, Eva, Fiona and Millicent all plan a heist together for a charitable cause.
Cast
*Wendy Hughes as Eva
*Chantal Contouri as Fiona
*Jon English as Frank Butterfield
*Carmen Duncan as Millicent
*Jeanie Drynan as Gina
*Liddy Clark as Helen
*John Bluthal as Anatole
*Christine Amor as Sue
Production
The film was the idea of director Peter Maxwell. It was originally intended to be set on Hayman Island but Reg Ansett, who had interests on the island at the time, was not keen on showing a robbery on the island.Paul Davies, "Peter Yeldham", 'Cinema Papers', JuneJuly 1980 p214
It was made with funding from Greater Union, the Queensland Film Corporation and Australian Film Commission.David Stratton, 'The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p309-310
Shooting began in November 1979 with a month's worth of filming at Maroochydore and Noose Heads, and eight weeks of night shooting in Sydney. Scenes set in a Barrier Reef island were shot at a Maroochydore hotel. Its original shooting title was 'Friday the 13th' but this was changed when the horror movie with the same name came out.
Release
The film only ran for three weeks in a cinema in Brisbane.
References
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