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Initiation (1987 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Initiation' is a 1987 Australian adventure drama thriller film directed by Michael Pearce based on his idea and starring Bruno Lawrence and Rodney Harvey.David Stratton, 'The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry', Pan MacMillan, 1990 pp. 9091
Plot synopsis
Teenager Danny Molloy visits his father Nat on a lonesome farm in Australia after the death of his mother, who lives with a girlfriend and her daughter Stevie. Because work on the farm isn't going well, Nat begins to smuggle marijuana for a drug connection and so Danny catches a flight with him, only for the plane to crash in the middle of nowhere. Since his father is wounded, Danny has to search for help alone in the jungle.
Cast
*Rodney Harvey as Danny Molloy
*Bruno Lawrence as Nat Molloy
*Miranda Otto as Stevie
*Arna-Maria Winchester as Sal
*Bobby Smith as Kulu
*Tony Barry as Pat
*Luciano Catenacci as Carlo
Production
The film was shot in Adelaide and the Blue Mountains.Ed. Scott Murray, 'Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p. 86 It was completed in January 1987.
Release
The film was pre-sold to US distributor Goldfarb for $850,000 but Goldfarb later backed out of this commitment claiming they did not have the money.GOLDFARB RENEGES ON PRE-SALE DEBT By MARK LAWSON 'Australian Financial Review' 28 April 1988 p 36TAX CONCESSIONS ARE GOOD, BUT FILMS CARRY RISK AS WELL by Anne Lampe 'Sydney Morning Herald' 15 July 1987 p 26
Accolades
Bobby Smith was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 1987 AFI Awards.
References
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