Centrespread

Centrespread
Centrespread
	Film poster
Directed by	Tony Paterson
Written by	Michael Ralph; Robert Fogden
Produced by	Wayne Groom
Starring	Kylie Foster; Paul Trahir
Cinematography	Geoffrey Simpson
Distributed by	Greg Lynch Film Distributors
Release date	July 1981;
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$600,000 or $125,000

Centrespread is a futuristic Ozploitation movie about a jaded photographer for sex magazines who has been commissioned to find a girl with "a new look, a different approach, someone for the new century."

Production[]

Producer Wayne Groom said they "want to find an unknown girl" for the lead "and make her a star."^[4]

The movie was shot in Adelaide at the South Australian Film Corporation's studios. Filming began in September 1980.^[5]

Reception[]

The film was released in 1981.^[2] David Stratton described the film as "atrocious".^[6] Most reviews were poor.^[7]

References[]

^ "Advertising". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16, 743. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 July 1981. p. 17. Retrieved 31 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b Scott Murray, "Centrespread", Australian Film 1978–1992, Oxford Uni Press 1993 p72
^ Interview with Greg Lynch, Cinema Papers, March–April 1981
^ "Spreading the news". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 387. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 August 1980. p. 23. Retrieved 31 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "IN BRIEF Plans for six new Alms". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 322. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 June 1980. p. 3. Retrieved 31 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p137
^ "LIFE STYLE". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16, 743. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 July 1981. p. 15. Retrieved 31 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

External links[]

Centrespread at IMDb
Centrespread at Oz Movies

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[1] "Advertising". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16, 743. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 July 1981. p. 17. Retrieved 31 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

[murray-2] Scott Murray, "Centrespread", Australian Film 1978–1992, Oxford Uni Press 1993 p72

[3] Interview with Greg Lynch, Cinema Papers, March–April 1981

[4] "Spreading the news". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 387. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 August 1980. p. 23. Retrieved 31 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "IN BRIEF Plans for six new Alms". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 322. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 June 1980. p. 3. Retrieved 31 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

[stratton2-6] David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p137

[7] "LIFE STYLE". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16, 743. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 July 1981. p. 15. Retrieved 31 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

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