Initiation (1987 film)

Initiation
Initiation
	DVD cover
Directed by	Michael Pearce
Written by	James Barton
Based on	Original idea by; Michael Pearce
Produced by	Jane Ballantyne
Starring	Bruno Lawrence; Rodney Harvey; Miranda Otto
Cinematography	Geoffrey Simpson
Edited by	Denise Haratzis
Music by	Stephen Matters
Production; companies	; South Australian Film Corporation
Distributed by	Goldfarb
Release date	1987;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$3 million

Initiation is a 1987 Australian adventure drama thriller film directed by Michael Pearce based on his idea and starring Bruno Lawrence and Rodney Harvey.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4]^[5]

Accolades[]

Bobby Smith was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 1987 AFI Awards.

References[]

^ "Australian Productions Top $175 million", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p64
^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p90-91
^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p86
^ GOLDFARB RENEGES ON PRE-SALE DEBT By MARK LAWSON Australian Financial Review 28 April 1988 p 36
^ TAX CONCESSIONS ARE GOOD, BUT FILMS CARRY RISK AS WELL by Anne Lampe Sydney Morning Herald 15 July 1987 p 26

External links[]

Initiation at IMDb
Initiation at Oz Movies

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[gross-1] "Australian Productions Top $175 million", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p64

[stratton2-2] David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p90-91

[3] Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p86

[mark-4] GOLDFARB RENEGES ON PRE-SALE DEBT By MARK LAWSON Australian Financial Review 28 April 1988 p 36

[5] TAX CONCESSIONS ARE GOOD, BUT FILMS CARRY RISK AS WELL by Anne Lampe Sydney Morning Herald 15 July 1987 p 26

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