To Make a Killing

To Make a Killing
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Directed by	Karl Zwicky
Written by	P. J. Hogan Karl Zwicky
Produced by	Charles Hannah David Hannay
Starring	Tamblyn Lord Craig Pearce Kelly Dingwall
Cinematography	John Stokes
Edited by	Roy Mason
Music by	Robert Scott John Sleith
Release date	1988 (1988)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$640,000[1]

To Make a Killing (also known as Vicious and Wild Boys^[2]) is a 1988 Australian drama thriller film written and directed by Karl Zwicky and co-written by P. J. Hogan. It stars Tamblyn Lord, Craig Pearce, and Kelly Dingwall.

Plot[]

Damon (Tamblyn Lord) graduates from high school but ends up bored on summer vacation and looks to rebel. He meets a trio of home invaders whose lifestyle offers Damon the excitement he craves, until the gang's crimes escalate during a home invasion. Damon must now decide how far he's willing to go to survive.

Cast[]

• Tamblyn Lord as Damon Kennedy
• Craig Pearce as Terry
• John Godden as Felix
• Kelly Dingwall as Benny
• Joanna Lockwood as Diane Kennedy
• Gerard Maguire as Brian Kennedy
• Ajay Rochester - Claire
• Tiffiny Dowe - Sondra Price
• John Clayton - Graham Price

Production[]

Producers Tom Broadbridge and David Hannay had decided to make a package of four exploitation films all shot on 35mm for the world video market which were all shot in late 1987. This was one of them - Broadbridge wanted Zwicky to make another script but he wanted to make his own and the producers agreed. The script was written in five weeks and the movie was shot in four 6-day weeks in the northern suburbs of Sydney.

Release[]

The film was not released theatrically and went straight to video.

References[]

External links[]

• To Make a Killing at IMDb
• Vicious at Oz Movies

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