Frenchman's Farm is a 1986 Australian horror mystery film.[3]
| Frenchman's Farm | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical film poster | |
| Directed by | Ron Way |
| Written by | James Fishburn Ron Way Matt White |
| Based on | original script by William Russell |
| Produced by | James Fishburn Matt White |
| Starring | Tracey Tainsh David Reyne Ray Barrett John Meillon |
| Cinematography | Malcolm McCulloch |
| Edited by | Pippa Anderson |
| Music by | Tommy Tycho |
Production company | Mavis Bramston Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$2.47 million[1] |
| Box office | A$2,780[2] |
Plot synopsis
editJackie Grenville is a university student in Australia, motoring through the rural region and suddenly finding herself in the 40s. She witnesses a horrible murder and is then zapped back to present times. After retracing her steps, she and her boyfriend Barry Norden try to solve the mystery and end up unearthing an unexpected fortune and a crazed killer.
Cast
edit- Tracey Tainsh as Jackie Grenville
- David Reyne as Barry Norden
- Norman Kaye as Reverend Aldershot
- John Meillon as Bill Dolan
- Ray Barrett as Harry Benson
- Phil Brock as John Hatcher
- Andrew Blackman as John Mainsbridge
- Andrew Johnston as William Morris
Production
editFilming started 17 February 1986.[4]
References
edit- ^ "In Production", Cinema Papers, November 1985 p49
- ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 24 October 2012
- ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p294-295
- ^ "Australian Productions Top $175 million", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p64
External links
edit- Frenchman's Farm at IMDb
- Frenchman's Farm at Rotten Tomatoes
- Frenchman's Farm at Oz Movies
- Frenchman's Farm at Screen Australia
- Frenchman's Farm at Letterbox DVD
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