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To Make A Killing
''To Make a Killing'' (also known as ''Vicious'' and ''Wild Boys''Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p159) 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, Tiffiny Dowe 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 led by Terry (Craig Pearce) whose lifestyle offers Damon the excitement he craves, until the gang's crimes escalate during a home invasion, which results in murder. Damon must now decide how far he's willing to go to survive. Cast *Tamblyn Lord as Damon Kennedy *Craig Pearce as Terry *Tiffiny Dowe as Sondra Price *Kelly Dingwall as Benny *John Godden as Felix *Joanna Lockwood as Diane Kennedy * Gerard Maguire as Brian Kennedy *Ajay Rochester as Claire *John Clayton as Graham Price *Louise Cullen as Adele Price ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Zwicky
Karl Zwicky (born 16 November 1956) is Australian film director, producer and screenwriter. Movies Television series * Tricky Business (2012) (2 episodes) *Crownies (2011) (22 episodes) *Cops L.A.C. (2010) (4 episodes) * K-9 (2010) (5 episodes) *City Homicide (2009–2010) (4 episodes) *Home and Away (2009–2019) (69 episodes) *Neighbours (2008–2012) (16 episodes) *Farscape (2003) (1 episode) *Short Cuts (2002) * The Lost World (2002) (1 episode) *McLeod's Daughters (2001–2009) (163 episodes) * BeastMaster (2001) (1 episode) *Cushion Kids (2001) – Director *Fairy Tale Police Department (2001–2002) – Director * Hi-5 (1999) – Director * Medivac (1998) (1 episode) * All Saints (1998–2001) (4 episodes) *Driven Crazy (1998) – Director *Sweat (1996) (6 episodes) *Heartbreak High (1994–1999) (25 episodes) *Ship to Shore (1993) (6 episodes) * The Comedy Sale (1993) (3 episodes) *The New Adventures of Black Beauty (1992) (2 episodes) *Police Rescue (1991) (1 episod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hannay (producer)
David Hannay (23 June 1939 – 31 March 2014) was a New Zealand Australian film producer. He worked with Greater Union and was an independent producer from 1977. Biography Hannay was born in Wellington and attended Scots College. His first job in the industry was as an extras casting assistant for film ''Summer of the Seventeenth Doll''. Hannay produced his first feature film The Set in 1968 and then moved to television and became head of production for Gemini Productions from 1970–73 and 1975–76. In 1974 he was general manager for The Movie Company, a production subsidiary of Greater Union. From 1977 he was an independent producer and was involved in almost 50 film projects including cult classics Stone (1974) and The Man From Hong Kong (1975), Human Rights Australia Film Award winner Mapantsula (1998), Naomi Watts' first feature film Gross Misconduct (1993) and family film Hildegarde (2001) which starred Richard E. Grant and Tom Long. Hannay was passionate about encou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Pearce
Craig Pearce is an Australian screenwriter and actor. Pearce's acting credits include a regular role in soap opera ''The Restless Years'' in 1981, guest roles in '' Bellamy'', '' E Street'' and '' G.P.'', and film roles in ''I Can't Get Started'' (1985), ''Nightmaster'' (1988), ''To Make a Killing'' (1988), ''Mad Bomber in Love'' (1992) and '' The Seventh Floor'' (1994). Pearce co-wrote the play '' Strictly Ballroom'' and the screenplay of the 1992 movie adaptation with Baz Luhrmann. Pearce created Will which aired on TNT. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1996 film ''Romeo + Juliet,'' the 2001 film ''Moulin Rouge!'', the 2013 film ''The Great Gatsby'', and the 2022 film ''Elvis''; all with Luhrmann. He created and wrote all six episodes of the 2022 series ''Pistol'', based on Steve Jones's autobiography. He received the Australian Writers' Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. Personal life Pearce was educated at Narrabeen Sports High School with Baz Luhrmann and is a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller (genre)
Thriller is a genre of fiction, having numerous, often overlapping subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the mood (psychology), moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, Psychomotor agitation, excitement, Surprise (emotion), surprise, anticipation (emotion), anticipation and anxiety. Successful examples of thrillers are Alfred Hitchcock filmography, the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Thrillers generally keep the audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax (narrative), climax. The cover-up of important information is a common element. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, unreliable narrators, and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is often a villain-driven plot, whereby they present obstacles that the protagonist must overcome. The most common genres that overlap with the thriller genre include crime fiction, crime, horror fiction, horror and detective fiction. Characteristics Writer Vla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Lockwood
Joanna Lockwood is an Australian actress who has played regular roles in various television series. She is the daughter of British-born Australian actor Johnny Lockwood. Biography Lockwood had roles in Crawford series ''Homicide'' and ''Matlock Police'' she completed a brief stint in the closing episodes of soap opera ''Number 96'' in 1977 (that starred her father) she then played the ongoing lead role of police officer's wife and former stripper Valerie Johnson in police drama series ''Cop Shop'', which began on-air in late 1977. After leaving that series she played Diane Kennedy in the 1988 film ''To Make a Killing'', and had short-term on-going roles in soap opera '' Sons and Daughters'' in the mid-1980s, '' E Street'' in 1989, ''A Country Practice'' in 1993 and ''Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Maguire
Gerard Maguire (born 25 September 1945) also credited as Gerard McGuire, is an Australian actor, producer and screenwriter best known for his role in ''Prisoner'' as Deputy Governor, ''Jim Fletcher''. Often appearing on Australian television police dramas and soap operas throughout the 1970s and 80s, he is also one of Australia's top voice actors, voicing numerous commercials and narrations during the 1990s and early 2000s. Early life Maguire was born in 1945 and began acting during the late 1960s, shortly after graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art with a Diploma of Dramatic Art. Out of 3,000 applicants, he was one of 15 students to complete the program. Career Early career After minor one-time roles on the television series ''Riptide'' and '' The Link Men'', Maguire made his feature film debut in ''The Demonstrator'' with Joe James and Irene Inescort. In the film, he portrayed university student Steve Slater whose political differences with his father Joe S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajay Rochester
Ajay Rochester (born 1969 in Sydney) is an Australian actress, author and producer. She was the host of the Australian version of reality weight-loss television series ''The Biggest Loser'', for which she hosted a total of four series between 2006 and 2009. Family and personal life Rochester was adopted as a child, and states she was emotionally and physically abused by her adoptive mother. She located her birth mother in 1992 after years of searching. Her birth mother died from suicide a year later. Rochester has a son Kai, who was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at the age of five. Rochester suffered from obesity, which she attributed to the death of her birth mother and her estrangement from her adoptive mother. She resolved to lose weight following the birth of her child, and shed over 50 kilograms since giving birth. Weight loss work Recording her weight loss after her son's birth, she filmed the documentary ''Larger Than Life'' which aired on The Lifestyle channel. It fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Clayton (Australian Actor)
John Clayton may refer to: Arts and entertainment Writing *John Clayton (architect) (died 1861), English architect and writer * John Bell Clayton and Martha Clayton (c. 1907–1955), & (1915–1961), American writers *John Clayton (sportswriter) (1954–2022), American sportswriter and reporter * John J. Clayton, American fiction writer, teacher, and editor Other media * John Clayton (painter) (1728–1800), English artist * John Clayton Adams (1840–1906), English landscape artist *John Clayton (Australian actor) (1940–2003), Australian actor *John Clayton (British actor) (1845–1888), British actor *John Clayton (bassist) (born 1952), American jazz bassist *John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, birthname of the fictional character Tarzan Politics * John Clayton (Roundhead) (1620–?), English politician *John Clayton (town clerk) (1792–1890), antiquarian and town clerk of Newcastle upon Tyne, England * John M. Clayton (1796–1856), U.S. Senator from Delaware and U.S. Secretary of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Films Featuring Home Invasions
There is a body of films that feature home invasions. Paula Marantz Cohen says, "Such films reflect an increased fear of the erosion of distinctions between private and public space... These films also reflect a sense that the outside world is more dangerous and unpredictable than ever before." Home invasion films are commonly Thriller (genre), thrillers and horror films. The home invasion subgenre goes as far back as D. W. Griffith's 1909 film ''The Lonely Villa''. Note: this list only covers films containing actual or attempted home invasions, and does not include movies based around assaults on other places such as ''Assault on Precinct 13 (1976 film), Assault on Precinct 13'', which dealt with a police station being invaded, or intrusion under false pretenses, such as ''Orphan (2009 film), Orphan''. List of films See also *Home Alone (franchise), ''Home Alone'' (franchise), a series of family comedy films released from 1990 through 2021. Notes References {{DEFAULTS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Thriller Films
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia may also refer to: Places * Name of Australia relates the history of the term, as applied to various places. Oceania *Australia (continent), or Sahul, the landmasses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1988 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * May 25 – '' Rambo III'' was released as the most expensive film ever made with a production budget between $58 and $63 million. The film failed to match the box office earnings from '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1985). * July 15 – ''Die Hard'' defies low commercial expectations to gross $141.5 million worldwide. Hailed as an influential landmark in the action film genre, it influenced a common formula for many '90s action films, featuring a lone everyman against a colorful terrorist character who's usually holding hostages in an isolated setting. Such films and their sequels are often referred to as "''Die Hard'' on a _____": '' Under Siege'' (battleship), ''Cliffhanger'' (mountain), ''Speed'' (bus), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
