Geoffrey Wright (born 1959) is an Australian film director and screenwriter, who gained cult success with the 1992 film ''
Romper Stomper'', starring
Russell Crowe.
In 1994 he directed the gritty suburban thriller film ''
Metal Skin
''Metal Skin'' is a 1994 Australian film written and directed by Geoffrey Wright, starring Aden Young, Tara Morice, Nadine Garner and Ben Mendelsohn. The film follows the lives of four adolescents in and around the blue-collar Melbourne suburb ...
'', starring
Ben Mendelsohn
Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn (born 3 April 1969) is an Australian actor. He first rose to prominence in Australia for his breakout role in ''The Year My Voice Broke'' (1987) and since then he has had roles in films such as '' Animal Kingdom'' (2010) ...
, and later directed the teen horror film ''
Cherry Falls
''Cherry Falls'' is a 2000 American slasher film directed by Geoffrey Wright, and starring Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr, and Michael Biehn. The plot focuses on a small Virginia town where a serial killer is targeting teenaged virgins. After being s ...
'', starring
Brittany Murphy. In 2006 he adapted Shakespeare's ''
Macbeth'' for film, starring
Sam Worthington
Samuel Henry John Worthington (born 2 August 1976) is an Australian actor. He is best known for playing Jake Sully in ''Avatar'' and its sequel, ''Avatar: The Way of Water''; Marcus Wright in ''Terminator Salvation'', and Perseus in '' Clash o ...
and
Lachy Hulme.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1959 births
Living people
Australian screenwriters
Film directors from Melbourne
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