''Summer of Secrets'' is a 1976 film directed by

Jim Sharman James David Sharman (born 12 March 1945) is an Australian director and writer for film and stage with more than 70 productions to his credit. He is renowned in Australia for his work as a theatre director from the 1960s to the present, and is b ...

and starring

Arthur Dignam Arthur Dignam (9 September 1939 – 9 May 2020) was an Australian stage and screen actor. Biography Dignam was born on Lord Howe Island. He attended Newington College in Sydney as a boarder in 1955 and 1956 and then the University of Sydney. ...

, Rufus Collins, and

Nell Campbell Laura Elizabeth Campbell (born 24 May 1953), better known as Nell Campbell or by her stage name Little Nell, is an Australian actress, singer, and former club owner. She is best known for her role as Columbia in the 1975 film ''The Rocky Horror ...

Plot

A young couple, Steve and Kym, go to the beach where Steve grew up. They come across Dr Beverley Adams, who is experimenting on the brain and is working to bring back his dead wife, Rachel, to life. Rachel comes alive and wreaks havoc.

Cast

as Dr Beverley Adams *Rufus Collins as Bob *

as Kym *Andrew Sharp as Steve *

Kate Fitzpatrick Kerry Kathleen Fitzpatrick (born 1 October 1947) known as Kate Fitzpatrick, is an Australian television, film, and theatre actress. Early years Kate grew up in the Adelaide suburb of Dover Gardens, and it was in Adelaide that her love for cl ...

as Rachel *Jude Kuring as shop assistant

Production

Sharman was attracted to the script because it was a serious exploration of the Frankenstein legend.David Stratton, ''The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival'', Angus & Robertson, 1980 p164-165 The budget was provided by the

Australian Film Commission The Australian Film Commission (AFC) was an Australian government agency was founded in 1975 with a mandate to promote the creation and distribution of films in Australia as well as to preserve the country's film history. It also had a producti ...

and

Greater Union Greater Union Organisation Pty Ltd, trading as Event Cinemas, Greater Union, GU Film House, Moonlight Cinema and Birch Carroll & Coyle (BCC Cinemas), is the largest movie exhibitor in Australia and New Zealand, with over 140 Multiplex (movie the ...

. The film was shot in late 1975 under the title ''The Secret of Paradise Beach''. Shooting took six weeks.

Reception

''Summer of Secrets'' won several awards including the Jury and Critics' Prizes at the Academy of Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, Paris 1997The West Australian

References

External links

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Clip from film at Rocky Music - a Rocky Horror tribute site''Summer of Secrets''
at Oz Movies {{Jim Sharman 1976 films Australian comedy films 1976 comedy films Films directed by Jim Sharman 1970s English-language films