''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

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written and directed by

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 epis ...

and co-written by P. J. Hogan. It stars Tamblyn Lord,

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 ...

, 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 (

) 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 *

as Terry *Tiffiny Dowe as Sondra Price *Kelly Dingwall as Benny *John Godden as Felix *

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 '' Mat ...

as Diane Kennedy * Gerard Maguire as Brian Kennedy *

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as Claire *

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as Graham Price *Louise Cullen as Adele 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.

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