''The Final Stage'' is a film directed by

Frank Howson Frank Michael Howson (born 1952) has had a career in entertainment. He directed ''Flynn'' (1996) on the early life of Errol Flynn and ''Hunting'' (1991). Howson, with Peter Boyle, helped establish Boulevard Films which produced thirteen film ...

Cast

Tommy Dysart Thomas Gibson Dysart (24 December 1935 – 7 June 2022) was a Scottish-born Australian actor, known for his appearances on television dramas and comedies and in character roles in films and miniseries. Early career Dysart graduated from NIDA ...

as Stinky Radford *

Abigail Abigail () was an Israelite woman in the Hebrew Bible married to Nabal; she married the future King David after Nabal's death ( 1 Samuel ). Abigail was David's second wife, after Saul and Ahinoam's daughter, Michal, whom Saul later married ...

as The Woman *

Adrian Wright Adrian Wright (1 July 1947 – 28 November 2015) was English Australian actor remembered for his roles in the 1970s children's television series ''Freewheelers'' and the Australian serial ''Prisoner (TV series), Prisoner'' in which he played ma ...

Production

It was based on an early play by Howson and was the seventh film from

Boulevard Films Boulevard Films was an Australian production company which made a number of movies in the late 1980s and early 1990s, many which were set against a background of the entertainment industry.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in ...

and the third which Howson directed. He shot it over two weeks with a cast of six actors on one set. The movie has been called one of Howson's most personal works.

Fraud Case

Howson later tried to pass the film off as another movie ''The Boy Who Dared to Dream'' in order to enable investors to achieve a tax deduction. This was unsuccessful and Howson was convicted of fraud.David McLennan, 'Movie Credits Changed To 'preserve Integrity' ', ''The Canberra Times'', 1 September 2000 p4

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* Australian comedy films 1995 films 1995 comedy films 1990s English-language films 1990s Australian films {{1990s-Australia-film-stub