''A Sting in the Tale'' is a 1989 Australian political satire film directed by Eugene Schlusser and starring
Diane Craig
Diane Mary Craig (born 1949), sometimes credited as Di Craig, is a Northern Irish-born Australian actress best known for her performances in film and television.
She was born in County Down, and since 1971 has been married to award-winning Aust ...
and
Gary Day.
[David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p225]
Plot
Diane Lane (
Diane Craig
Diane Mary Craig (born 1949), sometimes credited as Di Craig, is a Northern Irish-born Australian actress best known for her performances in film and television.
She was born in County Down, and since 1971 has been married to award-winning Aust ...
) is elected to Canberra as an MP. Her married lover, Barry Robbins (
Gary Day), is Minister for Health and her best friend is journalist Louise Parker (Lynne Williams).
Barry wants to depose the current Prime Minister and tries to enlist the support of media baron Roger Monroe (
Edwin Hodgeman
Edwin Hodgeman (born 26 June 1935) is an Australian actor. He was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He is known for playing Dr Dealgood in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome in (1985).
Selected filmography
* '' The Fourth Wish'' (1976) .... Simms
* ...
). However Diane is angry at Monroe for suppressing news of negligence in a mining disaster which killed her father and twenty others.
Diane leaks a document to embarrass the government about its plans for media ownership. The Prime Minister appoints her as Minister to the Arts in order to control her.
Diane then discovers Monroe has planted someone in her office to watch her. She tries to bring down Monroe and become Australia's first female Prime Minister.
Cast
*
Diane Craig
Diane Mary Craig (born 1949), sometimes credited as Di Craig, is a Northern Irish-born Australian actress best known for her performances in film and television.
She was born in County Down, and since 1971 has been married to award-winning Aust ...
as Diane Lane
*
Gary Day as Barry Robbins
* Lynne Williams as Louise Parker
*
Edwin Hodgeman
Edwin Hodgeman (born 26 June 1935) is an Australian actor. He was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He is known for playing Dr Dealgood in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome in (1985).
Selected filmography
* '' The Fourth Wish'' (1976) .... Simms
* ...
as Monroe
*
Don Barker as Prime Minister
*
John Noble
John Noble (born 20 August 1948) is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles as Denethor in the ''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Dr. Walter Bishop on the science fiction series ''Fringe'', Henry Parrish on the action-horror series '' ...
as Prime Minister's Minder
* Tony Mack as Michael Meadows
* Bob Newman as Permanent Secretary
* Gordon Goulding as Wilson Sinclair
*
Patrick Edgeworth as Editor
* Gary Bishop as Leader of the Opposition
* Robert Leach as Speaker of the House
Production
The film was shot in Adelaide.
[Paul Harris, "A Sting in the Tail", ''Australian Film 1978-1992'', Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p287]
References
External links
*
''A Sting in the Tale''at Oz Movies
at Australian Cinema
at Winding Road Entertainment (official page)
Australian comedy films
Australian satirical films
1989 films
Australian political satire films
1989 comedy films
1980s satirical films
1980s English-language films
1980s Australian films
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