Demolition (1978 film): Difference between revisions
add info |
add quote |
||
| Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
'''''Demolition''''' is an Australian TV movie.<ref name="scott">Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p42</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/top-ten-australian-james-bond-homages/|title=Top Ten Australian James Bond Homages|date=December 31, 2019}}</ref> |
'''''Demolition''''' is an Australian TV movie.<ref name="scott">Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p42</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/top-ten-australian-james-bond-homages/|title=Top Ten Australian James Bond Homages|date=December 31, 2019}}</ref> |
||
It was produced by Robert Bruning's Gemini Productions.<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Peter|last1= Beilby|first2=Scott|last2= Murray|title= Robert Bruning|magazine=Cinema Papers|date=September-October 1979|page=517-519|url=https://issuu.com/libuow/docs/cinemapaper1979sepno023}}</ref> |
It was produced by Robert Bruning's Gemini Productions.<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Peter|last1= Beilby|first2=Scott|last2= Murray|title= Robert Bruning|magazine=Cinema Papers|date=September-October 1979|page=517-519|url=https://issuu.com/libuow/docs/cinemapaper1979sepno023}}</ref> Director Kevin Dobson recalled it as an attempt by Bruning and Grundys "to make mid-Atlantic films for the US market. It was pretty ill-fated."<ref name="dobson">{{cite magazine|magazine=Cinema Papers|title=Kevin Dobson|page=17|url=https://issuu.com/libuow/docs/cinemapaper1982febno036|date=February 1982}}</ref> |
||
==Plot== |
==Plot== |
||
British Intelligence have been conducting sound tests in different countries on techniques to increase the ability of long-distance truck drivers to stay awake - sounds were pumped into their ears to see the results. They discover that one method could completely erase memory. |
British Intelligence have been conducting sound tests in different countries on techniques to increase the ability of long-distance truck drivers to stay awake - sounds were pumped into their ears to see the results. They discover that one method could completely erase memory. |
||
| Line 45: | Line 45: | ||
*Tony Barry as Contact at Warehouse |
*Tony Barry as Contact at Warehouse |
||
*Allan Penney as Hudson |
*Allan Penney as Hudson |
||
==Release== |
|||
The film did not air until a significant time after it was made.<ref name="dobson"/> |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
{{reflist}} |
{{reflist}} |
||
Revision as of 11:18, 4 January 2020
| Demolition | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kevin James Dobson |
| Written by | Bruce A. Wishart |
| Produced by | Robert Bruning executive Steve Kibler |
| Starring | John Waters Belinda Giblin Fred Steele |
| Cinematography | Gary Hansen |
| Edited by | Henry Dangar |
Production company | Gemini Productions |
Release date | 21 June 1979 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$105,000[1] |
Demolition is an Australian TV movie.[1][2]
It was produced by Robert Bruning's Gemini Productions.[3] Director Kevin Dobson recalled it as an attempt by Bruning and Grundys "to make mid-Atlantic films for the US market. It was pretty ill-fated."[4]
Plot
British Intelligence have been conducting sound tests in different countries on techniques to increase the ability of long-distance truck drivers to stay awake - sounds were pumped into their ears to see the results. They discover that one method could completely erase memory.
An intelligence officer, Ainsley, blackmails Peter Clarke, an Australian who used to work for him as an agent, Peter Clarke, into returning to Sydney as a courier. Clarke is to take an audio tape of recordings that will erase the memory of the listener. Ainsley wants the tape to lure an enemy agent, Korcheck - the plan is to trap Korchek into listening to the tape and have his memory wiped.
An American friend introduces Peter to Faith Camden and they begin an affair.
Cast
- John Waters as Peter Clarke
- Belinda Giblin as Faith Camden
- Fred Steele as Eddie
- Vincent Ball as Ainsley
- Keith Lee as Korcheck
- Donald McDonald as Henderson
- Tracey Lee as Drag Queen
- The Don Burrows Quartet
- Tony Barry as Contact at Warehouse
- Allan Penney as Hudson
Release
The film did not air until a significant time after it was made.[4]
References
- ^ a b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p42
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (December 31, 2019). "Top Ten Australian James Bond Homages". Filmink.
- ^ Beilby, Peter; Murray, Scott (September–October 1979). "Robert Bruning". Cinema Papers. p. 517-519.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ a b "Kevin Dobson". Cinema Papers. February 1982. p. 17.
External links
- Demolition at IMDb
- Demoltion at AustLit (subscription required)
 | This article related to an Australian made-for-TV movie is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about an action thriller film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |