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| producer = [[Robert Bruning]] |
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| writer = Bruce A. Wishart |
| writer = Bruce A. Wishart |
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| based on = story by Robert Bruning |
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| starring = [[Gerard Kennedy (actor)|Gerard Kennedy]]<br />[[Vince Martin (actor)|Vince Martin]]<br />[[Judy Morris]]<br />[[Carmen Duncan]] |
| starring = [[Gerard Kennedy (actor)|Gerard Kennedy]]<br />[[Vince Martin (actor)|Vince Martin]]<br />[[Judy Morris]]<br />[[Carmen Duncan]] |
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| distributor = [[Seven Network|Network 7]] |
| distributor = [[Seven Network|Network 7]] |
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| studio = Gemini Productions |
| studio = Gemini Productions |
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| released = 1977 |
| released = 26 May 1977 (Channel 7, Sydney) |
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| runtime = 96 minutes |
| runtime = 96 minutes |
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| country = Australia |
| country = Australia |
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| language = English |
| language = English |
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| budget = $90,000<ref name="thrill">{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date= August |
| budget = $90,000<ref name="thrill">{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date= August 8, 1976|title=First Look for a Thrill|page=89}}</ref> |
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'''''Mama's Gone A-Hunting''''' is a 1977 Australian [[television film]].<ref name="scott">Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p103</ref> The title is taken from a nursery rhyme, called Bye Baby Hunting. The film featured many well known Australian actors of the period, including [[Gerard Kennedy (actor)|Gerard Kennedy]], [[Carmen Duncan]], and starred [[Judy Morris]] |
'''''Mama's Gone A-Hunting''''' is a 1977 Australian [[television film]].<ref name="scott">Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p103</ref> The title is taken from a nursery rhyme, called Bye Baby Hunting. The film featured many well known Australian actors of the period, including [[Gerard Kennedy (actor)|Gerard Kennedy]], [[Carmen Duncan]], and starred [[Judy Morris]] |
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It was one of a series of TV movies Robert Bruning made for Channel 7.<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> He sold it to Paramount to distribute world wide.<ref>{{cite news|title=Selling our films to the world|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=May 29, 1977 |page=47}}</ref> |
It was one of a series of TV movies Robert Bruning made for Channel 7.<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> He sold it to Paramount to distribute world wide.<ref>{{cite news|title=Selling our films to the world|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=May 29, 1977 |page=47}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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A psychiatric prison escapee and his partner, decide to kidnap from a |
A psychiatric prison escapee, Elliot, and his partner, David decide to kidnap from a a baby and hold it for a $500,000 ransom. |
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The parents of the child, Joshua and Helena, go to the Sydney Opera House, leaving their child with a babysitter, Tessa. Before Elliot and David can complete the kidnapping, Tessa decides to take the baby for herself. |
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They chase after her to Sydney's Central Railway Station, where David is killed by a train while looking for Tessa. Tessa leaves the baby with an Old Woman in a restaurant at the station. She fights with Elliot, pushing him against a stone pylon, causing him to fall to his death. |
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Tessa returns the baby to its parents. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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*Judy Morris as Tessa Goodman |
*Judy Morris as Tessa Goodman |
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*Kerry McGuire as Concierge |
*Kerry McGuire as Concierge |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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The film was shot in Sydney.<ref name="thrill"/> |
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| ⚫ | Bruning called it "a modern-day thriller. A great deal of the action happens around Central Railway Station [in Sydney] at night. It's a fairly exciting project." The cast included Queenie Ashton who said "It isn't a big role, but as things are at the moment I need the work."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald |date= October 17, 1976|title=Our Queenie to bounce back|first=Bill|last=Leslie|page=31}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Bruning called it "a modern-day thriller. A great deal of the action happens around Central Railway Station [in Sydney] at night. It's a fairly exciting project." The cast included Queenie Ashton who said "It isn't a big role, but as things are at the moment I need the work."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald |date= October 17, 1976|title=Our Queenie to bounce back|first=Bill|last=Leslie|page=31}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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''The Age'' wrote that "this handsome telefilm had almost everything on its side – from Russell Boyd's poetic photography and Peter Maxwell's direction to the assured acting of such principals as Gerard Kennedy and Carmen Duncan. Even the unhappy writer, Bruce Wishart, achieved verisimilitude most of the time. But the story, written in an off moment by Bruning himself, got Wishart in the end."<ref>{{cite news|first= John|last= Pinkney|title= 'Mr Bruning's Films Need Pruning'|newspaper=The Age |date=27 May 1977|page= |
''The Age'' wrote that "this handsome telefilm had almost everything on its side – from Russell Boyd's poetic photography and Peter Maxwell's direction to the assured acting of such principals as Gerard Kennedy and Carmen Duncan. Even the unhappy writer, Bruce Wishart, achieved verisimilitude most of the time. But the story, written in an off moment by Bruning himself, got Wishart in the end."<ref>{{cite news|first= John|last= Pinkney|title= 'Mr Bruning's Films Need Pruning'|newspaper=The Age |date=27 May 1977|page=3}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 03:15, 5 January 2020
| Mama's Gone A-Hunting | |
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| Directed by | Peter Maxwell |
| Written by | Bruce A. Wishart |
| Produced by | Robert Bruning |
| Starring | Gerard Kennedy Vince Martin Judy Morris Carmen Duncan |
Production company | Gemini Productions |
| Distributed by | Network 7 |
Release date | 26 May 1977 (Channel 7, Sydney) |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $90,000[1] |
Mama's Gone A-Hunting is a 1977 Australian television film.[2] The title is taken from a nursery rhyme, called Bye Baby Hunting. The film featured many well known Australian actors of the period, including Gerard Kennedy, Carmen Duncan, and starred Judy Morris
It was one of a series of TV movies Robert Bruning made for Channel 7.[3] He sold it to Paramount to distribute world wide.[4]
Plot
A psychiatric prison escapee, Elliot, and his partner, David decide to kidnap from a a baby and hold it for a $500,000 ransom.
The parents of the child, Joshua and Helena, go to the Sydney Opera House, leaving their child with a babysitter, Tessa. Before Elliot and David can complete the kidnapping, Tessa decides to take the baby for herself.
They chase after her to Sydney's Central Railway Station, where David is killed by a train while looking for Tessa. Tessa leaves the baby with an Old Woman in a restaurant at the station. She fights with Elliot, pushing him against a stone pylon, causing him to fall to his death.
Tessa returns the baby to its parents.
Cast
- Judy Morris as Tessa Goodman
- Gerard Kennedy as Elliot Faulkner
- Vince Martin as David
- Peter Stratford as Joshua Stevens
- Carmen Duncan as Helena Stevens
- Queenie Ashton as Old Woman in Restaurant
- Greg Bepper as Bellhop
- Muriel Hopkins as Smoking Maid
- Kerry McGuire as Concierge
Production
The film was shot in Sydney.[1]
Bruning called it "a modern-day thriller. A great deal of the action happens around Central Railway Station [in Sydney] at night. It's a fairly exciting project." The cast included Queenie Ashton who said "It isn't a big role, but as things are at the moment I need the work."[5]
Reception
The Age wrote that "this handsome telefilm had almost everything on its side – from Russell Boyd's poetic photography and Peter Maxwell's direction to the assured acting of such principals as Gerard Kennedy and Carmen Duncan. Even the unhappy writer, Bruce Wishart, achieved verisimilitude most of the time. But the story, written in an off moment by Bruning himself, got Wishart in the end."[6]
References
- ^ a b "First Look for a Thrill". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 August 1976. p. 89.
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p103
- ^ Beilby, Peter; Murray, Scott (September–October 1979). "Robert Bruning". Cinema Papers. p. 517-519.
- ^ "Selling our films to the world". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 May 1977. p. 47.
- ^ Leslie, Bill (17 October 1976). "Our Queenie to bounce back". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 31.
- ^ Pinkney, John (27 May 1977). "'Mr Bruning's Films Need Pruning'". The Age. p. 3.
External links
- Mama's Gone A-Hunting at IMDb
- Mama's Gone a Hunting at Oz Movies
- Mama's Gone A Hunting at AustLit (subscription required)
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