Initiation (film)
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| Initiation | |
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| Directed by | Michael Pearce |
| Produced by | Jane Ballantyne executive Antony I. Ginnane |
| Written by | James Barton |
| Based on | original idea by Michael Pearce |
| Starring | Bruno Lawrence Rodney Harvey Miranda Otto |
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Production
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| Distributed by | Goldfarb |
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Release dates
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1987 |
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Running time
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88 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$3 million[1] |
Initiation is 1987 Australian film.[2]
Plot
Danny Molloy arrives in Adelaide to visit his father who he has not seen in ten years. He then crashes in a rain forest.
Production
The film was shot in Adelaide and the Blue Mountains.[3] It was completed in January 1987.
Release
The film was pre-sold to US distributor Goldfarb for $850,000 but Goldfarb later backed out of this commitment claiming they did not have the money.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Australian Productions Top $175 million", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p64
- ↑ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p90-91
- ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p86
- ↑ GOLDFARB RENEGES ON PRE-SALE DEBT By MARK LAWSON Australian Financial Review 28 April 1988 p 36
- ↑ TAX CONCESSIONS ARE GOOD, BUT FILMS CARRY RISK AS WELL by Anne Lampe Sydney Morning Herald 15 July 1987 p 26
External links
- Initiation at IMDB
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