Not Quite Hollywood

(Australia, 2008, 100 mins)

35mm

Wisconsin Premiere

writer: Mark Hartley
cinematographer: Karl von Moller
editor: Jamie Blanks, Sara Edwards, Mark Hartley
composer: Stephen Cummings and Billy Miller
executive producer: Bruno Charlesworth, Jonathan Shteinman, Paul Weigard and Nick Batzias
producer: Michael Lynch and Craig Griffin
line producer: Roslyn Walker

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• www.notquitehollywood.com.au/
• Trailer

Free-wheelin’ sex romps! Blood-soaked terror tales! High-octane action extravaganzas! They’re the main ingredients of Not Quite Hollywood, the first and only detailed examination and celebration of Australian genre cinema of the 70s and 80s. With interviews of Barry Humphries (Dame Edna); stuntman Grant Page; Susanna York; Dennis Hopper; George Lazenby; Jamie Lee Curtis; dozens of directors, cinematographers, and writers; and the biggest genre-film geek of them all, Quentin Tarantino (who explains how he borrowed scenes from Aussie films for Death Proof and Kill Bill). In 1971, with the introduction of the R-certificate, Australia’s censorship regime went from repressive to progressive virtually overnight. This cultural explosion gave birth to arthouse classics, such as Picnic At Hanging Rock and My Brilliant Career, but also spawned a group of demon-children: maverick filmmakers who braved assault from all quarters to bring films like Alvin Purple, The Man From Hong Kong, Patrick, Turkey Shoot, and Mad Max to the big screen. As explicit, violent, and energetic as those from the U.S., Aussie genre movies presented a unique take on established conventions. Audiences applauded the homegrown marauding revheads in brutish cars, spunky well-stacked heroines, and the amazing stunts, unparalleled in their quality and extreme danger! Viewer discretion advised.

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