Out of It (1977 film)
| Out of It | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ken Cameron |
| Written by | Ken Cameron |
| Produced by | Ken Cameron |
| Starring | Glenn Mason Chris Haywood George Spartels |
| Cinematography | David Gribble |
| Edited by | David Huggett |
| Music by | Robert Murphy |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $23,000 |
Out of It is a 1977 Australian film created by Ken Cameron. It is a road movie where three unemployed friends head north after a robbery went wrong.[1]
Barbara Aylsen of Filmnews said "As a portrait of the vacuum that is often euphemistically called youth it's nostaliga (sic) if you care to remember, and an insight if you want to find out."[1] Sandra Hall, writing for the Bulletin, called it "a nicely ironic story about three likable bumblers caught up in petty crime on the outskirts of F. J. Holden country."[2] When it aired on Chanel Ten in 1980 Don Groves wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald "On a tiny budget ($23,000), writer-director Ken Cameron has achieved a remarkably high standard of film-making."[3] In 1986 it was showcased on The Cutting Room[4] where the Age's Judith Fox called it "an essay on the Aussie loser, a road movie which investigates the loss of focus of three youths as a journey in itself."[5]
Cast
- Glenn Mason as Larry
- Chris Haywood as Warren
- George Spartels as Tony
- Martin Harris as Boyle
- Terry Camilleri as Jacko
- Saviour Sammut as Ferret
- Arna-Maria Winchester as Hitch-Hiker
- Margaret Nelson as Wendy
References
- ^ a b Aylsen, Barbara (1 August 1977), "Out of It", Filmnews
- ^ Hall, Barbara (16 July 1977), "Short, but packing a punch", Filmnews
- ^ Groves, Don (13 January 1980), "Cameron's film a pointer to the ills of our times", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ "Wednesday", The Age, 26 December 1985
- ^ Fox, Judith (16 December 1985), "The Cutting Room", The Age