Fair Game (1986 film)

Fair Game
Directed by	Mario Andreacchio
Produced by	Harley Manners Ron Saunders
Written by	Rob George
Starring	Cassandra Delaney Peter Ford David Sandford Garry Who Don Barker Carmel Young Adrian Shirley Wayne Anthony
Music by	Ashley Irwin
Cinematography	Andrew Lesnie
Edited by	Andrew Prowse
Production company	Southern Films International
Release dates	24 July 1986
Running time	90 min.
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$1.26 million[1]
Box office	AU$13,902 (Australia)

Fair Game is a 1986 Australian action thriller film directed by Mario Andreacchio from a screenplay by Rob George. Quentin Tarantino enthuses about the movie in the documentary Not Quite Hollywood.

Plot

A young woman (Cassandra Delaney) who runs a wildlife sanctuary in the Outback is menaced by three kangaroo hunters who have entered the sanctuary looking for new game.

Production

The movie was shot in South Australia with the assistance of the Australian Film Commission. Director Mario Andreacchio later said:

Fair Game came out of a situation where we were wanting to make a movie that was a B-grade video suspense thriller. I wanted to treat it like comic book violence - it was always like a comic book study of violence. What amazed me and the thing I found quite disappointing was that it started to become a cult film in some parts of the world and people were taking it seriously. And that, for me, became a real turning point. I thought, if people are taking this seriously, then I don't think I can make this sort of material.^[2]

Box Office

Fair Game grossed $13,902 at the box office in Australia.^[3]

See also

• Cinema of Australia

References

1. Suzanne Brown, "Fair Game", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press 1993 p194
2. Interview with Mario Andreacchio' Signet 20 September 1998 accessed 14 October 2012
3. Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office

External links

• Fair Game at the Internet Movie Database
• Fair Game at AllMovie
• Fair Game at Oz Movies