In Too Deep (1989 film)

In Too Deep
Directed by	John Tatoulis Colin South
Produced by	John Tatoulis Colin South
Written by	Deb Parsons
Starring	Santa Press Hugo Race Rebekah Elmaloglou
Production company	Media World
Distributed by	Home Cinema Group (video)
Release dates	1989
Running time	103 mins
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	AU $800,000[1]

In Too Deep is a 1989 erotic thriller film.

Production

The film was raised through private investment including the producers own money. Two weeks into the five week shoot a major investor pulled out but they managed to complete the film.^[1] It was shot under the title Mack the Knife.^[2]

John Tatoulis later stated:

I was interested in two things in In Too Deep: one was the corruption of innocents and the other was the strengths and weaknesses of sexuality. And I wanted to set it in an urban landscape. What I was really keen to do was create a mood and a feel through a variety of ways. I believe that film is like a tapestry and all the components that go to making the texture of that tapestry are all important: sound, pictures, editing, performances, direction. If one doesn't work, then the final tapestry won't have the texture the director had in his or her mind to start with. If a film doesn't have a feeling, a feeling that has a texture to it, then it's lacking. So that was something I was very keen to explore: how do I give this film a feeling of claustrophobia, a feeling of heat, a feeling of menace and vulnerability.^[3]

Release

Despite the film's low budget it managed to be widely seen around the world on video.^[1]

References

1. David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p132-133
2. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p87
3. John Tatoulis interview 20 May 1997 accessed 11 October 2012

External links

• In Too Deep at IMDB