Lady Stay Dead
| Lady Stay Dead | |
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| Directed by | Terry Bourke | 
| Produced by | Terry Bourke | 
| Written by | Terry Bourke | 
| Starring | Chard Hayward Louise Howitt Deborah Coulls Roger Ward | 
| Music by | Bob Young | 
| Cinematography | Ray Henman | 
| Edited by | Ron Williams | 
| Production company | Ryantare Productions | 
| Release dates | 1981 | 
| Running time | 92 minutes | 
| Country | Australia | 
| Language | English | 
| Budget | A$610,000[1] | 
Lady Stay Dead is a 1981 Australian thriller film directed by Terry Bourke about a psychotic handyman.[2][3]
Plot
A young woman is looking after her sister's house, unaware that her sister and neighbour have been murdered by their handyman.
Cast
- Chard Hayward as Gordon Mason
- Louise Howitt as Jenny Nolan
- Deborah Coulls as Marie Coleby
- Roger Ward as Officer Clyde Collings
- James Elliott as Patrolman Rex Dunbar
- Les Foxcroft as Billy Sheperd
Production
The film was shot in Palm Beach, Sydney.[4]
Reception
Despite no approval rating or reviews on Rotten Tomatoes as of today, the Want-To-See score is currently 100%.
Accolades
Terry Bourke won a Fantafestival Award for Best Thriller for his work on Lady Stay Dead.
References
- ↑ "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, December 1982 p 555
- ↑ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p289
- ↑ Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p98
- ↑ "LADY STAY DEAD.". The Australian Women's Weekly (National Library of Australia). 16 September 1981. p. 132 Supplement: TV & ENTERTAINMENT WORLD. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
External links
- Lady Stay Dead at IMDB
- Lady Stay Dead at Oz Movies
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