| 词条 | Deathcheaters |
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| name = Deathcheater | image = deathcheatersposter.jpg | image size = | caption = Film poster | director = Brian Trenchard-Smith | producer = Brian Trenchard-Smith | screenplay = Michael Cove | story = Brian Trenchard-Smith | narrator = | starring = Grant Page John Hargreaves | music = Peter Martin | cinematography = John Seale | editing = Ron Williams | studio = Trenchard Productions D.L. Taffner (Australia) | distributor = Roadshow | released = 16 December 1976 | runtime = 96 mins | country = Australia | language = English | budget = A$157,000[1] | gross = A$30,000 (Australia)[1] | preceded by = | followed by = }} Deathcheaters is a 1976 Australian action adventure film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starring John Hargreaves and Grant Page. PlotSteve and Rodney are two ex-Vietnam commandos who do stunt work for television. They are hired by the government to raid the island stronghold of a Filipino racketeer and secure papers from his safe. The two men make the raid and escape using a hang-glider. Cast
ProductionThe film was funded by the Australian Film Commission, Channel 9 and D.L. Taffner. It was intended to be a pilot for a TV series that could be shown theatrically in Australia and sold to television outside.[1] It was shot in 16mm and blown up to 35mm for theatrical release. Trenchard Smith had worked with stuntman Grant Page several times and gave him his first lead role here. He also cast his wife, Margaret Gerard, as the female lead.[2] Trenchard Smith says the movie went $7,000 over budget.[1] ReleaseThe film performed disappointingly in Australia theatrically.[3] It had a presale to Channel Nine for $50,000, overseas sales of $40,000 and local rentals of $30,000, so made $120,000. In 1979 Trenchard-Smith was still confident the film would be profitable.[1] (In 1977 Antony I. Ginnane claimed the film netted $130,000 in overseas sales.[4]) ReceptionOn Rotten Tomatoes, Andrew L. Urban of Urban Cinefile positively commented "nobody in their right minds would do it again, not with real actors today not even with stuntmen. Unmissable!" AccoladesRon Williams was nominated for Best Editing at the 1977 Australian Film Institute Awards. References1. ^1 2 3 4 Richard Brennan, 'Brian Trenchard-Smith', Cinema Papers, Dec-Jan 1979-80 p 601 2. ^Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 307 3. ^David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p266 4. ^Antony I. Ginnane, "The Australians at Cannes", Cinema Papers July 1977 p33 External links
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