Movie Details
- Status: Released
- Movie Tagline: Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There’s nothing else out here.
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Release Date: 1971-07-21
- Runtime: 109.0 min
- Budget: Not Available
- Revenue: $0.1 million
- Production Companies: United Artists, Group W, NLT
Cast & Crew
Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay, Jack Thompson, Peter Whittle, Al Thomas, John Meillon, John Armstrong, Slim DeGrey, Maggie Dence, Norm Erskine, Owen Moase, John Dalleen, Buster Fiddess, Tex Foote, Colin Hughes, Jacko Jackson, Nancy Knudsen, Dawn Lake, Harry Lawrence, Robert McDarra, Carlo Manchini, Liam Reynolds, Nelson
Synopsis – What to Expect from “Wake in Fright”
Wake in Fright is a 1971 Australian psychological thriller directed by Ted Kotcheff. The film follows John Grant, a schoolteacher from the city who finds himself stranded in the outback town of Bundanyabba. With no money or way to get out, he begins to drink heavily and gamble with the locals, and soon finds himself in over his head.
The film opens with John Grant, a young schoolteacher from Sydney, travelling to the small outback mining town of Bundanyabba. He is on his way to meet his girlfriend in Sydney, but is forced to stay in Bundanyabba overnight when he misses his train. His first night in town is spent drinking with the locals at the local pub, where he quickly finds himself in debt after losing a game of two-up.
Desperate for money, he is persuaded by the local doctor to take part in a kangaroo hunt. After a night of drinking and gambling, John finds himself in a state of near-madness, and is determined to kill as many kangaroos as possible. He is eventually able to make enough money to pay off his debts, but not before he is nearly killed by a mob of angry locals.
With his debts paid off, John is ready to leave, but he soon finds himself in an even deeper state of despair. He begins to feel as though he is losing his grip on reality, and his only hope of escape is
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