Summary
A Dangerous Summer (aka Flash Fire) is a 1982 Australian crime film drama film directed by Quentin Masters and starring Tom Skerritt, Ian Gilmour, Guy Doleman and James Mason.
| A Dangerous Summer | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Quentin Masters |
| Screenplay by | David Ambrose Quentin Masters |
| Story by | Kit Denton Jim McElroy |
| Produced by | Jim McElroy |
| Starring | Tom Skerritt Ian Gilmour Guy Doleman James Mason Giselle Morgan Shane Porteous Ray Barrett Norman Kaye |
| Cinematography | Peter Hannan |
| Edited by | Ted Otton |
| Music by | Groove Myers |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Australia: Roadshow Entertainment United States: Reel Media International |
Release dates | Australia: 21 October 1982 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | A$33,000 (Australia) |
Premise edit
Howard Anderson, a restless and discontented American, goes to Australia to team up with an old associate, Julian Fane. They plan the construction of a holiday resort.
While Anderson is a builder who takes pride in his work, Fane's only motive in building is to burn down the resort in an insurance fraud. He hires an arsonist to carry out the work.
Unfortunately, Fane's plans are triggered too soon and result in murder. Anderson, suspicious about events, forms an alliance with George Engels, an insurance investigator.[1]
Cast edit
- Tom Skerritt as Howard Anderson
- Ian Gilmour
- Guy Doleman as Julian Fane
- James Mason as George Engels
- Giselle Morgan
- Shane Porteous as Sergeant Goodwin
- Ray Barrett as F.C.O. Webster
- Norman Kaye as Percy Farley
- Wendy Hughes as Sophie McCann
Production edit
The film was inspired by the Sydney bush fires of the 1979-80 summer. John Seale shot footage of the fire which Brian Trenchard-Smith turned into a 25-minute film, That Dangerous Summer. It was then announced this material would be used by Trenchard Smith in a feature version of the story, to be called Bushfire. In the end, Trenchard-Smith did not direct, and Quentin Masters did. Actor Ian Gilmour broke his leg during filming.[2]
Box office edit
A Dangerous Summer grossed $33,000 (equivalent to $130,767 in 2022) at the box office in Australia.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Panorama newspaper TV guid; 19/10/1987; Page 16
- ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p. 117
- ^ "Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
External links edit
- A Dangerous Summer at IMDb
- A Dangerous Summer at Oz Movies
