Snapshot (film)
| Snapshot | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Simon Wincer |
| Produced by | Antony I. Ginnane |
| Written by |
Everett De Roche Chris De Roche |
| Starring |
Sigrid Thornton Chantal Contouri Robert Bruning |
| Music by | Brian May |
| Cinematography | Vince Monton |
| Editing by | Philip Reid |
| Studio |
Australian Film Commission Australian International Film Corporation Victorian Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | Filmways |
| Release dates | 1 June 1979 |
| Running time | 92 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $300,000 (est.)[1] |
Snapshot is a 1979 Australian thriller film. It was the first feature directed by Simon Wincer.
It was released in the US as The Day After Halloween.
Plot
A young hairdresser, Angela, is lured into modelling by a bitchy model, Madeline, who talks her into stripping for a photo shoot. She starts to be stalked by a mysterious assailant. Her ex-boyfriend Daryl is possessive and creepy, Madeline's husband Elmer wants to photograph her naked and her mother robs her. In the end Elmer is burnt to death, Daryl is run down by his own Mr Whippy van, and Madeline turns out to be the driver. Angela leaves with her. All is well.
Cast
- Sigrid Thornton as Angela
- Chantal Contouri as Madeline
- Robert Bruning as Elmer
- Denise Drysdale as Lily
- Vincent Gil as Daryl
Production
Ginnane had originally intended to make a film after Patrick called Centrefold, based on a script by Chris Fitchett, and raised money for it. He showed it to TV director Simon Wincer who only liked the fact the script was set in the modelling world and there was a Mr Whippy Van. Ginnane then commissioned Everett de Roche to write a new screenplay. Wincer says he and de Roche re-wrote it in three weeks, and the film took eleven weeks from the first day of shooting until sitting down with the release print.[2]
Wincer planned to use a different actress to play Angela but she turned it down because she did not think the script was good enough "which was pretty amazing for someone who had only done television soap operas."[3] Sigrid Thornton was cast two days before shooting started.
"It was a very easy film to make and probably my most pleasant experience to date" said Ginnane in 1979. The budget was $100,000 less than for Patrick (1978).[1]
Ginnane then took the film to the US where he sat down with an editor and cut 12 minutes out of the film. According to Wincer, these were mostly lighter scenes, and a moment where it is explained Elmer is married to Madeline. This meant Wincer was not happy with the final result although he says "for what it is, it is quite a good little film."[4]
Release
The film performed poorly at the Australian box office, only running a week in Melbourne, but sold very well overseas. [5]
References
- Peter Beilby & Scott Murray, 'Simon Wincer', Cinema Papers Dec-Jan 1979-80 p641
External links
- Snapshot at IMDB
- Snapshot at TCMDB
- Snapshot at Australian Screen Online
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