Sky Pirates

Sky Pirates

Belgian Theatrical poster
Directed by Colin Eggleston
Produced by Michael Hirsh
John D. Lamond
Written by John D. Lamond
Rob Moubray (additional material)
Peter Herbert (additional material)
Starring John Hargreaves
Meredith Phillips
Max Phipps
Music by Brian May(composer)
Cinematography Garry Wapshott
Edited by Michael Hirsh
John D. Lamond
Production
company
John Lamond Motion Pictures
Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment
Release dates
 16 January 1986
Running time
 89 minutes
Country Australia
USA
Language English
Budget AU$4.2 million[1]
Box office AU $76,170 (Australia)[2]

Sky Pirates (Also known as Dakota Harris) is a 1986 Australian adventure film written and produced by John D. Lamond, and directed by Colin Eggleston. It was inspired by Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark, as well as borrowing liberally from The Philadelphia Experiment, The Deer Hunter, Dirty Harry and Mad Max.[3]

The music was composed by Brian May, who also scored the first two Mad Max films.

Plot

1945: World War II is about to come to an end. Meanwhile the Australian military has come across that a certain ancient device which can be used to travel in time. It is imperative that the Allies have it and the Axis powers don't. The experienced aviator Lt. Harris gets assigned to transport the precious item to Washington, D.C.. On his plane are also Rev. Mitchell, Mitchell's lovely daughter Melanie, Gen. Hackett and Major Savage. During the flight the power of the magic cargo makes the laws of nature fade, hereby causing a tremendous tempest which leaves Harris no other choice than to ditch the aircraft. In rescue boats they discover a weird and misty area full of wrecked ships of different eras. Rev. Mitchell claims there was a connection to the so-called Philadelphia Experiment. Harris remains unimpressed and concentrates on the survival of Melanie and his crew, even for the price of immolating the arcane freight against Savage's explicit orders. Back home Savage has Harris sentenced for insubordination by a military court. Harris escapes and seeks to unveil the background of these occurrences. He beseeches Rev. Mitchell's daughter Melanie to team up with him. Together they strive to retrieve the lost magic item. They disclose and confound Savage's hidden agenda before they become a happy couple.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Interview with John Lamond, Mondo Stumpo, early 2002 accessed 14 October 2012
  2. ↑ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria accessed 24 October 2012
  3. ↑ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p80

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