Last Train to Freo
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| Last Train to Freo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jeremy Sims |
| Screenplay by | Reg Cribb |
| Based on | The Return by Reg Cribb |
| Produced by | Lisa Duff Greg Duffy Sue Taylor |
| Starring | Steve Le Marquand Tom Budge Gigi Edgley |
| Cinematography | Toby Oliver |
| Edited by | Merlin Cornish |
| Distributed by | Intandem Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 min |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.2m[1] |
| Box office | $102,726[2] |
Last Train to Freo is a 2006 Australian film based on Reg Cribb's 2001 play The Return,[3] and directed by Jeremy Sims.[4][5]
Synopsis[edit]
Two thugs from the Perth suburb of Midland catch the last train to Fremantle. When a young woman, unaware that the train guards are on strike, boards the train several stops later, the thugs are interested by her. After two others – an older woman and a silent man – board the train, it becomes apparent that not everybody on the train is who they appear to be.
Cast[edit]
- Steve Le Marquand – the Tall Thug
- Tom Budge – Trev
- Gigi Edgley – Lisa
- Glenn Hazeldine – Simon
- Gillian Jones – Maureen
- Lisa Hensley – voice of train announcer
- Reg Cribb – man on platform
Awards[edit]
2006 Australian Film Institute
- Best Lead Actor – Steve Le Marquand – nomination
- Best Screenplay – Adapted – Reg Cribb – nomination
- Best Supporting Actor – Tom Budge – nomination
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
- Best Actor in a Lead Role – Steve Le Marquand – nomination
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Tom Budge – nomination
- Best Actress in a Lead Role – Gigi Edgley – nomination
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Gillian Jones – nomination
- Best Screenplay – Adapted – Reg Cribb – nomination
Box office[edit]
Last Train to Freo grossed $102,726 at the box office in Australia.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ozmovies, Last Train to Freo, https://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/last-train-to-freo
- ^ a b "Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ Cribb, Reg; Cribb, Reg. Return (1900), Last train to Freo, HLA Management, retrieved 19 December 2023
- ^ Hoskin, Dave (2006), "Telling Mythical Tales: A Conversation with Jeremy Sims about 'Last Train to Freo'", Metro Magazine: Media & Education Magazine (150): 22–27, ISSN 0312-2654
- ^ Taylor Media, (production company.); Longway Films, (production company.); Pork Chop Productions, (production company.) (2006), Last train to Freo, Taylor Media and Pork Chop Productions, retrieved 19 December 2023
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