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Terry Bourke (written by)
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Hunted and Trapped! Her Nightmare is Just Beginning!
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One of the first Aussie horror (Ozploitation) flicks more (6 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Norman Yemm | ... | The Man |
| Carla Hoogeveen | ... | The Woman |
| Mike Dorsey | ... | The Lover |
| Briony Behets | ... | Horse Girl |
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54 min
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Australia:(Banned) | Australia:M (re-rating) (2005) | Australia:R (original rating)
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Originally planned as the first episode of a 12-part Australian Broadcasting Corporation horror series entitled "Fright". more
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Featured in Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008) more
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Terry Bourke's Night of Fear was originally meant to be the pilot for an Australian TV-series titled "Fright." However, the censors banned it on the grounds of "indecency and obscenity." That is unfortunate, as it would have made a great TV series, as this was a pretty good movie in its own right. Although you can tell it was a pilot, as the movie has opening titles very much like a TV show (and it is called "Fright), plus it only goes for 50 minutes and there is pretty much no dialogue.
Having said this, it is grisly and unsettling and although tame by today's standards, does feature a few nasty scenes. Also (and very interestingly) this was made two years before Tobe Hooper's widely regarding cult classic, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre." While I was watching this, I was constantly reminded of Hooper's film, with the outback setting, the distressed and screaming heroine and the disturbed hillbilly villain. Night of Fear is virtually plot less, it follows 'The Woman' (Carla Hoogeveen) who takes an accidental wrong turn to avoid a collision and crashed her car near 'The Man's' (Norman Yemm) house. He stalks and terrorises her for the rest of the film.
It is a shame this was extended into a feature length with some dialogue, as it would make a great 70's exploitation film along the lines of Hooper's "Massacre." However, for what it is, it is quite good and it would not surprise me if some filmmakers got inspiration from this...("Wolf Creek").
3½/5