Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)

Director:

Mark Hartley

Writer:

Mark Hartley (written by)

Release Date:

28 August 2008 (Australia)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Finally an Aussie film packed full of boobs, pubes, tubes ... and a bit of kung fu.

Plot:

The story of "Ozploitation" movies - a time when Australian cinema showed an explosion of sex, violence...

Plot Keywords:

Australian | Horror Filmmaking | Exploitation Filmmaking | Interview | Film Making

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Phillip Adams	...	Himself
Glory Annen	...	Herself
Briony Behets	...	Herself
Steve Bisley	...	Himself
Jamie Blanks	...	Himself
Graeme Blundell	...	Himself
Russell Boyd	...	Himself
Richard Brennan	...	Himself
Tom Burstall	...	Himself
Dan Burstall	...	Himself
Robin Copping	...	Himself
Barry Crocker	...	Himself
Lynette Curran	...	Herself
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Herself
Cassandra Delaney	...	Herself
Everett De Roche	...	Himself
Ross Dimsey	...	Himself
David Eggby	...	Himself
Bob Ellis	...	Himself
Alan Finney	...	Himself
Richard Franklin	...	Himself
Belinda Giblin	...	Herself
Rebecca Gilling	...	Herself
Antony I. Ginnane	...	Himself
Deborah Gray	...	Herself
David Hannay	...	Himself
Gregory Harrison	...	Himself
Rod Hay	...	Himself
Sandy Harbutt	...	Himself
Rod Hardy	...	Himself
Carla Hoogeveen	...	Herself
Alan Hopgood	...	Himself
Dennis Hopper	...	Himself
John Michael Howson	...	Himself
Barry Humphries	...	Himself
John Jarratt	...	Himself
Barry Jones	...	Himself
Brian Jones	...	Himself
Stacy Keach	...	Himself
Ted Kotcheff	...	Himself
John D. Lamond	...	Himself
Nina Landis	...	Herself
George Lazenby	...	Himself
Chris Löfvén	...	Himself
Greg Lynch	...	Himself
Ross Matthews	...	Himself
Donald McAlpine	...	Himself
Bob McCarron	...	Himself
Hal McElroy	...	Himself
Greg Mclean	...	Himself
Gus Mercurio	...	Himself
George Miller	...	Himself
Vincent Monton	...	Himself
Philippe Mora	...	Himself
Judy Morris	...	Herself
Russell Mulcahy	...	Himself
Rod Mullinar	...	Himself
Grant Page	...	Himself
Susan Penhaligon	...	Herself
Steve Railsback	...	Himself
Candy Raymond	...	Herself
Cheryl Rixon	...	Herself
Joanne Samuel	...	Herself
Fred Schepisi	...	Himself
John Seale	...	Himself
Ken Shorter	...	Himself
Lynda Stoner	...	Herself
Quentin Tarantino	...	Himself
Jeremy Thomas	...	Himself
Henry Thomas	...	Himself
Sigrid Thornton	...	Herself
Brian Trenchard-Smith	...	Himself
Jack Thompson	...	Himself
Roger Ward	...	Himself
James Wan	...	Himself
Garry Wapshott	...	Himself
John Waters	...	Himself
Leigh Whannell	...	Himself
Tony Williams	...	Himself
David Williamson	...	Himself
Simon Wincer	...	Himself
Uri Windt	...	Himself
Norman Yemm	...	Himself
Susannah York	...	Herself
Bruce Beresford	...	Himself
Wendy Hughes	...	Herself
Rod Taylor	...	Himself
Tim Burstall	...	Himself (archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Abigail	...	Bev Houghton (archive footage)
Jenny Agutter	...	Herself (archive footage)
Christine Amor	...	Herself
Victoria Anoux	...	Herself
Alan Arkin	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ian Barry	...	Himself
Shara Berriman	...	Herself (archive footage)
Alyson Best	...	Herself (archive footage)
Gary Bond	...	Himself (archive footage)
Don Chipp	...	Himself (archive footage)
Broderick Crawford	...	Himself (archive footage)
Cul Cullen	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gianni Dei	...	Himself (archive footage)
Noel Ferrier	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Grey Gorton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Robert Helpmann	...	Himself (archive footage)
David Hemmings	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bill Hunter	...	Himself (archive footage)
Olivia Hussey	...	Chris Walters (archive footage)
Ivan Hutchinson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Graham Kennedy	...	Himself (archive footage)
Christopher Lee	...	Himself (archive footage)
William Margold	...	Himself
James Mason	...	Himself (archive footage)
Pat McDonald	...	Herself (archive footage)
Kris McQuade	...	Herself (archive footage)
John Meillon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Spike Milligan	...	Himself (archive footage)
Katie Morgan	...	Herself (archive footage)
Debbie Nankervis	...	Herself (archive footage)
Barbara Parkins	...	Herself (archive footage)
Michael Pate	...	Himself (archive footage)
George Peppard	...	Himself (archive footage)
Luan Peters	...	Herself (archive footage)
Donald Pleasence	...	Himself (archive footage)
Robert Powell	...	Himself (archive footage)
Chips Rafferty	...	Himself (archive footage)
Carmen Russo	...	Herself (archive footage)
Bruce Spence	...	Himself (archive footage)
Rosie Sturgess	...	Herself (archive footage)
Al Thomas	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lesley Ann Warren	...	Sally (archive footage)
Jacki Weaver	...	Herself (archive footage)
Gough Whitlam	...	Himself (archive footage)
Arna-Maria Winchester	...	Herself

Directed by
Mark Hartley

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mark Hartley		written by

Produced by
Nick Batzias	....	executive producer
Bruno Charlesworth	....	executive producer
Craig Griffin	....	producer
Michael Lynch	....	producer
Jonathan Shteinman	....	executive producer
Roslyn Walker	....	line producer
Paul Wiegard	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Stephen Cummings
Billy Miller

Cinematography by
Germain McMicking		(segment)
Karl von Moller

Film Editing by
Jamie Blanks
Sara Edwards
Mark Hartley

Makeup Department
Jessica Clark	....	additional makeup artist
Heather Ross	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Geraldine Hawkins	....	production manager: UK
Rebecca Morley	....	production manager: Los Angeles
Matthew Snyder	....	production manager

Sound Department
Ben Banks	....	additional sound recordist
Mat Dennis	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles
Helen Field	....	sound supervisor
David Glasser	....	additional sound recordist
Phillip Healy	....	sound recordist
Robert Mackenzie	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Mills	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
Marcus Cobbledick	....	graphic design
Rob Nunn	....	animation

Camera and Electrical Department
Kevin Campbell	....	additional camera assistant
Finbarr Collins	....	gaffer
Grahame Dickson	....	gaffer
David Hutton	....	gaffer
Simon Hutton	....	best boy
James Kniest	....	gaffer
Jeremy Rouse	....	additional camera assistant
Angelo Sartore	....	assistant camera
Chris Shanahan	....	gaffer
Soran Zdjna	....	gaffer

Animation Department
Emma Bemrose	....	background artist
Roger Bladen	....	animator
Marcus Cobbledick	....	animation director
Kevin Desa	....	background artist
Chamath Dharmasiriwardena	....	background artist
Damien Dunne	....	animator
Matt Griffins	....	animator
Eric Ocson	....	animator
Cam Smith	....	background artist
Michael Tan	....	animator

Casting Department
Lilly Dawson	....	casting liaison

Editorial Department
Mark Atkin	....	consulting editor
George Awburn	....	digital mastering editor
Sonia Cook	....	on-line editor
Sara Edwards	....	post-production coordinator
Stephen Evans	....	consulting editor
Haley Gillies	....	post-production coordinator
Pamela Hammond	....	head of post-production
Rachel Knowles	....	DI post producer
Stanley Lopuszanski	....	colorist
Tony Poriazis	....	digital film supervisor
Amanda Short	....	rushes colorist

Music Department
Jamie Blanks	....	music editor
Mark Hartley	....	music editor
Michael Lynch	....	music clearances

Other crew
Ian Anderson	....	lab liaison
Eleni Arbus	....	production coordinator
Jack Constintine	....	location scout
Kristine Darmody	....	legal services
Rob Gale	....	production assistant
Jill Hewitt	....	production accountant
Justin King	....	researcher
Bryce Menzies	....	legal services
Nick Osborne	....	runner
Luci Schroder	....	production assistant
Kat Slowik	....	production accountant
Marilen Tabacco	....	production assistant
Andy Villalobos	....	production assistant
Simon Wells	....	assistant researcher
Merran Williams	....	production assistant

Thanks
Laird Adamson	....	thanks
Meredith Allen	....	thanks
David Barrett	....	special thanks
Angela Blackall	....	thanks
Tait Brady	....	thanks
Helen Canham	....	thanks
Sean Casey	....	thanks
Lisa Chambers	....	very special thanks
Will Clarke	....	thanks
Stephen Corvini	....	thanks
Siobhan Dee	....	special thanks
Janelle Edmondson	....	thanks
Sue Edwards	....	thanks
Elia Eliades	....	thanks
John Fleming	....	special thanks
Jeff Harrison	....	thanks
Kevin Hatswell	....	thanks
Julie Heffernan	....	special thanks
James Hewison	....	thanks
Katy Hoy	....	thanks
Bridget Ikin	....	thanks
Jason Janego	....	thanks
Rachel Johnston	....	thanks
Rachel Kelly	....	thanks
Jennie Lamond	....	acknowledgment: additional archival materials provided by
Lindsay Lipson	....	thanks
Jillian Mackenzie	....	special thanks
Jacinta Mackey	....	thanks
David Malcout	....	thanks
Ross Matthews	....	thanks
David McGrouther	....	special thanks
Lucy McLaren	....	thanks
Anna McLeish	....	thanks
Lucy McMaster	....	thanks
Harley Medcalf	....	thanks
Rita Parkinson	....	special thanks
Stephanie Payne	....	thanks
Tom Quinn	....	thanks
Steve Rosser	....	thanks
Don Samulenok	....	thanks
Judy Schou	....	special thanks
Sandra Sdraulig	....	thanks
Sharon Sweres	....	thanks
Zsuzsi Szucs	....	special thanks
Sonya Thoms	....	special thanks
Christine Wardale	....	thanks
Sarah Ward	....	thanks
Robert Waterfall	....	special thanks
David Williamson	....	thanks
Martin Woods	....	thanks

Production Companies

• City Films Worldwide (production company)
• Film Finance
• Film Victoria

Distributors

• Madman Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Magnet Releasing (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Optimum Releasing (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• Brunbro Entertainment Group (2008) (Belgium) (all media)
• HD Net (2008) (USA) (all media)
• Madman Films (2008) (Australia) (all media)
• Magnet Releasing (2008) (USA) (all media)
• Magnolia Pictures
• Optimum Releasing (2008) (UK) (all media)

Special Effects

• Digital Pictures Iloura
• Iloura (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Computers Now  IT Consultants
• Digital Pictures Melbourne  DI facility
• Digital Pictures  post-production facilities
• Digital Pictures  post-production facilities
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Fintage House  collection agency
• Holland Insurance Brokers  insurance
• Lemac Film & Video Equipment  camera equipment provided by
• Marshalls & Dent  legal services
• Moneypenny Services  accountant
• Panavision Australia  camera equipment provided by
• Soundfirm  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic nudity, sexuality, violence and gore, some language and drug use.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | UK:18 | USA:R | New Zealand:R18

Company:

City Films Worldwide

Movie Connections:

Features The Stuntmen (1973)

Superb documentary

This documentary detailing the wave of Aussie exploitation (better known as Ozploitation) films through the 70s and 80s is not only made with such passion, excitement, complemented further so by the anecdotes and praise from the key players of the wave and their fans, but is criminally underrated. The film is always interesting, educational, inspiring, and choc-a-block full of tits, pubes, blood, gore, and the sexiest cars/car chases/car accidents you've ever seen. not only is this film so much fun, but it is the most important Australian film to come out this year because it gives the deserved praise to a wave of films that should've been treated better and in retrospect have been forgotten (until now. And some of the featured films in the doco are thankfully getting their first DVD releases). Thankfully, as the ending of the film details, Aussie film-makers are heading back to the days of Ozploitation and putting it in their movies, as seen in the likes of Wolf Creek, Saw, Undead, and Rogue. It's also great hearing these directors, producers, writers and actors alike talking about how much fun, dangerous, and crazy it was to make these sorts of films, and how it was never inspired by how much money could be made (however, money was made, and Ozploitation did have an audience, mainly in countries outside of Australia). This is an excellent, exciting, and informative documentary and is absolutely essential viewing for all aspiring film-makers. If this doesn't get a Best Documentary nom at the Oscars, I will be disappointed. I hope to see it on more "Top 10 in 08" lists, because it is certainly on mine.