Twisted

"Truth is a matter of perspective..."

1997 1h 26m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

ThrillerHorror

Synopsis

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Four unsuspecting victims find themselves beyond "The Twilight Zone" in a twisted and altered reality: an airline passenger thinks he's lost his identity... a bored housewife thinks she's found romance... a conman thinks he's made his mark... and a hired killer thinks she's ready to retire. Unfortunately for all of them, they soon discover that there's nothing like reality to get in the way of an otherwise perfectly twisted perspective. Things are never quite that simple.

“Truth is a matter of perspective...”

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Cast

Geoffrey Rush
Harry Chisholm (segment 'Bonus Mileage')
Shane Briant
Jay Condor (segment 'Bonus Mileage')
Rachel Ward
Sara (segment 'Third Party')
Marshall Napier
Tom (segment 'Third Party')
Bryan Brown
Jack Jackson (segment 'The Confident Man')
Josephine Byrnes
Jack's Girlfriend Julia (segment 'The Confident Man')
Steve Bastoni
Constable Paul Bell (segment 'The Confident Man')
Aaron Blabey
Nick (segment 'The Confident Man')

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Samantha Lang
Writers: Neil Burman, Tim Rolfe, Louis Nowra
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Twisted Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Samantha Lang, shot by James Bartle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nerida Tyson-Chew. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mark Perry shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Geoffrey Rush and Shane Briant and Rachel Ward carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Truth is a matter of perspective...".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Samantha Lang directs. James Bartle behind the camera. Nerida Tyson-Chew scores. Mark Perry cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Twisted Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Samantha Lang, shot by James Bartle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Nerida Tyson-Chew. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Mark Perry shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Geoffrey Rush and Shane Briant and Rachel Ward carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Truth is a matter of perspective...".
9IMDB entry: tt0117997 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.