Swinging Safari

"Staying alive was harder than you think."

2018 1h 37m EN

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5.3

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★5.3TMDB · 69

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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1975: A 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach and the kids think it’s the biggest thing that’s ever happened in Australia. Behind closed doors, the Mums and Dads of a quiet suburban street are going to celebrate in their own special way, by joining the sexual revolution and throwing a wife-swapping key party. And like the rotting whale, it’s all about to go spectacularly wrong.

“Staying alive was harder than you think.”

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Cast

Guy Pearce
Keith Hall
Kylie Minogue
Kaye Hall
Radha Mitchell
Jo Jones
Julian McMahon
Rick Jones
Asher Keddie
Gale Marsh
Jack Thompson
Mayor
Jacob Elordi
Rooster
Jeremy Sims
Bob Marsh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephan Elliott
Writers: Stephan Elliott
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stephan Elliott, shot by Brad Shield. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Guy Gross. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Guy Pearce and Kylie Minogue and Radha Mitchell carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Staying alive was harder than you think.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5473090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stephan Elliott directs. Brad Shield behind the camera. Guy Gross scores. Sue Blainey cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Directed by Stephan Elliott, shot by Brad Shield. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Guy Gross. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Sue Blainey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Guy Pearce and Kylie Minogue and Radha Mitchell carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Staying alive was harder than you think.".
7IMDB entry: tt5473090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "australia", "beach", "whale", "1970s".

The technical file

Cinematography: Brad Shield
Original score: Guy Gross
Editing: Sue Blainey
Production design: Colin Gibson
Costume design: Lizzy Gardiner
Makeup / hair: Rick Findlater
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Swinging Safari (2018)

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Simon Foster2017-12-13
"[A] boozy, floozy Antipodean mash-up of TV staple The Wonder Years and Paul Mazursky’s middle class mores romp Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2017/12/13/swinging-safari.html
Gimly2018-10-04
★ 7/10
Despite not being born until nearly 20 years after Swinging Safari is set, I can still confirm for you that a lot of the movie rang true for my own youth, I recognise a lot of my country in what was put forth here, and felt enriched for it. What I'm not too sure about though is how much Swinging Safari will ingratiate itself with people who aren't Australian, regardless of timeline. I'd be interested to hear the opinion of someone that fits that bill, because as much as I enjoyed it, I'm concerned that the appeal might not cross that barrier. Also it really really seemed like Swinging Safari incorporated the Paul Jennings' story Greensleeves into its B-plot, but I can't find any credit to it which is unusual... Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time.

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