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Author: Simpson, Catherine
PhysDes: Article
Subject: ANIMALS IN FILMS; NATURE IN FILMS; HORROR FILMS. AUSTRALIA; IMPERIALISM AND THE CINEMA AUSTRALIA; RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984); DARK AGE (AT/US, Arch Nicholson, 1988); ROGUE (AT, Greg Mclean, 2007); MARSUPIALS: THE HOWLING III, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1987); DYING BREED (AT, Jody Dwyer, 2008)
Summary: This article focuses on moments in a series of key films: Razorback (Mulcahy, 1984), Dark Age (Nicholson, 1987), Rogue (McLean, 2007), Howling III: the Marsupials (Mora, 1987) and Dying Breed (Dwyer 2008). Using an 'eco-postcolonial' framework, the author argues that these films extend postcolonial anxieties over settler Australian notions of belonging and challenge the notion of human mastery over nature.
Notes: We hear so much about extinction in debates around climate change. But what about those animals that go feral and then return – bigger, hungrier and angrier – to wreak revenge on humans who may have done them injustice? Using an eco-postcolonial framework, this article examines how a number of exploitation horror films have dealt with environmental topics and issues of trespass. In particular, I examine the agency of animals – crocs, pigs, thylacines and marsupial werewolves – in some key Australian eco-horror films from the last 30 years: Long Weekend (Eggleston,1978), Razorback (Mulcahy, 1984), Dark Age (Nicholson, 1987), Howling III: the Marsupials (Mora, 1987), Rogue (Greg McLean, 2007), Black Water (Nerlich & Traucki, 2007) and Dying Breed (Dwyer 2008). On the one hand, these films extend postcolonial anxieties over settler Australian notions of belonging, while on the other, they signify a cultural shift. The animals portrayed have an uncanny knack of adapting and hybridizing in order to survive, and thus they (the films and the animals) force us to acknowledge more culturally plural forms of being. In particular, these films unwittingly emphasize what Tim Low has termed the ‘new Nature’: an emerging ethic that foregrounds the complex and dynamic interrelationships of animals with humans.--Abstract

Call No: 735.2 (94) SHE
Author: Shelley, Peter
Source: US/UK
Place: Jefferson, North Carolina, and London
Publisher: McFarland & Company Inc
PubDate: c2012
PhysDes: vi, 320 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Subject: HORROR FILMS; HORROR FILMS. AUSTRALIA; FILMOGRAPHIES. AUSTRALIA; NIGHT OF FEAR (AT, Terry Bourke, 1973); CARS THAT ATE PARIS, THE (AT, Peter Weir, 1974); INN OF THE DAMNED (AT, Terry Bourke, 1974); END PLAY (AT, Tim Burstall, 1975); LAST WAVE, THE (AT, Peter Weir, 1977); LONG WEEKEND, THE (AT, Colin Eggleston, 1979); PATRICK (AT, Richard Franklin, 1978); SNAPSHOT (AT, Simon Wincer, 1978); THIRST (AT, Rod Hardy, 1979); NIGHTMARES (AT, John Lamond, 1980); ALISON'S BIRTHDAY (AT, Ian Coughlin, 1979); LADY STAY DEAD (AT, Terry Bourke, 1981); ROADGAMES (AT, Richard Franklin, 1981); SURVIVOR, THE (AT, David Hemmings, 1981); NEXT OF KIN (AT, Tony Williams, 1982); TURKEY SHOOT (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1981); INNOCENT PREY (AT, Colin Eggleston, 1984); RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984); CASSANDRA (AT, Colin Eggleston, 1987); DARK AGE (AT/US, Arch Nicholson, 1988); FAIR GAME (AT, Mario Andreacchio, 1986); CONTAGION (AT, Karl Zwicky, 1988); CONTAGION (AT, Karl Zwicky, 1988); OUTBACK VAMPIRES (AT, Colin Eggleston, 1987); ZOMBIE BRIGADE (AT, Carmelo Musca, 1988); CELIA (AT, Ann Turner, 1988); CELIA (AT, Ann Turner, 1988); DREAMING, THE (AT, Mario Andreacchio, 1988); HOUSEBOAT HORROR (AT, Kendal Flanagan & Ollie Martin, 1989); KADAICHA (AT, James Bogle, 1988); OUT OF THE BODY (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1988); [THIRTEENTH] 13TH FLOOR, THE (AT, Chris Roache, 1989); BLOODMOON (AT, Alec Mills, 1990); BODY MELT (AT, Philip Brophy, 1993); BODY MELT (AT, Philip Brophy, 1993); ENCOUNTERS (AT, Murray Fahey, 1994); KOMODO (US/AT, Michael Lantieri, 1999); CUT (AT, Kimble Rendall, 2000); CTHULHU (AT, Damian Heffernan, 2000); GHOST SHIP, THE (US, Steve Beck, 2002); CUBBYHOUSE (AT, Murray Fahey, 2001); QUEEN OF THE DAMNED, THE (US/AT, Michael Rymer, 2002); DARKNESS FALLS (US, Jonathon Liebesman, 2003); LOST THINGS (AT/CN, Martin Murphy, 2003); RAZOR EATERS (AT, Shannon Young, 2003); SUBTERANO (AT/GG, Esben Storm, 2002); UNDEAD (AT, Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig, 2002); MAN-THING (US/AT, Brett Leonard, 2005); SAFETY IN NUMBERS (AT, David Douglas, 2005); WOLF CREEK (AT, Greg McLean, 2005); LIKE MINDS (AT UK, Gregory J Read, 2006); SEE NO EVIL (AT, Gregory Dark, 2006); VOODOO LAGOON (AT/UK, Nicholas Cohen, 2006); WATCH ME (AT, Melanie Ansley, 2006); BLACK WATER (AT, David Nerlich & Andrew Traucki, 2007); ROGUE (AT, Greg Mclean, 2007); STORM WARNING (AT, Jamie Blanks, 2007); ACOLYTES (AT, Jon Hewitt, 2007); DYING BREED (AT, Jody Dwyer, 2008); GATES OF HELL, THE (AT, Kelly Dolen, 2008); I KNOW HOW MANY RUNS YOU SCORED LAST SUMMER (AT, Stacy Edmonds & Doug Turner, 2008); LONG WEEKEND (AT, Jamie Blanks, 2009); RUINS, THE (AT/US, Carter Smith, 2008); COFFIN ROCK (UK/AT, Rupert Glasson, 2009); CRUSH (AT, John V. Soto & Jeff Gerritsen, 2009); DAMNED BY DAWN (AT, Brett Anstey, 2009); DAYBREAKERS (US, Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig, 2008); DAYBREAKERS (US, Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig, 2008); FAMILY DEMONS (AT, Ursula Dabrowsky, 2009); HORSEMAN, THE (AT, Steven Kastrissios, 2008); LOVED ONES, THE (AT, Sean Byrne, 2009); PREY (AT, Oscar D'Rocceter, 2007); [SEVENTH] 7TH HUNT, THE (AT, J.D. Cohen, 2009); STORAGE (AT, Michael Craft, 2009); TRIANGLE (AT/UK Christpher Smith, 2009); CLINIC, THE (AT, James Rabbitts, 2010); NEEDLE (AT, John V Soto, 2010); REEF, THE (AT, Andrew Traucki, 2010); ROAD TRAIN (AT, Dean Francis, 2010); SLAUGHTERED (AT, Kate Glover, 2010)
Summary: "This pioneering work provides in-depth coverage of 76 horror films produced in Australia, where serial killers, carnivorous animals, mutants, zombies, vampires and evil spirits all receive the "antipodean" cinematic treatment unique to the Land Down Under. Titles covered were released between 1973 and 2010, a period coinciding with the revival of the long-dormant Australian film industry in the early 1970s, and continuing into the second wave of genre production spurred by the international success of the 2005 chiller Wolf Creek, The Cars That Ate Paris, The Last Wave, Roadgames, Razorback, Outback Vampires, Queen of the Damned, Black Water, and The Reef are among the titles represented. Each film is covered in a chapter that includes a cast and credits list, release information, contemporary reviews and DVD availability, as well as a synopsis and in-depth notes about the story, filmmaking techniques, acting performances, recurring themes and motifs, and overall effectiveness of the film as a work of horror. ' -- BOOK BLURB
Notes: 'VOYAGE INTO FEAR (AT, Murray Fahey, 1993) listed here as (aka) ENCOUNTERS (AT, Murray Fahey, 1994); HELLION: THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND listed here as (aka) CUBBYHOUSE (AT, Murray Fahey, 2001); NATURE'S GRAVE listed here as (aka) LONG WEEKEND (AT, Jamie Blanks, 2009); Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN: 9780786461677
Contents: -- acknowledgments -- preface -- introduction -- the films -- bibliography -- index --

Call No: 71(94) HAL
Author: Hall, Sandra, 1942
Place: Adelaide
Publisher: Rigby
PubDate: 1985
PhysDes: 200 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm
Subject: AUSTRALIA; FILMOGRAPHIES. AUSTRALIA; GENRES; GENRES. AUSTRALIA; HISTORY OF CINEMA; HISTORY OF CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; ROAD MOVIES; ROAD MOVIES. AUSTRALIA; ADVENTURES OF BARRY MCKENZIE, THE (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1972); BARRY MCKENZIE HOLDS HIS OWN (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1974); PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (AT, Peter Weir, 1975); DON'S PARTY (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1976); CLUB, THE (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1980); PUBERTY BLUES (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1981); BREAKER MORANT (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1980); GALLIPOLI (AT, Peter Weir, 1981); YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY, THE (AT, Peter Weir, 1982); CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACKSMITH, THE (AT, Fred Schepisi, 1978); MONKEY GRIP (AT, Ken Cameron, 1982); WAKE IN FRIGHT (AT, Ted Kotcheff, 1971); RETURN OF CAPTAIN INVINCIBLE, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1982); CARS THAT ATE PARIS, THE (AT, Peter Weir, 1974); STORM BOY (AT, Henri Safran, 1976); PHAR LAP (AT, Simon Wincer, 1983); MAD DOG MORGAN (AT, Philippe Mora, 1976); SQUIZZY TAYLOR (AT, Kevin Dobson, 1982); MAN FROM HONG KONG, THE (AT/HK, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1975); MAD MAX (AT, George Miller, 1979); MAD MAX II (AT, George Miller, 1981); RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984)
ISBN: 0727020102 : $16.95 Aust
LON: anb72702010; 3401972

Call No: 058 FIL "1985"
Author: Clark, Al
Source: AT
Place: South Yarra, Vic
Publisher: Currey O'Neil Ross
PubDate: 1984
PhysDes: 208 p.: ill. ; 28 cm
Subject: HARGREAVES, JOHN; HUGHES, WENDY; SHEPARD, SAM; CRUISE, TOM; WOODS, JAMES; QUAID, DENNIS; EVERETT, RUPERT; BEDELIA, BONNIE; CONTI, TOM; LITHGOW, JOHN; HAZLEHURST, NONI; FOR LOVE OR MONEY (AT, Megan McMurchy & Jeni Thornley, 1983); MAN WHO LOVED WOMEN, THE (US, Blake Edwards, 1983); SUR, EL (SP/FR, Victor Erice, 1983); SILKWOOD (US, Mike Nichols, 1983); OSTERMAN WEEKEND, THE (US, Sam Peckinpah, 1983); TRADING PLACES (US, John Landis, 1983); TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (US, James L. Brooks, 1983); UNDER FIRE (US, Roger Spottiswoode, 1983); INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (US, Steven Spielberg, 1984); SPLASH (US, Ron Howard, 1984); RIGHT STUFF, THE (US, Philip Kaufman, 1983); STRANGERS KISS (US, Matthew Chapman, 1983); STAYING ALIVE (US, Sylvester Stallone, 1983); TOY, THE (US, Richard Donner, 1982); KRULL (UK, Peter Yates, 1983); SUDDEN IMPACT (US, Clint Eastwood, 1983); HONORARY CONSUL, THE (US, John MacKenzie, 1983); BRAINSTORM (US, Douglas Trumbull, 1983); AGAINST ALL ODDS (US, Taylor Hackford, 1984); BREATHLESS (US, Jim McBride, 1983) LUNE DANS LA CANIVEAU, LA; YENTL (US, Barbara Streisand, 1983); FOOTLOOSE (US, Herbert Ross, 1984); MOON IN THE GUTTER, THE (FR/IT, Jean-Jacques Beineix, 1983) SEE; GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, LORD OF THE APES (US/UK, Hugh Hudson, 1984); PHAR LAP (AT, Simon Wincer, 1983); RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984)
Summary: The film yearbook contains stills, credits and reviews of all films released betweenJuly 1983 and July1984. In-depth features by the world's leading film critics on the movies they've enjoyed most, the ones they've liked least and the newcomers they think will succeed. Reports from around the world. Articles about the film industry. Quotes of the year. Awards list, box-office charts, reference section... and even more than before. Taken from back cover of the book.
Notes: On cover: with special Australian section
ISBN: 0859021548
Language: English
Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006

Author: Roberts, Margaret
PhysDes: Article
Subject: COOLANGATTA GOLD, THE (AT, Igor Auzins, 1984); STREET HERO (AT, Michael Pattinson, 1984); RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984); ONE NIGHT STAND (AT, John Duigan, 1984); FAST TALKING (AT, Ken Cameron, 1984); SLIM DUSTY MOVIE, THE (AT, Rob Stewart, 1989); J O' K - THE WILD ONE [TV] (AT, Glenn A. Baker, 1984); MUSIC IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Write up on the trend for Australian feature films in 1984 to place a high emphasis on music, and also a speight of documentary-style films on music making.

PhysDes: Article
Subject: TERRY FOX STORY, THE (CN/US, Ralph Thomas, 1983); CURTAINS (CN, Jonathan Stryker [pseud. of Richard Ciupka & John Vernon], 1983); BOOGENS, THE (US, James L. Conway, 1981); SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (US, Peter Medak, 1983); SPLASH (US, Ron Howard, 1984); MOLLY (AT, Ned Lander, 1983); RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984); MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN (UK, Terry Jones, 1979); CROSS CREEK (US, Martin Ritt, 1983)
Summary: Lists of up-coming films and their crew details

PhysDes: Article
Subject: RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984); MCELROY AND MCELROY; GREATER UNION; HARRISON, GREGORY; ARGUE, DAVID; KERR, BILL
Summary: Article on the ending of filming for 'Razorback' along with cast and crew information.

PhysDes: Article
Subject: RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984); HARRISON, GREGORY; MCELROY AND MCELROY
Summary: Article on Gregory Harrison being cast as lead in 'Razorback'.

Call No: PERSONALITY STILL
Source: AT
PhysDes: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 X 26 cm.
Subject: KERR, BILL; RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984)
Summary: Bill Kerr wearing a hat. Car interior in the background

Call No: PERSONALITY STILL
Source: AT
PhysDes: 1 x photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm.
Subject: MCELROY, HAL; RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984); PRODUCERS. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Headshot of the producer Hal McElroy with hand to his face
Notes: Sticker on reverse reads: ' Hal McElroy, the producer of the new Australian film "Razorback"'

PhysDes: Article
Subject: RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984); MCELROY AND MCELROY
Summary: Announcement of Gary J. Daly to director, Marketing and publicity for McElroy and McElroy.

Call No: D OZploitation
Source: AT
Place: [Northcote, Vic]
Publisher: Umbrella Entertainment
PubDate: 2008
PhysDes: 6 videodiscs (DVD) (ca. 654 min) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in
Subject: CHAIN REACTION, THE (AT, Ian Barry, 1980); FANTASM (AT, Richard Franklin, 1976); FANTASM COMES AGAIN (AT, Colin Eggleston, 1978); LONG WEEKEND, THE (AT, Colin Eggleston, 1979); RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984); STONE (AT, Sandy Harbutt, 1974); TRUE STORY OF ESKIMO NELL, THE (AT, Richard Franklin, 1974)
Summary: "With the relaxing of censorship laws in the early 1970s, a feast of B-films exploded onto Australian screens as maverick filmmakers served up a diet of murder, mayhem and full frontal nudity in exploitation classics such as Stork, Alvin Purple and Stone. Celebrated in the hit documentary Not Quite Hollywood, six of these 'Ozploitation' genre films are presented here in one post-apocalyptic mash-up of sex, violence and foor-to-the-floor action!" DVD BACK COVER
Notes: "DAVID1435"; Includes special features.; Censorship classification: R 18+; In English. No subtitles.
Technical Details: PAL ; All regions
Also Titled: -- Long Weekend -- Razorback -- Fantasm -- Fantasm comes again -- The Chain Reaction -- The true story of Eskimo Nell -- Stone --
Standard Number: 3000000070178

Call No: S RAZ
PubDate: [1984?]
PhysDes: 118 leaves
Subject: RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984)
Notes: Unpublished script

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Publicity; Press kit; Stills; Clippings
Subject: RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984)

Call No: N79RAZ BRE
Author: Brennan, Peter
Source: UK
Place: [London]
Publisher: Fontana
PubDate: 1982, c1981
PhysDes: 383 p. ; 18 cm
Subject: RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984)
ISBN: 0006170544

Call No: TITLE STILL AUSTRALIA
Source: AT
PubDate: 1984
PhysDes: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Subject: RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984)
Summary: Production still of Bill Kerr wearing a leather jacket and jeans, holding a meat hook and a rifle.
Notes: 2 scratches on the right side of the photograph; Adhesive label on reverse; Printed on Kodak paper

Call No: TITLE STILL AUSTRALIA
Source: AT
Publisher: Greater Union
PubDate: [1984?]
PhysDes: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Subject: RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984); HARRISON, GREGORY
Summary: Production still of Gregorgy Harrison lying on the dirt ground .
Notes: Paper label attached to the reverse; White adhesive label on upper right corner; Writing in pen on white border at bottom of image; Pencil note written on upper reverse of image

Call No: P RAZ
Place: AT
PubDate: [1984]
PhysDes: 1 poster : colour, illustration ; 104 x 69 cm
Subject: RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984)
Summary: Image: An illustration of a vehicle with its lights on driving in a barren landscape at night with the head of a tusked pig pictured in the dark clouds above. Text: A new breed of terror. Art by Rudy Obrero
Notes: Good condition, folds.
Donation: Michael Smith

Call No: TITLE STILL AUSTRALIA
Source: AT
PubDate: [1984]
PhysDes: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 X 26 cm.
Subject: RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984)
Summary: Judy Morris and John Howard stand at the bar counter talking toJohn Ewart in this scene from Razorback.
Notes: Film still description on reverse

Call No: TITLE STILLS AUSTRALIA
Source: AT
PhysDes: 17 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
Subject: MORRIS, JUDY; HARRISON, GREGORY; KERR, BILL; HOWARD, JOHN; MULCAHY, RUSSELL; ARGUE, DAVID; RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984)
Summary: 17 black and white photograph of scenes from the film. Includes Arkie Whiteley / Whitely.