Big Reef
| Big Reef | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Roger Simpson |
| Directed by | Steve Jodrell |
| Starring | Angus Grant Madeleine West |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Roger Simpson Roger Le Mesurier Andrew Walker |
| Cinematography | Mark Wareham |
| Editor | Peter Carrodus |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 2004 |
Big Reef is an Australian television film that aired on the Nine Network in 2004.[1] It was intended as a pilot for a series.[2] It was filmed on Cooktown, Queensland.[3]
Synopsis
[edit]After losing his job, apartment and girlfriend Melbourne journalist Tom Stopple move to the far north Queensland town Paradise. He arrives during a cyclone, gets involved in a boat rescue, a chase for a giant crocodile and a hunt for a lost fortune.[4][5]
Cast
[edit]- Angus Grant as Tom Stopple
- Madeleine West as Casey Lane
- Jack Finsterer as Nick Ritten
- Steve Bisley as Denton Reilly
- Lisa Hensley as Charlene
- Damien Garvey as Jim Daisy
- Catherine Moore as Alana Gock
- Sharni Page as Alison
- Brendan Glanville as Sergeant Tremain
- Andrew Blain as Arnold
- Mellara Gold as Gina
- Steven Smith as Mandy
- Kevin Potts as Phyllis
Reception
[edit]Mark Mordue of the Australian calls it "a masterpiece of the so bad it's good school" and writes "By the time an English backpacker is screaming a crocodile's got Gina and Steve Bisley is cruising through scenes with black wraparound shades and bad-man music playing, Big Reef is piling on enough ridiculous characters and twists to hold you in its jaws until the end."[6]
In the Sun-Herald Brian Courtis gave it 2 stars. His casual review asked "What is it about Channel Nine's drama ventures in Queensland that makes them so often forget the plot?"[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Idato, Michael (18 October 2004), "Virgin birth", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Fidgeon, Robert (6 May 2006), "worth a look", Herald Sun
- ↑ Roberts, Sarah (22 October 2004), "Trouble in Paradise", The West Australian
- ↑ Ellis, Scott (24 October 2004), "Dropping out - into trouble", The Sun Herald
- ↑ James, Caron (24 October 2004), "Tackling the extremes in Paradise", The Herald Sun
- ↑ Mordue, Mark (23 October 2004), "Ramshackle masterpiece", The Australian
- ↑ Courtis, Brian (24 October 2004), "Critic's choice", The Sun Herald