The City's Edge
The City's Edge is a 1983 Australian film co-written by aboriginal playwright Bob Merritt.[1]
| The City's Edge | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ken Quinnell |
| Produced by | Pom Oliver Errol Sullivan |
| Written by | Ken Quinnell Bob Merritt |
| Based on | novel The Running Man by W. A. Harbinson |
| Starring | Tommy Lewis Hugo Weaving Katrina Foster Mark Lee |
Production company | CB Films Production |
Release date | 1983 |
Running time | 86 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Plot
Andy comes to Sydney and falls in love with the sister of a heroin addict.
Production
The film was originally entitled Running Man and was never released theatrically in Australia although it was in the UK.[2]
Merritt later claimed he preferred to "write off" the experience but says it gave him the track record to make Short Changed (1985).[3]
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References
- Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p26
- David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p205
- Mary Colbert, "Positive action: Bob Merritt, playwright and screenwriter", Cinema Papers, May 1985 p24
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