Flirting (1991)

Director:

John Duigan

Writer:

John Duigan (written by)

Release Date:

14 November 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Here's to risks

Plot:

Danny has been sent to boarding school, in this sequal to The Year My Voice Broke. Against a backdrop...

Plot Keywords:

Boarding School | School Life | Sequel | Interracial Romance | Male Full Frontal Nudity

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Noah Taylor	...	Danny Embling
Thandie Newton	...	Thandiwe Adjewa
Nicole Kidman	...	Nicola
Bartholomew Rose	...	'Gilby' Fryer
Felix Nobis	...	Jock Blair
Josh Picker	...	'Backa' Bourke
Kiri Paramore	...	'Slag' Green
Marc Aden	...	Christopher Laidlaw (as Marc Gray)
Gregg Palmer	...	Colin Proudfoot
Joshua Marshall	...	'Cheddar' Fedderson
David Wieland	...	'Possum' Piper
Craig Black	...	'Pup' Pierdon
Les Hill	...	Greg Gilmore (as Leslie Hill)
Jeff Truman	...	Mr. Morris Cutts
Marshall Napier	...	Mr. Rupert Elloitt
John Dicks	...	Rev. Consti Nicholson
Kym Wilson	...	Melissa Miles
Naomi Watts	...	Janet Odgers
Lisa Spinadel	...	Barbara Howe
Francesca Raft	...	Fiona Spry
Louise Hannan	...	Theresa Bradley
Danielle Lyttleton	...	Jean Thomas
Jacqui Fifer	...	Stacey Burt
Fiona Press	...	Mrs. Archer
Maggie Blinco	...	Miss Guinevere MacReady
Jane Harders	...	Miss Sylvia Anderson
Malcolm Robertson	...	Bruce Embling
Judi Farr	...	Shella Embling
Freddie Paris	...	Solomon Adjewa
Femi Taylor	...	Letitia Adjewa
Gillian Hyde	...	Dr. Alison Pierce
Harry Lawrence	...	Motel Manager
Michael Williams	...	Sonny Liston
Kurt Frey	...	Jean-Paul Sartre

Directed by
John Duigan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John Duigan		written by

Produced by
Barbara Gibbs	....	associate producer
Terry Hayes	....	producer
George Miller	....	producer
Doug Mitchell	....	producer

Cinematography by
Geoff Burton

Film Editing by
Robert Gibson

Casting by
Liz Mullinar

Production Design by
Roger Ford

Art Direction by
Laurie Faen

Set Decoration by
Kerrie Brown
Glen W. Johnson		(as Glen Johnson)

Costume Design by
Roger Ford		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Sherry Hubbard	....	makeup artist
Karen Johnson	....	assistant hair stylist
Karen Johnson	....	assistant makeup artist
Annette Walker	....	wig maker
Adele Wilcox	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Marcus D'Arcy	....	post-production supervisor
Paul Enright	....	unit manager
Barbara Gibbs	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles Rotherham	....	first assistant director
Emma Schofield	....	third assistant director
P.J. Voeten	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Frank Falconer	....	set finisher
Colin Gibson	....	stand-by props
Bill Howe	....	construction manager
Luke Parata	....	runner: art department
Andy Tickner	....	carpenter
Eric Todd	....	scenic artist
Sarah Tooth	....	assistant art director
Kris Torma	....	trades assistant

Sound Department
Michelle Barta	....	assistant dialogue editor
Steve Burgess	....	foley editor
Antony Gray	....	dialogue editor
Catherine Gross	....	boom operator
David Grusovin	....	assistant dialogue editor
Phil Judd	....	sound mixer
Ross Linton	....	sound recordist
Jerry Long	....	foley editor
Angus Robertson	....	post-sync recordist
Nicky Roller	....	sound effects editor
Annabelle Sheehan	....	dialogue editor
Margaret Sixel	....	dialogue editor
Peter Townend	....	sound effects editor
Noelleen Westcombe	....	dialogue editor

Visual Effects by
Roger Cowland	....	opticals

Camera and Electrical Department
Bruce Barber	....	key grip
Robbie Burr	....	best boy
Grahame Dickson	....	third electrician
Kerry Jackson	....	assistant grip
Darrin Keough	....	focus puller
Kathryn Milliss	....	clapper loader
Ian Plummer	....	gaffer
Kent Santilla	....	assistant grip

Casting Department
Gabrielle Healy	....	extras casting
Kathleen Mackie	....	casting: UK

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lyn Askew	....	costume coordinator
Suzanne Head	....	wardrobe assistant (as Susanne Head)
Fiona Nicolls	....	costume coordinator
Paula Ryan	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Arthur Cambridge	....	color grader
Miriam Cortes	....	negative matcher
Marcus D'Arcy	....	additional editor
Jennifer Hortin	....	assistant editor
Paula Lourie	....	assistant editor (as Paula Laurie)
Shawn Seet	....	second assistant editor
April Ward	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
James D'Arcy	....	composer: fight music
Wolfgang Duigan	....	musician: recorder solo
Christine Woodruff	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Sue Andrews	....	unit nurse
Catherine Barber	....	financial controller
Gill Falson	....	choreographer
Bob Hicks	....	safety officer
Tony Hole	....	unit assistant
Martin Lee	....	helicopter pilot
John Martin	....	production runner
John May	....	assistant accountant
Lisa McGregor	....	film researcher
Pat Nash	....	water safety
Barbara Nolan	....	assistant to producers
Guy Norris	....	boxing coordinator
Daphne Paris	....	script supervisor
Glenn Ruehland	....	boxing coordinator (as Glen Reuhland)
Simon Wicks	....	laboratory liaison

Production Companies

• Kennedy Miller Productions

Distributors

• Argentina Video Home (1994) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Samuel Goldwyn Company, The (1992) (USA)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (UK)
• Warner Home Video
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Acme Photo Effects  kines
• Mirage  matte shots
• Optical & Graphics  titles
• Samuelson Film Service Australia Pty. Ltd.  camera equipment provided by
• Soundfirm  sound post-production
• Spectrum Films International  post-production facilities
• Spectrum Films International  post-sync recording

MPAA:

Rated R for scenes of teen sexuality.

Runtime:

99 min | Argentina:110 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:12 | UK:15 (video rating) | Australia:PG | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Canada:A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Kennedy Miller Productions

Trivia:

Intended to be the Australian-born Nicole Kidman's farewell to Australian cinema; by the time the film went into production, she had received international acclaim for her part in Dead Calm (1989), and was being courted by US studios to appear in American productions. She wouldn't star in another Australian film for another decade, (2001's Moulin Rouge! (2001)). As a result of Kidman's fame, she received top billing and was prominently featured in print advertising for the film, despite only appearing in a few scenes. Conversely, star 'Noah Taylor' only appeared in print ads in silhouette.

Quotes:

Melissa Miles: Good game.
Danny Embling: Yeah. Three badly injured so far.
Melissa Miles: You don't sound very patriotic.
Danny Embling: No, I'm not. I'm here for anthropological reasons.
Melissa Miles: Huh?
Danny Embling: Football. It's a form of mating ritual. That's why you're here, isn't it?

Movie Connections:

Follows The Year My Voice Broke (1987)

Soundtrack:

Tutti Frutti

Truly Romantic

The only reason I even watched this movie (at first) is because there was nothing else on tv, and I saw from the commercial that Nicole Kidman was in it. I'd seen Noah Taylor in the Tomb Raider movie and loved his dorky, scatterbrained performance. So I sat down and watched it. I was amazed. This movie is GREAT for a romantic person. The difficulty of the situation in Africa, combined with sad romance, repression, and brutality was enough to make me feel the emptiness that comes with the longing for true love that every girl and boy feels at one point or another. I rented the movie on video, and was surprised to find that very little was cut out; just a few slightly racier moments, and a foul word or two, plus one scene at the end was double-shot to have Thandie Newton in a bra and panties rather than naked. Rent it and watch if you're a longing romantic, or if you want to be one. Ah, love is such exquisite pain.