Proof (1991)

Director:

Jocelyn Moorhouse

Writer:

Jocelyn Moorhouse (written by)

Release Date:

20 March 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Before love comes trust. Before trust comes proof.

Plot:

The life of a blind photographer who is looked after by a housekeeper is disrupted by the arrival of an agreeable restaurant worker.

Plot Keywords:

Photograph | Photographer | Trust | Housekeeper | Blind Man

Awards:

10 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Hugo Weaving	...	Martin
Geneviève Picot	...	Celia (as Genevieve Picot)
Russell Crowe	...	Andy
Heather Mitchell	...	Martin's Mother
Jeffrey Walker	...	Young Martin
Daniel Pollock	...	Punk
Frankie J. Holden	...	Brian
Frank Gallacher	...	Vet
Saskia Post	...	Waitress
Belinda Davey	...	Doctor
Cliff Ellen	...	Cemetery Caretaker
Tania Uren	...	Customer
Robert James O'Neill	...	Hoon
Anthony Rawling	...	Hoon
Darko Tuscan	...	Hoon
Adele Danielle	...	Hoon (as Adele Daniele)
Roy Edmunds	...	2nd Policeman
Lisa Chambers	...	Nurse
Suzanne Chapman	...	Chemist Girl
Angela Campbell	...	High Heeled Woman
Osvaldo Maione	...	Waiter (as Oswaldo Maione)
Carole Patullo	...	Kiosk Girl
Corey	...	Bill - The Dog
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra	...	Performers
Nicholas Braithwaite	...	Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Directed by
Jocelyn Moorhouse

Writing credits
Jocelyn Moorhouse		(written by)

Produced by
Lynda House	....	producer

Original Music by
Not Drowning Waving

Cinematography by
Martin McGrath		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Ken Sallows

Casting by
Gregory Apps		(as Greg Apps)

Production Design by
Paddy Reardon		(as Patrick Reardon)

Set Decoration by
Dimity Huntington

Makeup Department
Amanda Rowbottom	....	hair stylist
Amanda Rowbottom	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Catherine Bishop	....	production manager (as Catherine 'Tatts' Bishop)
Robert Graham	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julie Burton	....	second assistant director
P.J. Hogan	....	second unit director (as Paul J. Hogan)
Tony Mahood	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Chris James	....	stand-by props
Rebecca O'Brien	....	art department assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steve Burgess	....	foley recordist
Steve Burgess	....	sound mixer
Lloyd Carrick	....	sound recordist
Lloyd Carrick	....	sound recordist: second unit
Sue Clancy	....	assistant dubbing editor
Chris Goldsmith	....	boom operator
Gerry Long	....	foley artist
Glenn Newnham	....	dubbing editor
Glenn Newnham	....	sound editor
Paul Pirola	....	foley recordist
Roger Savage	....	sound mixer
Eugene Winston	....	sound transferer

Visual Effects by
Colin Tyler	....	opticals

Stunts
Chris Anderson	....	stunt coordinator: New Generation Stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
John Bowering	....	camera 1: second unit
Justin Brickle	....	camera assistant: second unit
Johnny Earthmover	....	best boy
Mark Gilfedder	....	gaffer
Noel Jones	....	camera 2: second unit
Warik Lawrance	....	clapper loader
Brett McDowell	....	key grip
Calum McFarlane	....	focus puller
Jennifer Mitchell	....	still photographer
Daryl Pearson	....	best boy
Brendan Read	....	electric trainee
Ian Sheath	....	camera operator: rostrum camera
John Tate	....	grip
Roger Van Wensveen	....	camera 3: second unit

Casting Department
Kelly O'Shea	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kerri Mazzocco	....	wardrobe (as Ccerri Barnett)

Editorial Department
Paul Cross	....	negative matcher
Maria Kaltenthaler	....	assistant film editor
Tim Morgan	....	color grader
Rowan Wilson	....	negative matcher

Music Department
Russel Bradley	....	musician: Now Drowning, Waving
David Bridie	....	musician: Now Drowning, Waving
Tim Cole	....	musician: Now Drowning, Waving
Brian May	....	music score: "Blood Moon" by
Rowan McKinnon	....	musician: Now Drowning, Waving
Helen Mountfort	....	musician: Now Drowning, Waving
Not Drowning Waving	....	music producer
John Phillips	....	musician: Now Drowning, Waving
James Southall	....	musician: Now Drowning, Waving

Other crew
Ian Anderson	....	laboratory liaison
Russell Boyd	....	production runner
Mandy Carter	....	production accountant: Moneypenny Services
Keith Fish	....	caterer: Food For Film
Kristina Frolich	....	caterer: Food For Film
Tony Leonard	....	insurance: Steeves Lumley
Angie Limoncelli	....	casual assistant
Jakki Mann	....	production coordinator
Bryce Menzies	....	legal consultant: Roth Warren & Menzies
Mez O'Brien	....	casual assistant
Arch Roberts	....	safety officer
Oliver Streeton	....	title designer
Mim Tsantis	....	location assistant (as Mimika Tsantis)
Anne Went	....	continuity

Thanks
Matthew Apps	....	thanks
Ann Brown	....	thanks: Hill & Parkinson
Theresa Bruno	....	thanks: Zia Theresa Restaurant
Elizabeth Creese	....	thanks
Brent Franklin	....	thanks
Dowie Hogan	....	thanks
Paul Hogan	....	thanks
Nita Johns	....	thanks
Ollie O'Donnell	....	thanks
Cristina Pozzan	....	thanks
Keith Walton	....	thanks
Trevor Welby	....	thanks

Production Companies

• House & Moorhouse Films (presents)
• Australian Film Commission, The (in association with)
• Film Victoria (in association with)

Distributors

• Artificial Eye (1991) (UK) (theatrical)
• Fine Line Features (1992) (USA) (theatrical) (A division of New Line Cinema)
• Roadshow Entertainment (1991) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Astro Distribution (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Homescreen (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• New Line Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Roadshow Home Video

Other Companies

• Australian Broadcasting Commission  group appearance: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and conductor Nicholas Braithwaite arranged courtesty of
• Australian Film Commission, The  produced in association with
• Cinevek Film Laboratories  laboratory
• City of Kew  thanks to
• Eastman Kodak  film stock
• Film Finances Services Ltd.  completion guarantor (as Film Finance Ltd.)
• Film Victoria  produced in association with
• Filmsync  edge numbering
• Flowers Vasette  thanks to
• Food for Film  caterer
• Highly Strung Kites  thanks to
• Hill & Parkinson  thanks to
• Lemac Film & Video Equipment  camera equipment
• Lemac Film & Video Equipment  theatrette
• Liz Mullinar Consultants  casting
• Mark Bishop Management  manager of: Not Drowning, Waving
• Melbourne Concert Hall, Victoria Arts Center  concert hall
• Moneypenny Services  production accounting (as Moneypenny Services)
• New Generation Stunts  stunt coordinator
• Orana Film Transport  unit vehicles
• Pentax Corporation  thanks to (as Pentax Cameras)
• Roth, Warren & Menzies  legal consultants (as Roth Warren & Menzies)
• Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind  special thanks
• Ruyton Girls' School  thanks to (as Ruyton School)
• Sala Thai Restaurant  thanks to
• Soundfirm  sound mixed at (as Soundfirm, Melbourne)
• Steeves Lumley P/L  insurance (as Steeves Lumley)
• The Joinery  post-production facilities
• Village Cinemas  use of facilities: Coburg Drive-in courtesy of
• Village Roadshow Pictures  scenes from: "Blood Moon" courtesy of
• Warner Bros. Music  group appearance: Not Drowning, Waving courtesy of (as Warner Music/Warner Chappell)
• Zia Theresa Restaurant  thanks to

Runtime:

86 min | USA:90 min (DVD)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | France:U | Sweden:11 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

House & Moorhouse Films

Trivia:

Because his character, Andy, and Hugo Weaving's character, Martin, are supposed to be best mates, Russell Crowe set out to become good mates with Weaving by trying to share common interests. He would soon discover the only common interest they have together is that they are both huge fans of "Doctor Who" (1963).

Quotes:

Martin's Mother: Why would I lie to you?
Young Martin: Because you can.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Game-On: (#3.2)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor

Early Crowe - total brilliance!

Aussie Films are much like the Ford Motor Company. They're either a world beater - or mainstream mediocrity! This little offering is the Shelby Mustang of 90's movie-making.

Weaving is spellbinding (FORGET Agent Smith of THE MATRIX) as a blind photographer who has this unshakeable belief that people lie to him because of his blindness. His world revolves around photographs that others must visually interpret for him. He has a housekeeper that wishes she could do more than housekeep and the day he meets Andy, a dishwasher at the local restaurant, is the first day of a new beginning...but for who?

Suffice to say, Crowe as Andy shows all the portents of future stardom simply by being Russell Crowe. He is superb without really doing anything. For just a three character film, this is spellbinding stuff (much like THE INTERVIEW).

No more need be divulged. I would simply say this is one of the best films I have ever seen. It deserved every award it won. This is a 10! See it!