Maslin Beach (1997)

User Rating:

3.5/10   

Director:

Wayne Groom

Writer:

Wayne Groom (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Funnier than "Clerks"

Plot Keywords:

Nudist | Talk | Pubic Hair | Nude Beach | Female Pubic Hair

Cast

Michael Allen	...	Simon
Eliza Lovell	...	Marcie
Leylah Love	...	Shower woman
Simon Bond	...	Shower man
Bonnie-Jaye Lawrence	...	Gail
Zara Collins	...	Paula
Jennifer Ross	...	Jenny
Joshua Missen	...	Daniel
Katrina Missen	...	Daniel's mother
Kate Jenkin	...	Jill
Albert Colbert	...	Justin
Dinesh Sanders	...	Juggler
Francis Welling	...	Sun bather
Robbie Hoad	...	Brad
Andy McPhee	...	Zen master
Tracy Korsten	...	Wendy
Rosslyn Aylmore	...	Raelene
Garry Waddell	...	Ben
Mary Anne Chen	...	Irate bather
Mike Chen	...	Irate bather
Peter van der Veer	...	Irate bather
Simon Hendricks	...	Irate bather
Colin Moglia	...	Irate bather
Darren Thon	...	Stunt bather
David Winston	...	Carlo
Rosina Coppola	...	Carlo's wife
John Doherty	...	Kevin
Alison Sclander	...	Amanda
Gina Zoia	...	Denise
Diedre Kralj	...	Cheryl
Rodney Hutton	...	Tom
Rachel Feary	...	Lucy
Chelsea Stokell	...	Woman Reading
Amanda Finnis	...	Sally
Paul Reading	...	Sam
Di Williams	...	Woman in tent
Irena Westbrook	...	Meredith
Samantha Edwards	...	Woman playing viola
David Cocks	...	Walter
Madeleine James	...	Anais
Richard Potter	...	Henry
Noel Purdon	...	Dr. Rank
Eugene Suleau	...	Artaud
Edmund Pegge	...	Michael
Charmaine Lyle	...	Woman singing
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nick Gill

Directed by
Wayne Groom

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Wayne Groom		writer

Produced by
Wayne Groom	....	producer
Oscar Scherl	....	executive producer
Andrew Steuart	....	producer

Original Music by
Robert J. Kral		(as Robert Kral)

Cinematography by
Rodney Bolton		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Simon Whitington

Art Direction by
Jacqui Canty

Production Management
Nicola Mill	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Leilah Schubert	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Marco Arlotta	....	sound recordist
Craig McCowat	....	boom operator
Peter D. Smith	....	sound editor (as Peter Smith)
Wayne Sunderland	....	boom operator
Simon Whitington	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Dean Bennett	....	special effects (as Dean Bennet)
Darren Thon	....	special effects

Stunts
Darren Thon	....	stunt bather

Camera and Electrical Department
Rodney Bolton	....	camera operator
Terry Clark	....	still photographer
Renee Hanna	....	clapper loader
Dene Oehme	....	assistant camera
Brian Scragg	....	grip
John Smith	....	grip

Casting Department
Angela Heesom	....	casting consultant
Susie Kaczmarsky	....	casting consultant

Editorial Department
Fahard Heidary-Ardestani	....	additional editor
Nadine Schoen	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Richard Dall	....	boat handler
John Emery	....	script editor
Moira Fahy	....	script editor
Janet Hillier	....	poodle supplier
Melissa Horwood	....	production assistant
Brad King	....	work experience
Rosie Miller	....	laboratory liaison
Eugene Roche	....	laboratory liaison
Kate Smith	....	work experience
Kate Tyrell	....	work experience
Nicki Wichello	....	work experience

Thanks
Bob Anesbury	....	special thanks
Pat Bourke	....	special thanks
Peter Gamble	....	special thanks
Alan Harrison	....	special thanks
Sam Harrison	....	special thanks
Maureen Kaboschke	....	special thanks
John Luane	....	special thanks
Greg Lynch	....	special thanks
Jane Magill	....	special thanks
John Monahan	....	special thanks
Barry Peak	....	special thanks
Mike Piper	....	special thanks
Noel Purdon	....	special thanks
Lawrie Stewart	....	special thanks
Lorraine Stewart	....	special thanks
Francis Welling	....	special thanks
Ross Wurst	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Australian International Pictures Pty. Ltd.
• Cinevest
• Spandau Films

Distributors

• Brother Jack Films (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Vanguard Cinema (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Actors Ink.  casting
• Australian Air Express  freight
• Cartronics Communications  mobile phones courtesy of
• Commonwealth Bank, North Adelaide  special thanks
• Hendon Studios  mixed at
• Kodak Australasia  film stock supplied by
• Lemac Film & Video Equipment  camera equipment
• Maslin Beach General Store  ice cream van courtesy of
• Shades  sunglasses courtesy of
• Soundfirm  sound transfers
• South Australian Film Corporation, The  sound mixing
• The Mad Hatters Hat Shop  sun hats courtesy of
• Webster and Hyde  insurance brokers

Runtime:

Australia:80 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) (DVD rating) | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Company:

Australian International Pictures Pty. Ltd.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Summer of Love (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Ariantiche

Well worthwhile

If you are looking for the latest Hollywood blockbuster, don't watch this movie. If you are sick of the production line, "let's all make a movie like the last big thing" meat grinder, plastic, spoon fed dribble then this movie might just entertain you for 100 minutes. I'm not going to do the plot thing,Jox has already done that. What I would like to make note of is the refreshing "differentness" of the movie. I have seen nothing like this before. Overall the way the movie started looked like another B or C grade movie and by the time the main characters got to the beach it was like a totally new experience, refreshing and new with a distinctly Aussie feel to it, not one of the psuedo American wannabe pictures that most australians make.

Having said this, I know this film won't appeal to everybody, but give it a try with an open mind, its different, innovative and doesn't pander to the norm. I hope Wayne Groom makes more movies, and that Bonnie - Jaye Lawrence continues to act, she is a refreshing change to the so called ideal woman that seems to be on all our screens at the moment, she is what I would describe as natural ... you don't see that much anymore.

Just my 2 cents worth :)