One More Minute (1979)
"Snapshot" (original title)

Angela is a young hairdresser thrown out of home by her puritantical mother after too many nights out. She quickly falls in with the modeling crowd and does some modeling work herself, ... See full summary »

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writers:

Everett De Roche, Chris de Roche

Stars:

Chantal Contouri, Robert Bruning, Sigrid Thornton

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chantal Contouri	...	Madeline
Robert Bruning	...	Elmer
Sigrid Thornton	...	Angela
Hugh Keays-Byrne	...	Linsey
Denise Drysdale	...	Lily
Vincent Gil	...	Daryl
Jon Sidney	...	Mr. Pluckett
Jacqui Gordon	...	Becky
Julia Blake	...	Mrs. Bailey
Peter Stratford	...	Roger
Christine Amor	...	Paula
Lulu Pinkus	...	Wendy
Stewart Faichney	...	Peter
Chris Milne	...	Book Marker
Bob Brown	...	Captain Rock

Storyline

Angela is a young hairdresser thrown out of home by her puritantical mother after too many nights out. She quickly falls in with the modeling crowd and does some modeling work herself, while it seems she is being stalked by a mysterious figure driving an ice-cream van.

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Plot Keywords:

model | hairdresser | lesbian | fire | captain | 

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Taglines:

Don't open the door ... Don't answer the phone ... Don't look in the attic ... It's there and it wants you!

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Genres:

Horror | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Day After Halloween

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 310,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Australian Film Commission, The, Australian International Film Corp. (AIFC), F.G. Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 101 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This Australian picture sold well to more than twenty territories at the international film market MIFED in 1978, a great feat for an Australian movie at that time.

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Quotes

Angela: I had a very strict upbringing.
Madeline: So did I. But I was banging like a bunny before I was out of my first training bra. Trouble is, it wasn't until I was your age that I discovered I was banging the wrong gong.

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Connections

Features Patrick (1978)

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Soundtracks

"Lazy J"
(uncredited)
Written and performed by 'Bob Brown (I)' (aka Captain Rock)

User Reviews

quirky & interesting non-horror flick

I agree with the posters who liked Snap Shot, and I appreciate some of the things they pointed out. In fact, it might deserve more than six stars, but I'd have to see it again sometime and decide more if comparisons to some of the depth of Mulholland Dr. hold water.

I chanced upon it on TCM cable channel, not knowing anything much in advance. It's not a horror or slasher flick, and it's neither terrifying (well, maybe the little sister...) nor exactly campy/fun. And bad pan-and-scan movement got distracting toward the end of the movie. That seemed strange because the image didn't fill the TV screen anyway, yet clearly there was still a bunch of frame missing.

Call it a bracing slice-of-(weird)-life coming-of-age melodrama with horror aspects. Don't expect a great film and don't expect an exciting film, but you'll find an interesting film with truly odd characters and touches and a sort of jauntily grim look at one young woman's options.

A reviewer mentioned that Thornton, the actress playing the central character, is like a cross between Elizabeth McGovern and Jennifer Jason Leigh. I didn't consciously notice that while watching, but seeing it pointed out, it's quite right. And JJL is one of my favorite actresses.