Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Carl Schultz

Writers:

Sumner Locke Elliott (novel)
Michael Jenkins (writer)

Release Date:

1 January 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Winner of 8 A.F.I Awards including Best Picture

Plot:

Family jealousies. His mother dead, PS lives in Sydney with working-class Aunt Lily and Uncle George...

Plot Keywords:

Aunt | Father | Private School | Absent Father | Running

Awards:

8 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Wendy Hughes	...	Vanessa
Robyn Nevin	...	Lila
Nicholas Gledhill	...	PS
John Hargreaves	...	Logan
Geraldine Turner	...	Vere
Isabelle Anderson	...	Agnes
Peter Whitford	...	George
Colleen Clifford	...	Ettie
Edward Howell	...	Judge
Jacqueline Kott	...	Miss Pile
Julie Nihill	...	Diana
Michael Long	...	Mr. Hood
Len London	...	Mr. Gentle
Beth Child	...	Mrs. Grindel
Colin Croft	...	The Magician
Virginia Portingale	...	Miss Colden
Steve Fifield	...	Chauffeur
Pega Williams	...	Winnie Grindel
Kylie Burgess	...	Cynthia
Tony Blanchard	...	Ian
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Norman Kaye	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Carl Schultz

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Sumner Locke Elliott		novel
Michael Jenkins		writer

Produced by
Jill Robb	....	producer

Original Music by
Ray Cook

Cinematography by
John Seale

Film Editing by
Richard Francis-Bruce

Production Design by
John Stoddart

Art Direction by
John Carroll
John Wingrove

Costume Design by
Bruce Finlayson

Production Management
Greg Ricketson	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Colin Fletcher	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Syd Butterworth	....	sound

Special Effects by
Brian Cox	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Sam Bienstock	....	electrical best boy

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julie Constable	....	set costumer

Other crew
Gemma Rawsthorne	....	assistant accountant

Production Companies

• New South Wales Film Commission
• Syme International Productions
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Hoyts Distribution (1983) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1984) (USA) (theatrical)
• Image Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox (????) (USA) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (????) (Australia) (VHS)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Spectrum Films International  post-production facilities

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

New South Wales Film Commission

International level Australiana

One of Australia's great films of the 80s...big, lavish and crafted for an international audience.......along with GALLIPOLI, THE LIGHTHORSEMEN and MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER, "Careful"..is different in that it is set in Sydney harbourside suburbs of the 1920s......most period films made at this time are set earlier and are rural.....also like the sublime masterpiece THE IRISHMAN. The cast for "Careful" is theater professionals who fit the passionate personalities the extremely emotional and personal roles demand. Their transformation to film is also thanks to the great director Carl Schultz who also made the superb Australian films GOODBYE PARADISE and TRAVELLING NORTH. Much under employed here and almost forgotten ...... Nicholas Gledhill is still in Sydney theater and occasionally appears in fringe productions.

Robyn Nevin is the supreme being of the Sydney Theatre Company and the great Wendy Hughes is the goddess of the Australian screen.....see NEWSFRONT for that confirmation. The late great John Hughes such a genuine Australian man in his perfect realisation of the irresponsible but lovable main male character "Logan". This film is Australian screen perfection, however the end credits come too early.