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18 October 1985 (USA) moreAwards:
10 wins moreUser Comments:
Quite A Quiet Film moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Bruno Lawrence | ... | Zac Hobson |
| Alison Routledge | ... | Joanne |
| Pete Smith | ... | Api |
| Anzac Wallace | ... | Api's Mate |
| Norman Fletcher | ... | Perrin |
| Tom Hyde | ... | Scientist |
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The scene where Bruno Lawrence is aimlessly wandering the empty streets of the city blowing on a saxophone was an in-joke to those who knew him, as he had once stolen one when he was young, but later felt guilty and returned it. moreQuotes:
[speaking to a cardboard cut-out of Adolf Hitler]Zac Hobson: Look, I haven't got time to talk to you, I'm a very busy man! Besides, you've had your turn...
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This film is a lost gem.
Not many (or not nearly enough) have seen it and those who have mostly love it. Director Geoff Murphy's film career has gone right into the proverbial john since making this. Oh, he's still working, sure, but his later works (some of them) can't compare to this masterwork.
But if you like Last Man On Earth type movies this celluloid slice of sci-fi cherry pie is for you! It has one of those endings that will leave you dazzled and puzzled. It doesn't try and tie up all the loose ends and questions like a lot of films do. Its much like a Kubrick film in that respect.
Hopefully The Talented Mr. Murphy will make a film as good as this again someday. Here's hoping! And I loved the ass shot of the beautiful, milky skinned redhead (Alison Routledge) as well. Talk about cherry pie. Yum.
You will like the aforementioned shot too. If you swing that way.