Dark Age (1987)

In the Australian outback, a park ranger and two local guides set out to track down a giant crocodile that has been killing and eating the local populace. During the hunt, one of the guides... See full summary »

Director:

Arch Nicholson

Writers:

Sonia Borg, Stephen Cross (screenplay),

Stars:

John Jarratt, Nikki Coghill, Max Phipps

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Jarratt	...	Steve Harris
Nikki Coghill	...	Cathy Pope
Max Phipps	...	John Besser
Burnham Burnham	...	Oondabund
David Gulpilil	...	Adjaral
Ray Meagher	...	Rex Garret
Jeff Ashby	...	Mac Wilson
Paul Bertram	...	Jackson
Ron Blanchard	...	Bluey Noakes
Gerry Duggan	...	Joe Blunt
Ken Radley	...	Reynolds
Janet Kingsbury	...	Ann Wilson
James Fitzgerald	...	Smithy
Hank Mosby	...	Hitchens
James Mann	...	Hitching

Storyline

In the Australian outback, a park ranger and two local guides set out to track down a giant crocodile that has been killing and eating the local populace. During the hunt, one of the guides discovers that he has an ESP connection to the giant creature.

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Plot Keywords:

crocodile | park ranger | australian saltwater crocodile | giant animal | ghost | 

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Taglines:

Death is only one bite away.

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Genres:

Adventure | Horror

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Agria peripeteia

Filming Locations:

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 4,800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

F.G. Film Productions, FGH, RKO Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film remains unreleased in its country of origin, Australia. This is apparently due to Avco Embassy owning the Australian distribution rights but they went bust just prior to the films release.

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Connections

Featured in Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)

User Reviews

An Australian 'JAWS'

This film was made in Australia and is very hard to find in America, but it is worth watching at least once if you can find it. Basically, it's just an Australian 'JAWS', except that instead of a shark, it's a giant crocodile. The ending is also something to see, because they don't just blow away this magnificent creature as they have in other films of this nature. I won't give away the ending, but it is very interesting. I give it 7.5 out of 10.