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Director:
Mario Andreacchio
Writers:
Mario Andreacchio (written by) &
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Release Date:
13 January 1990 (Japan) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
She uncovered a place where ancient mysteries survive and nightmares are real [DVD] See more »
Plot:
A doctor treats a sick aborigine, who had defied a tribal taboo and visited a sacred cave. The doctor soon finds herself having disturbing dreams and finds herself involved in a 200-year-old mystery. | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination See more »
User Reviews:
Oddball down under supernatural movie. I kinda liked it See more (4 total) »

Cast

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Arthur Dignam ... Professor Bernard Thornton
Penny Cook ... Cathy Thornton

Gary Sweet ... Geoff
Laurence Clifford ... Najira
Kristina Nehm ... Warindji
Patrick Frost ... Dr. Graham

John Noble ... Dr. Richards
Peter Merrill ... Archaeologist (as Peter Merril)
Deborah Little ... Admissions Officer
Leo Taylor ... Alf
Marcella Russo ... Young Nurse
Kathy Fisher ... Sister
Gary Goodwin ... Policeman
Frank Casper ... Priest
Geoff Smith ... Undertaker
Brian Mulqueeny ... Hospital Aide
Michael Read ... Security Guard (as Mike Read)
Chris Jones ... Student
Kate Rankin ... Student
Michael Norman ... Detective (as Mike Norman)
Peter Green ... Detective
Jack Harris ... Truck Driver
Dieter Linde ... Small Boy
Margaret Atkinson ... Cleaner
Hedley Cullen ... Drunk
Kate Roberts ... Barrister
Brenton Whittle ... Barrister
Morris Howie ... Court Usher
Kim Hyde ... Whaler
Michael Evans ... Whaler
Frank Smith ... Whaler
Phil Swan ... Whaler
Ken Hopkins ... Whaler
Paul Cornelius ... Whaler
Jeff James ... Whaler
Michael Dare ... Whaler
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Directed by
Mario Andreacchio 
 
Writing credits
Mario Andreacchio (written by) &
Rob George (written by) &
Stephanie McCarthy (written by)

Craig Lahiff (story) &
Terry Jennings (story)

Josephine Emery  uncredited
Wayne Groom  story (uncredited)

Produced by
Antony I. Ginnane .... executive producer
Wayne Groom .... producer
Craig Lahiff .... producer
Ron Stigwood .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Frank Strangio 
 
Cinematography by
David Foreman (lighting cameraman)
 
Film Editing by
Suresh Ayyar 
 
Production Design by
Michael Ralph 
 
Art Direction by
Ian Gracie 
 
Costume Design by
Ruth Munro 
 
Production Management
Mason Curtis .... unit manager
Ron Stigwood .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gus Howard .... first assistant director
Lindsay Smith .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Vicki Niehus .... props buyer
 
Sound Department
Robert 'Gotch' Cutcher .... sound recordist
Des Keneally .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
Jon Armstrong .... special effects supervisor
 
Stunts
Glenn Boswell .... stunt coordinator
Rikki Van Gyen .... stunt double
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Bosisto .... key grip
Marcus Bosisto .... grip
Jo Murphy .... focus puller
Paul Reinhardt .... grip
Graeme Shelton .... gaffer
Lyddy Van Gyen .... clapper loader
 
Editorial Department
Tania Nehme .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Diane Stuart .... production coordinator
Kristin Witcombe .... continuity
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:M | UK:18
Filming Locations:
Birkenhead Riverview Tavern - 3 Elder Road, Birkenhead, South Australia, AustraliaSee more »
Company:
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Oddball down under supernatural movie. I kinda liked it, 30 August 2008
Author: t-birkhead from United Kingdom

The Dreaming is a pretty obscure film of probably limited appeal to most, but it exerts a certain weird grip and is pretty watchable and interesting. It concerns a curse spawned when whalers attack some Aborigines and unleashed when archaeologists uncover some old artifacts. From here a young woman dies mysteriously and the doctor investigating is drawn into the mystery. Penny Cook does pretty well as the heroine, Dr Cathy Thornton and is suitably disturbed yet tenacious in her search for answers. She provides a sort of realistic core to the film, someone to follow as things get strange. Gerry Sweet does OK as her concerned husband and Arthur Dignam is fine as her distant, selfish father. I enjoyed this more than most seem to have done, its true that there are a lot of dreams and visions, that there is no gore really and that the film does not adequately explain itself. It does however have a good handful of arrestingly strange moments, one or two chills and a certain curious fascination to it. I liked the sense of mythology behind it and a lot of the imagery. There's also beautiful scenery and some very cool direction, an early scene at a hospital is particularly fine. All in all, this will most likely go over a lot of heads and simply appear pointless or boring to even more, but I'd recommend it to devoted fans of low budget head scratchers like myself.

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