Backsliding (1992)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Simon Target

Writers:

Simon Target (writer)
Ross Wilson (writer)

Release Date:

21 May 1992 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Three people stranded on a gas pipeline in the middle of Australia , one of them with a past that turns out to be more than a bad dream.

Plot:

While in prison, Jack had two momentous experiences: he got religion, and met the woman who would become his wife...

Plot Keywords:

Australia | Religion | Australian Outback | Sun | Farm

Cast

Tim Roth	...	Tom Whitton
Jim Holt	...	Jack Tyson
Odile Le Clezio	...	Alison Tyson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lee Bioloas	...	Preacher on tape
John Bonney	...	Weather announcer
Patrick Duggan	...	Policeman #1
Ernest Ellison	...	Radio officer #3
Michelle Fillery	...	Jerry
Brian Knott	...	Radio officer #2
Penny McCraith	...	AirTraffic controller
Ross McGregor	...	Rev.
Jim Morlock	...	Policeman #2
Erik Procko	...	Boy
Adrian Shirley	...	Radio officer #1

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Norway:15

Filming Locations:

Coast, South Australia, Australia

Company:

Channel Four Films

Average exploitation

Jack (Holt) and Alison (Le Clezio) Tyson, a born-again Christian couple, are living in remote outback Australia. Their new live-in maintenance worker, Tom Whitton (Roth), may not be quite what he seems, and the ensuing drama threatens to send Jack into a dangerous backslide. Average exploitation film has a distinct De Heer style about it, but director Target relies too much on thriller clichés to make any real mark with this little-known feature. A small, largely unknown cast (with the exception of top-billed Roth, in one of his first films) does admirably, but there are many similar films out there which do a better job. 5/10.