Soft Fruit (1999)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Christina Andreef

Writer:

Christina Andreef (written by)

Release Date:

28 October 1999 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

They bruise easily.

Plot:

Three sisters and their ex-con brother return home to nurse their mother, who is dying of cancer.

Plot Keywords:

Mother | Nurse | Cancer | Sex With Fat Woman | Family Relationships

Awards:

6 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Jeanie Drynan	...	Patsy
Linal Haft	...	Vic
Russell Dykstra	...	Bo
Geneviève Lemon	...	Josie
Sacha Horler	...	Nadia
Alicia Talbot	...	Vera
Dion Bilios	...	Bud
Gezelle Byrnes	...	Elly
Jordan Frankland	...	Thomas
Cheyenne Dobbs	...	Gertie
Marin Mimica	...	Swifty
Glenn Butcher	...	Tony
Terry Weaver	...	Podge
Trevor Mills	...	Smudge
Barry Evans	...	Bikie 1
Andrew Hunter	...	Bikie 2
Walter Grkovic	...	Janitor
Pat Bishop	...	Nursing Sister
Martin Grelis	...	Policeman 1
Graham Rouse	...	Father Purcell
Brendan Hill	...	Mourner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Geoff Milton	...	Farmer
Mary Milton	...	Sister Stanislaus
Ron O'Neill	...	Policeman #2

Directed by
Christina Andreef

Writing credits
Christina Andreef		(written by)

Produced by
Helen Bowden	....	producer
Jane Campion	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Antony Partos

Cinematography by
László Baranyai

Film Editing by
Jane Moran

Casting by
Alison Barrett
Nikki Barrett

Production Design by
Sarah Stollman

Art Direction by
Paul Heath

Set Decoration by
Glen W. Johnson

Costume Design by
Jane Holland

Makeup Department
Mary Georgiou	....	assistant hair stylist
Mary Georgiou	....	assistant makeup artist
Trish Glover	....	hair styles supervisor
Trish Glover	....	makeup supervisor
Sherry Hubbard	....	hair stylist
Sherry Hubbard	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Sandra Alexander	....	production manager
Troy Clarke	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeremy Grogan	....	third assistant director
Tom Read	....	second assistant director
Charles Rotherham	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Christina Díaz Norman	....	art department coordinator (as Christina Norman)
William Goodes	....	art department runner
Manik Kulig	....	assistant stand-by props
Sara Mathers	....	props buyer
Leroy Plummer	....	stand-by props
Theo Serradilla	....	assistant stand-by props
Michael Smale	....	art department assistant
Brock Sykes	....	greensman

Sound Department
Yulia Akerholt	....	sound editor: atmosphere
Anne Breslin	....	dialogue editor (as Annie Breslin)
Luke Dunn Gielmuda	....	sound
Paul Finlay	....	sound
Alicia Gleeson	....	assistant dialogue editor
Nicole Lazaroff	....	boom operator
Justin McMahon	....	sound assistant
Linda Murdoch	....	dialogue editor
Sam Petty	....	sound designer
John Simpson	....	foley artist
Robert Sullivan	....	sound mixer
Michael Thompson	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Dan Oliver	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Spike Cherrie	....	fight coordinator (as Spike Cherry)
Glenn Ruehland	....	fight coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Balsdon	....	steadicam operator
Ian Benallack	....	key grip
Dugal Campbell	....	clapper loader
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan	....	assistant camera
Kiren Chang	....	still photographer
Sally Eccleston	....	first assistant camera
Sally Eccleston	....	focus puller
Adam Hunter	....	best boy
David Knight	....	steadicam operator
Arthur Manousakis	....	assistant grip
Travis McGee	....	electrician
Robbie Young	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Mim Weger	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Emma Aubin	....	costume supervisor
Mandy Sedawie	....	stand-by costume

Editorial Department
Kirsty Bruce	....	assistant editor
Arthur Cambridge	....	color grader
Cleo Myles	....	assistant editor
Chris Rowell	....	negative cutter
Adrienne Shaw	....	assistant editor
Alison Wheeler	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Andrew Lancaster	....	music producer
Simon Leadley	....	music mixer
Jason Lea	....	music engineer

Other crew
Tony Ayres	....	script editor
Dianne Brown	....	production accountant
Kira Carden	....	assistant to director
Damian Eggins	....	unit assistant
Jonathan Falkner	....	production runner
Tara Grimshaw	....	production runner
Rhonda Hall	....	animal wrangler
Ken Jones	....	armorer
Andrea Moore	....	coach: Ms Talbot (as Andrea Moor)
Annelies Norland	....	location manager
Simone O'Halloran	....	production secretary
Greg Refeld	....	unit assistant
Joan Scheckel	....	script editor
Sandy Stevens	....	production coordinator
Don Tanner	....	projectionist
Jo Weeks	....	script supervisor
Denise Wolfson	....	lab liaison

Thanks
Philippa Bateman	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• New South Wales Film & Television Office
• Soft Fruit

Distributors

• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2000) (USA)
• Mars Distribution (France)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Special Effects

• Applied Explosives Technology (special effects)
• Frame, Set & Match (digital effects)

Other Companies

• Atlab  film processing
• Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)  funding
• Optical & Graphics  titles
• Paradise Studios, Sydney  music recorded at (as Paradise Studios)
• Spectrum Films International  post-production facilities
• Supersonic  music recorded at
• Trackdown Digital  music editing services
• Video 8  telecine

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality/nudity, language and drug content.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:MA | France:U | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:M | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

New South Wales Film & Television Office

Soundtrack:

Gopher Mambo

Those quirky Australians....

An exceedingly human film of humor, love and life. I saw it for the first time today and want to see it again right now. I usually like Australian film, when it's not melodramatic, and this film is admirable that it doesn't sink to the horrible depths other films might - given the subject matter - to grab you with it's realism. Another user commented that it was good to see the women in this film that weren't wafer thin, and I would have to agree wholeheartedly! It's a refreshing departure, given the typical Hollywood fare. As is this film, I would recommend it without hesitation!