Perfect Strangers (2003)

A woman goes home with the best-looking stranger, only to discover she's been kidnapped.

Director:

Gaylene Preston

Writer:

Gaylene Preston

Stars:

Rachael Blake, Robyn Malcolm, Madeleine Sami

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rachael Blake	...	Melanie
Robyn Malcolm	...	Aileen
Madeleine Sami	...	Andrea
Jed Brophy	...	Pete
Joel Tobeck	...	Bill
Paul Glover	...	Jim
Sam Neill	...	The Man
George Cassells	...	Takeaway Patron
Louis Cassells	...	Takeaway Patron
Nic Farra	...	Takeaway Patron
Nic Gorman	...	Takeaway Patron
Lorraine Ryder	...	Publican
Ian Ryder	...	Publican
Richard Bullock	...	Bushman
Paul O'Shea	...	Bushman

Storyline

Melanie is out with the girls in a country town on New Zealand's wild but beautiful West Coast when she meets the perfect stranger. The inevitable question 'your place or mine?' arises and Melanie chooses his, not knowing it is a fishing boat. In the morning they are at sea destined for the stranger's home on a remote and inaccessible island. Despite the man's charm, Melanie comes to the realisation she has been kidnapped but, gradually, is captivated by strangely symbiotic nature of their relationship

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Plot Keywords:

stranger | island | stalking | claustrophobia | self destructiveness | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence, sexual content and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

official site

Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 2004 (New Zealand)

Also Known As:

Az idegen

Filming Locations:

Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaylene Preston Productions, Huntaway Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

As Melanie opens the freezer (at the 41-minute mark), a camera operator's shadow can be seen at the bottom right corner.

User Reviews

life is horrible if you insist on being a loony

Yeah. Great movie. All about how ugly life is if you don't ever question anything. two nitwits act out the different imperatives of their egos and we have murder and tedium. This movie gets made because Canada, New Zealand and to some extent, Australia, have some kind of post-colonial guilt going on and this has backfired into 'all women directors must get their movies published' However, Hollywood only publishes crap by men so I guess its all even.

This movie Isn't uplifiting, Isn't kind, Isn't beautiful, Isn't clever, Isn't witty.

It has few redeeming qualities except for the wild landscape. Hey! take out the people and the story and this is one HELL of a nature documentary.

If you see this movie and think that it 'shows life as it really is', you need to get out more. And to the person who said it describes the 'dating scene' out there, I say: bollocks.

Oh and the acting wasn't great either.