IMDb > Cactus (2008)
Videos (see all 3 NEW)
Cactus (2008) -- MoviesTrailer.org - Trailer (Flash)
Cactus (2008) -- AllTrailers.net - Trailer (Flash)
Cactus (2008) -- AZ Movies - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   252 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Up 11% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Writer:
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan (writer)
Contact:
View company contact information for Cactus on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
1 May 2008 (Australia) more
Tagline:
Choose the wrong road and you're...
Plot:
A man is kidnapped from his city home in the quiet hours of the night and, the kidnapper, John Kelly... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
London Australia Film Festival: Cactus
 (From Twitch. 10 March 2009, 4:44 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Far too familiar more (4 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Travis McMahon ... John
David Lyons ... Eli

Bryan Brown ... Rosco

Shane Jacobson ... Thommo

Zoe Tuckwell-Smith ... Sammy
Daniel Krige ... Mal
Celia Ireland ... Vesna
Seymon Eckert ... Katie
John Martin ... Petrol Attendant
Steve Rodgers ... Spuddo (voice)
Wayne Walker ... Ute Driver
Cheyanne ... Charlie Sparkles
Craig Bartlett ... Radio Operator
Robert Whiteside ... Bar Patron
Russell Hunt ... Bar Patron
more
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:M

FAQ

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
4 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Far too familiar, 27 September 2008
6/10
Author: leask81 from adelaide, australia

Outback Australianisms abound in this feature-length short film with few conclusions, which is largely a road-movie vehicle for the exploration of class differences within 'middle-class' Australia. All is remarkably familiar here: the masculinity and the p*ss-taking dialogue, the hard authoritarian cop (a role reprised so often by Brown in various guises that he wouldn't need a script), the emptiness and harshness of the unfamiliar outback. Indeed, the presentation of 'the bush' as an anonymous, empty, faded wasteland (there are no romantic colour-enhanced horizon scenes here a la BENEATH CLOUDS – indeed, you can count the number of wide shots on one hand) is problematic in the context of the increasing recognition of Indigenous knowledge systems among other Australians; as such, this film participates in the Great Australian Silence regarding Indigenous presence and culture. While genuinely intriguing and pleasing to a palate accustomed to the 'Australian genre', CACTUS came twenty years too late.

Was the above comment useful to you?
more (4 total)

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Cactus (2008)

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
The Salton Sea Don't Say a Word Unknown Transporter 3 Taken
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits External reviews
News articles IMDb Crime section IMDb Australia section
Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.