The Hunter (2011/IV)

Director:

Daniel Nettheim

Writers:

Julia Leigh (novel) and
Wain Fimeri (original adaptation)
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Release Date:

6 October 2011 (Australia)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Some Mysteries Should Never Be Solved

Plot:

Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.

Plot Keywords:

Wilderness | Tasmanian Tiger | Mercenary | Crying Man | Little Boy

Awards:

5 wins & 20 nominations

Cast

Willem Dafoe	...	Martin
Frances O'Connor	...	Lucy
Sam Neill	...	Jack
Morgana Davies	...	Sass
Finn Woodlock	...	Bike
Jacek Koman	...	Middleman
Callan Mulvey	...	Rival Hunter
John Brumpton	...	Publican
Dan Wyllie	...	Pool Player
Sullivan Stapleton	...	Doug
Jamie Timony	...	Free
Dan Spielman	...	Simon
Maia Thomas	...	Shakti
Marc Watson-Paul	...	Jarrah

Directed by
Daniel Nettheim

Writing credits
Julia Leigh		(novel)
Alice Addison		screenplay
Wain Fimeri		original adaptation

Produced by
Anita Sheehan	....	executive producer
Vincent Sheehan	....	producer
Liz Watts	....	executive producer
Paul Wiegard	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Andrew Lancaster
Michael Lira
Matteo Zingales

Cinematography by
Robert Humphreys

Film Editing by
Roland Gallois

Casting by
Jane Norris

Production Design by
Steven Jones-Evans

Art Direction by
Amanda Sallybanks

Set Decoration by
Christopher Bruce

Costume Design by
Emily Seresin

Makeup Department
Chiara Tripodi	....	hair designer
Chiara Tripodi	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Ann Folland	....	production manager
Linda Micsko	....	executive in charge of production: Porchlight Films

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nerida Groth	....	third assistant director
John Martin	....	first assistant director
Samantha Smith	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Frank Brinken	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
Glenn Butler	....	re-recording engineer
Peter Climpson	....	sound attachment
Liam Egan	....	sound designer
Les Fiddess	....	foley artist
Sam Hayward	....	sound re-recording engineer
Tom Heuzenroeder	....	sound effects editor
Robert Mackenzie	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tony Murtagh	....	dialogue editor
Martin Oswin	....	foley mixer
Sam Petty	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
David J. Barker	....	special effects: Kosovo

Visual Effects by
Kate Auld	....	digital compositor
Sam Cole	....	compositing supervisor: Fuel VFX
Felix Crawshaw	....	visual effects producer: Fuel VFX
Janevski Danny	....	digital matte painter (as Danny Janveski)
Troy Darben	....	digital intermediate compositor
Ian Dodman	....	digital effects supervisor
Sean Dollins	....	matchmove & layout artist: Fuel VFX
Brad Dunn	....	digital compositor
Rebecca Dunn	....	visual effects producer
Alex Lay	....	digital compositor
Owen Longstaff	....	digital compositor: Fuel VFX
Blake Muir	....	compositing supervisor
Greg O'Connor	....	digital artist: modeling and texturing
Pawel Olas	....	visual effects
Sebastian Ravagnani	....	visual effects
Kurtis Richmond	....	senior matte painter
James Rogers	....	visual effects supervisor
Cameron Sharp	....	visual effects editor: Fuel VFX
Richard Skelton	....	layout & matchmove artist
Nathan Smith	....	I/O supervisor
Anders Thonell	....	visual effects supervisor
Colin Ware	....	modeler and texture artist

Stunts
Harry Dakanalis	....	stunt coordinator
Mark Hennessy	....	stunt double: Martin

Camera and Electrical Department
Steven Bailey	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Leuke Marriott	....	video split operator
Zac Murphy	....	gaffer
Matt Nettheim	....	documentary videographer (as Matthew Nettheim)
Matt Nettheim	....	still photographer (as Matthew Nettheim)
Kevin Scott	....	director of photography: second unit
Oliver Scott	....	additional first assistant camera: second unit
Damian Seagar	....	best boy
Brendan Shanley	....	key grip
Shaun Wilson	....	additional electric

Animation Department
Konstantin Kovalenko	....	animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christina Validakis	....	costume buyer

Editorial Department
Sophie Dick	....	assistant editor
Olivier Fontenay	....	colorist
Matthew T. Griffin	....	digital intermediate editor
Katherine Heads	....	digital intermediate producer

Music Department
Wes Chew	....	music engineer/mixer
Andrew Kotatko	....	music supervisor
James K. Lee	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Jeremy Atcliffe	....	production accountant
Amy Barclay	....	script supervisor
Frank Brinken	....	security
Holli Brinken	....	unit assistant
Stephen Cleary	....	script editor
Erin Good	....	production secretary
Hilton Howson	....	production coordinator
Ranald MacLurkin	....	unit manager
Brendan Shanley	....	locations scout
Adam Signorelli	....	production runner: pre-production
Gary Ticehurst	....	helicopter pilot
Jennifer White	....	dialect coach

Thanks
Brendan Shanley	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Porchlight Films
• Screen Australia (presents)
• Screen NSW (in association with)
• Screen Tasmania (in association with)
• Fulcrum Media Finance (in association with)
• Madman Entertainment (in association with)

Distributors

• Broadmedia Studios (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Madman Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Madman Entertainment (2011) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Magnolia Pictures (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• StraDa Films (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2011) (Germany) (all media)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2011) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Atlantic Film (2012) (Finland) (DVD)
• Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Lanterna de Pedra Filmes (2013) (Portugal) (all media)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Global Special Effects

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Fulcrum Media Finance  funding
• Screen Australia  funding
• Screen NSW  funding
• Screen Tasmania  funding

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language and brief violence

Runtime:

102 min | USA:100 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Japan:G | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Singapore:PG13 | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Central Plateau, Tasmania, Australia

Company:

Porchlight Films

Trivia:

Willem Dafoe received top / first billing, Frances O'Connor received second billing, Sam Neill received third billing.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Martin is driving towards Jarrah's house there is a GPS located on the dashboard in front of him. When he turns on the road towards the house, the GPS is now located on the left side of the dashboard location were it was before.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Martin David:Who's he?

Soundtrack:

Song to the Moon

Great Dafoe, magnificent Tasmania, powerful Silence

Willem Dafoe plays a mysterious loner hired to find the Tasmanian Tiger, which is considered extinct. The film co-stars two wonderful kids and the Tasmanian back-country, extraordinarily beautiful.

What's great about this movie is that in addition to telling an excellent story, it is beautifully filmed and, as a bonus, sent my wife and me to the Internet to look up Tasmania and the Tasmanian Tiger, which indeed is considered the most recently extinct animal. So we learned something too! As for the story, sure you can carp and say it's too far-fetched, or too sentimental, or has holes in it (what story doesn't). But it hangs together quite well and is not only multi-faceted but refreshingly unpredictable.

And the wonderful Silence. Few actors can work in silence as well as Willem Dafoe. This may be his strongest-ever performance, his expressive face being his best feature. Many scenes are told in silence, or rather with only the sounds of the back-country and the excellent movie score.

Dafoe triumphs in a movie that is, after all, ultimately about his well-drawn character. After all, it is called "The Hunter."