Ozploitation Classic ‘Fair Game’ (1986) To Be Released In Theatres By Dark Star Pictures Next Month
Tracy Allen June 20, 2022NewsComments Off on Ozploitation Classic ‘Fair Game’ (1986) To Be Released In Theatres By Dark Star Pictures Next Month
Did you know that Emmy Award Winner Mario Andreacchio’s 1986 film, Fair Game, inspired Quentin Tarantino to make Death Proof (2007)? You know you’re watching a fantastic Ozploitation flick if Tarantino loves it! Directed by Andreacchio (The New Adventures of Black Beauty TV series), the script for the movie was written by Rob George (The Battle of Jericho 2019) and shot by Oscar Award Winner Andrew Lesnie (The Lord of the Rings franchise). Fair Gamestars Cassandra Delaney (One Night Stand 1984), Peter Ford (The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years TV series), David Sandford (Great Expectations: The Untold Story 1987), Garry Who (Dead End Drive In 1986), and Don Barker (The New Adventures of Black Beauty TV series). Primetime Emmy Award winner Ashley Irwin (Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction for the 64th Annual Academy Awards) composed the music for the film.
Synopsis:
A young woman running an animal sanctuary in the outback takes her revenge on a trio of kangaroo hunters who terrorized her.
Fair Game will release in US theaters on July 8th and On Demand on July 12, 2022. Dark Star is also planning a physical release in August.
Dark Star Pictures is set to release Ozploitation classic Fair Game on the big screen across North America!
A bonafide Aussie classic, one that would later inspire Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof, Fair Game is a wild revenge thriller set in the outback pitting Cassandra Delaney’s wildlife sanctuary boss against three psycho kangaroo hunters. Bored with killing kangaroos, they decide to kill the animals in the sanctuary, and when they see how attractive the owner is, they decide to have a little “fun” with her, too. Turns out that they may get a bit more “fun” than they bargained for.
Cassandra Delaney in ‘Fair Game’
Directed by Emmy Winner Mario Andreacchio and shot by Oscar Winner Andrew Lesnie (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Fair Game also stars Peter Ford, David Sandford, Garry Who, and Don Barker.
Fair Game will open theatrically July 8 before a digital release July 12. A physical release of the is planned for August.
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