Touch and Go (1980 film)
Touch and Go is a 1980 Australian heist film directed by Peter Maxwell and starring Wendy Hughes. The film also stars musician Jon English, who also composes music for the film.
| Touch and Go | |
|---|---|
 VHS cover | |
| Directed by | Peter Maxwell |
| Produced by | John Pellatt |
| Written by | Peter Yeldham |
| Starring | Wendy Hughes Chantal Contouri Carmen Duncan Jon English Jeanie Drynan |
| Music by | Jon English Charlie Hull |
| Cinematography | John R. McLean |
| Edited by | Sara Bennett Paul Maxwell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Greater Union |
Release date | 12 June 1980 |
Running time | 93 min |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$541,000[1] |
Plot synopsis
In this Robin Hood-esque caper, Eva, Fiona and Millicent all plan a heist together for a charitable cause.
Cast
- Wendy Hughes as Eva
- Chantal Contouri as Fiona
- Jon English as Frank Butterfield
- Carmen Duncan as Millicent
- Jeanie Drynan as Gina
- Liddy Clark as Helen
- John Bluthal as Anatole
- Christine Amor as Sue
Production
The film was the idea of director Peter Maxwell. It was originally intended to be set on Hayman Island but Reg Ansett, who had interests on the island at the time, was not keen on showing a robbery on the island.[2]
It was made with funding from Greater Union, the Queensland Film Corporation and Australian Film Commission.[3][4]
Shooting began in November 1979 with a month's worth of filming at Maroochydore and Noose Heads, and eight weeks of night shooting in Sydney. Scenes set in a Barrier Reef island were shot at a Maroochydore hotel. Its original shooting title was Friday the 13th but this was changed when the horror movie with the same name came out.[1]
Release
The film only ran for three weeks in a cinema in Brisbane.[1]
References
- Paul Harris, "Touch and Go", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press, p67
- Paul Davies, "Peter Yeldham", Cinema Papers, June–July 1980 p214
- David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p309-310
- "Six women steal the show". The Australian Women's Weekly. 47 (35). 30 January 1980. p. 33. Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.