| Say You Want Me | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Oliver Howes |
| Written by | Laura Jones |
| Produced by | Don Harley |
| Starring | Belinda Giblin Serge Lazareff Hugh Keays-Byrne Tom Oliver Henri Szeps Tex Morton |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Nine Network |
Release dates | 6 June 1979 (Sydney) 1 April 1980 (Melbourne) |
Running time | 90 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $150,000[1] |
Say You Want Me is a 1977 Australian film directed by Oliver Howes. It is about a woman who is raped by one of her husband's business associates.[2]
The film was one of two television movies made by Film Australia for the Nine Network. (The other was A Good Thing Going.) It was shot in 1977 but not screened until 1979. [1]
Premise
Julie Crosby, wife of radio presenter Tony, is raped by property developer Harry Kirby. Tony struggles to accept it and accuses Julie of leading Kirby on. Julie goes to the police but struggles to find corroborating evidence for her case.
Cast
- Belinda Giblin as Julie Crosby
- Serge Lazareff as Tony Crosby
- Hugh Keays-Byrne as Harry Kirby
- Tom Oliver as a photographer
- Henri Szeps as Jim Morton, Tony's boss
- Tex Morton
- Robyn Nevin as Interviewimg Police Officer
- Gordon Glenwright
- Moya O'Sullivan as Julie’s mother
- Anne Haddy
- Philippa Baker
- Wendy Playfair
- Anna Volska as a Qantas personnel officer
- Peter Adams as a doctor
- Tony Alvarez as a hairdresser
- Les Foxcroft as a scientist
Reception
Don Groves of the Sun Herald called it "a muddled, murky film riddled with absurdities" feeling it was not realistic that the wife would not report the rape straight away and that the husband would blame the wife.[1]
Christine Hogan of the Sydney Morning Herald thought the script was "full of holes".[3]
Awards
Belinda Giblin's performance earned her an award for Best Actress in a single TV performance at the Sammy Awards.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Groves, Don (3 June 1979). "Bring back the Oracle". Sun Herald. p. 63.
- ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p136
- ↑ Hogan, Christine (4 June 1979). "Let down by the script". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 13.
- ↑ Hogan, Christine (18 October 1979). "Marcia Hines and Mike Walsh Win top TV awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 12.
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