Coda is a 1987 Australian made-for-TV horror mystery film directed by Craig Lahiff who described it as "very much a telefilm. I suppose it's very Hitchcocky - and de Palma inspired."[2] It was the first of three films Lahiff had arranged finance for which were made in succession. The film focuses on a serial killer targeting female university students.
| Coda | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Written by | Craig Lahiff Terry Jennings |
| Directed by | Craig Lahiff |
| Starring | Penny Cook Olivia Hamnett Liddy Clark |
| Music by | Frank Strangio |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Tom Broadbridge Terry Jennings |
| Cinematography | Ellery Ryan |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Budget | A$600,000[1] |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1987 |
It was shot on location at Flinders University on 16mm and features women in all the lead roles.[1][3]
Cast
edit- Penny Cook as Kate Martin
- Arna-Maria Winchester as Dr. Steiner
- Liddy Clark as Sally Reid
- Patrick Frost as Mike Martin
- Vivienne Greaves as Anna
- Olivia Hamnett as Det. Sgt. Turner
- Adrian Shirley as a real estate agent
- Bob Newman as a psychiatrist
References
edit- ^ a b David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p291-292
- ^ "Interview with Craig Lahiff", Signet, 4 August 1997 Archived 24 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine accessed 19 November 2012
- ^ Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p27
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