In Too Deep (1989 film)
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Colin South
Colin South
Hugo Race
Rebekah Elmaloglou
| In Too Deep | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Tatoulis Colin South |
| Written by | Deb Parsons |
| Produced by | John Tatoulis Colin South |
| Starring | Santa Press Hugo Race Rebekah Elmaloglou |
Production company | Media World |
| Distributed by | Home Cinema Group (video) |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | AU $800,000[1] |
In Too Deep is a 1989 erotic thriller film.
Producer Colin South later said "It was a very moody European type of film. I’m not ashamed of it...the intention for the film was not even an arthouse release."[2]
- Santa Press as Mack
- Hugo Race as Wendy
- Rebekah Elmaloglou as Jojo
- John Flaus as Milas
- Dominique Sweeney as Dinny
- Craig Alexander as Ivan
- Gerda Nicolson as Mr Lyall
- Sheryl Munks as Girl on street
Production
The film was raised through private investment including the producers own money. Two weeks into the five-week shoot a major investor pulled out but they managed to complete the film.[1] It was shot under the title Mack the Knife.[3]
John Tatoulis later stated:
I was interested in two things in In Too Deep: one was the corruption of innocents and the other was the strengths and weaknesses of sexuality. And I wanted to set it in an urban landscape. What I was really keen to do was create a mood and a feel through a variety of ways. I believe that film is like a tapestry and all the components that go to making the texture of that tapestry are all important: sound, pictures, editing, performances, direction. If one doesn't work, then the final tapestry won't have the texture the director had in his or her mind to start with. If a film doesn't have a feeling, a feeling that has a texture to it, then it's lacking. So that was something I was very keen to explore: how do I give this film a feeling of claustrophobia, a feeling of heat, a feeling of menace and vulnerability.[4]
