With Time to Kill
1987 Australian film
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With Time to Kill is a 1987 Australian film directed by James Clayden.[1] It screened at the 1987 Melbourne International Film Festival.[2]
Ian Scott
| With Time to Kill | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | James Clayden |
| Written by | James Clayden |
| Produced by | James Clayden |
| Starring | James Clayden Ian Scott |
| Cinematography | Laurie McInnes |
| Edited by | Gary Hillberg |
| Music by | Chris Knowles |
Release date |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
It was filmed in 1985 and Clayden cut a ten minute trailer to try get presales to fund the films post production.[3][4]
Synopsis
Two cops decide to start assasinating known criminals.
Reception
Critic Adrian Martin wrote "With Time to Kill is not an easy or even particularly pleasurable film to watch, but it is a subversive oddity now lurking in many a video shop, and for that reason (at least) it demands a special footnote in Australian film history."[5] The Age's Buffs' choice column writes "Clayden's experiment is not entirely successful: it lacks Godardian joy in the game it's playing, and irony sometimes lapses into parody, due to flawed exposition of the story line and faltering performances. There is a leson here for all radical film-makers: you have to master the conventions before you can subvert them successfully."[6]
Cast
- Ian Scott as Lieutenant Nick Yates
- Elizabeth Huntley as Louise Yates
- Jan Friedel as Voice
- James Clayden as Sergeant Max Clements
- John Howard as Adam Sayer
- Lin Van Hek as Janet Golding
- Peter Green as The Laundryman
- Barry Dickins as Terry Bendix
- Tim Robertson as Jack Keane
- Stephen Cummings as Tony Shaw
- Val Kirwan as Clairvoyant
- Phil Motherwell as Frank Williams
- Marie Hoy as Sarah Davis
- Sarah Mogridge as Voice
- Lorender Freeman as Martin Ludlow
- Peaches La Creme as Victoria Clements
- David Brown as Brendon Golding
- Rhonda Wilson as Actress (rehearsing)
- Richard Lee as Lenny Loyd
- Joe Dolce as Frank Isaccs
- Nigel Buesst as Wilson Manning
- Neill Gladwin as Andrew Bryce
- Colin Talbot as Voice
