The Finder (film)
| The Finder | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Phillip Avalon |
| Directed by | Frank Shields |
| Starring | Paul Mecurio Simon Westaway |
| Theme music composer | Aftamine (Band). Rob Ratjens (Lead Vocals) Michelle Perram (Guitar) Matt Findlay (Guitar) Ellen Marsh (Bass) Lance Findlay (Drums) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Phillip Avalon |
| Production company | Avalon Films |
| Budget | $650,000[1] |
| Original release | |
| Release | 18 July 2001 |
The Finder is a 2001 Australian film.
Plot
[edit]An ex-cop sets himself up as "a finder" and gets involved in a mysterious kidnapping.
Production
[edit]The film was an idea of producer-writer Phil Avalon's. It was shot in 2000 with privately raised finance.
Reception
[edit]The film was finished by December 2000. It was sold to Israel, China, Russia and the CIR and was screened at the American Film Market in February 2001.[2] It had a one off screening at Avalon's own bar in Sydney before being released on DVD.[3]
The critic for Screen Daily said that:
Unable to unlock the potential of their sun/surf/sleuth concept, Avalon and veteran director Frank Shields instead deliver a compendium of overfamiliar situations, characters and dialogue, with an occasional ill-judged sequence of 'comic relief'. A committed bunch of talented actors do their best to energise an otherwise limp affair whose true home may well prove to be off-peak cable television.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Avalon, Phil (2015). From Steel City to Hollywood. New Holland. pp. 242–248.
- ^ Andrew L. Urban, "The Finder: Preview Premiere", Urban Cinefile. Retrieved 9 November 2012
- ^ "The Finder in Zambezi", Urban Cinefile, 12 July 2001. Retrieved 14 March 2013
- ^ Frank Hatherley, "The Finder", Screen Daily, 26 February 2001. Retrieved 14 March 2013
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