Cut (2000)

Country of Origin: Australia
Year of Production:
Running Times: 79 mins (Netherlands) 82 mins (Australia)
Format: colour 35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby Digital

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Beyond Films/Mushroom Pictures/South Australian Film Corporation
Executive Producers: Mikael Borglund, Michael Gudinski, Gary Hamilton, Rainer Mockert
Producers: Bill Bennett, Jennifer Bennett, Martin Fabinyi
Co-Producer: Julia Overton
Production Manager: Julie Ryan
Unit Manager: Michael Gill
Assistant Unit Manager: Mick Aitken
Production Co-Ordinator: Diane Stuart

SCRIPT
Script: Dave Warner

DIRECTION
Director: Kimble Rendall
1st Assistant Director: Toby Pease
2nd Assistant Director: Clair Parker
3rd Assistant Director: Kath McIntyre

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: David Foreman
2nd Unit Directors Of Photography: Roger Dowling, Ron Johanson, Tony Clark
Gaffer: Graeme Shelton
Best Boy: Dave Smith
3rd Electrics: Robertto Karas
Additional Electricians: Paul Hamlyn, Sooty Johnson
Clapper Loaders: Julia Robinson, Michael Con Bambaras
Focus Puller: Craig 'Rags' Philpott
2nd Unit Focus Puller: Michael Con Bambacus
Key Grip: Marcus Bosisto
Assistant Grip: Rick Belfield
Casual Grip/Electrics: Philip Gibbs
Stills: Lisa Tomasetti
Film Stock: Fuji
Film Stock Liasions: Ali Peck
Labs: Atlab Film Laboratory Service, Sydney, Australia
Labs Liasion: Denise Wolfson
Grading: Tony Manning
Telecine: Digital Pictures (AAV Australia)
Camera Equipment: Cameraquip
Cameraquip Liasion: Malcolm Richards

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Henry Dangar
Post-Production Co-Ordinator: Catherine Sinclair
1st Assistant Editor: Milena Romanin
2nd Assistant Editor: Pamela Barnetta
Negative Cutter: Negthink, Greg Chapman
Post Production Facilities: Spectrum Films
Video Post Production: Frame, Set and Match, Peter Simpson

MUSIC
Music/Producer/Arranger: Guy Gross
Songs: Neil Finn (I Got You); L. Finn (Brighter Sound); J. Reid (Venus); A. Wilson, C. Sue (Tamarama Doorslamer); Fiona McDonald (I Wish I Was a Man); L. Lowder (Jesus Saves); L. Lowder, J. Thomas (Can't Sleep at Night); Lewicki S, S. Chrichton (Here Comes Another One (Radio Edit)); P. Dempsey, C. Hyndman, Ashworth (Electricity); Noko, I. Hoxley, Y. Gray, H. Gray (Stop the Rock)
Songs Performed By: Split Enz (I Got You); Lazy Boy (Brighter Sound); The Feelers (Venus); Killers on the Loose (Tamarama Doorslamer); Fiona McDonald (I Wish I Was a Man); Jerk (Jesus Saves); Drill (Can't Sleep at Night); Groove Terminator featuring Basshoppa (Here Comes Another One (Radio Edit)); Something For Kate (Electricity); Apollo Four Forty (Stop the Rock)
Music Supervisor: Jacqui Dennis
Assistant Music Supervisor: Clare Smith
Music Editor/Mixer: Simon Leadley
Music Consultant: Mark Opitz
Music Licensing: Adrian Murray
Scoring Assistant: Aaron Symonds

SOUND
Sound Designer: Andrew Plain
Sound Recording: Toivo Lember
Boom Operator: Marco Arlotta
Sound Mixers: Gethin Creagh, Peter Smith
Assistant Sound Mixer: Rory McGregor
Mixed At: South Australian Film Corporation
Sound Editor (Atmosphere): Nada Mikas
Sound Effects Editor: Jane Paterson
Assistant Sound Effects Editor: Anita Marchesani
Dialogue Editor: Livia Ruzic
Assistant Dialogue Editor: Ella Fairbairn
ADR Recording: Rick Lisle, Tony Young
ADR Editor: John Penders
Foley Recording: Tony Young
Foley Artist: John Simpson
Assistant Foley Artist: Adrian Medhurst
Studio Technical Supporter: Justin Conlin

MAKE-UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up and Hair Supervisor: Jen Lamphee
Assistant Make Up and Hair: Fiona Rees-Jones
Additional Assistant Make Up and Hair: Peta Dunstall, Jodee Lenaine-Smith
Costume Designer: Katie Graham
Wardrobe Co-Ordinator For Ringwald: Ruth De La Lande
Costumer: Marriott Kerr
Stand-By Wardrobe: Anita Seiler
Wardrobe Assistant: Colleen Kennedy
Cast Footwear: Reebok; Royal Elastics
Cast Wardrobe: Saba; Mambo
Scarman Wardrobe: Hard Yakka

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects Designers: Make Up Effects Group Studio, Paul Katte, Nick Nicolau
Special Make Up Effects: Nicole Adrichem, Katherine Brown
Special Effects Make Up Technicians: Marcel 'Minch' Tobar, Grant Biffin, Theresa Corboy, Ken Bowrey, Jozef Szekeres, Fleur Denny

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Producer: Gail Fuller
Visual Effects Production Manager: Sara Heschke
Visual Effects Supervisors: Rising Sun Pictures, Tony Clark
CGI Supervisor: Wayne Lewis
Senior Compositor: Didier Elzinga
Compositing: Ben Roberts
Animation: Elizabeth Carion, Jason Madigan, Ben Paschke
Design: Brett Richards
Digital Film Scanning and Recording: Dfilm Imaging
Special Effects Supervisors: Filmtrix, Peter Stubbs
Special Effects Co-Ordinators: Kevin Turner, Jeff Little
Special Effects Technician: Nick Arnold
Special Effects Props: Robert Gollin, Tim O'Brien, Andrew McAllister, Ray Landsman, Sonny Tilders
Opticals: Springett Optical Service, Rick Springett

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Steven Jones-Evans
Art Director: Richard Hobbs
Front Title Design and Graphic Sequences: Toastmedia, Silas Hickey, Michael Liney, Matthew Howison, Kym Sansovini
End Title Design and Production: Optical and Graphic, Amanda Newton, Peter Newton
Set Decorator/Buyer: Lisa Thompson
Set Finishers: Guy Allain, Gina Allain
Props Buyer: Sophie Tarney
Assistant Props Buyer: Jennifer Drake
Stand-By Props: Robert Moxham
Storyboard Artists: John Forrest, Peter Pound
Art Department Assistant: David Swanson
Art Department Labourer: Yuri Poetzel
Carpenter: Kevin Jarrett
Brushhand: Laila Allain

OTHER SOURCES
Script Supervisor: Victoria Sullivan
Animal Wrangler: Timea Dixon
Armourer: Bernard Papps
Dialogue Coach: Victoria Mielewska
Legal Services: Foster Hart, Greg Sitch, Davids Darzins; Tress Cocks and Maddox, Jennifer Huby; Beyond Films, Linda Tizard
Paramedic: Bob McCarron
Set Nurse: Michelle McGowan
Production Accounting: Moneypenny Services, Ben Breen
Accounts Assistant: Helen Lucy Moss
Production Runner: Scott Heysen
Runner: Jennifer Drake
Production Secretary: Melissa Dunstone
Unit Assistant: Frank Mangano
Assistant to Rendall: Anna Densley
Assistant to Fabinyi: Celia Richards
Assistant to Bennett: Sophie Hyde
Assistant to Overton: Catherine Sinclair
Assistant to Ringwald: Christopher Corin
Assistant to Minogue: Paul Lightfoot
Publicists: Neil Ward Publicity, Neil Ward, Angela Tolley
Development Consultant: Andrea Kreuzhage
Vehicle Co-Ordinator: Peter Thomas
Travel: Showfilm
Unit Assistant: Frank Mangano
Catering: Food Noir, Evangeline Feary, Rebecca Way
Art Department Attachment: Kirsty Martinsen
Assistant Director's Attachment: Angus Kemp
Production Attachment: Rebecca Summerton
Script Supervisor Attachment: Nicole La Follette
Costume Attachments: Cate Breasley, Fern Hudson
Motorolas: Multicom Communications
Freight: Showfreight, Australian Air Express, Midnite Express
Insurance: HW Wood Australia, Tony Gibbs
Completion Guatrantor: First Australian Completion Bond Co, Corrie Soeterboek, Tom Burstall, Rob Fisher
Film Footage Courtesy Of: Film World Pty Ltd
Harps Supplied By: Rachel Carroll
Piano Supplied By: Brighton Pianos, Andrew Bone
Antiques Supplied By: Du Plessis Auctioneers
Office Equipment Supplied By: Ricoh
Ringwald's Accomodation: Radisson, Adelaide; Stamford Grand, Glenelg

ACKNOWLDGMENTS
Special Thanks To: Ruthe Anderson; Steve Andrews; Janine Alexander; Mary Bainbridge; Terry Blamey; Basia Bonkowski; The Brotherhood; Ray Brown; Peter Cox; Suzanne Hannema; Rolf de Heer; Scott Hicks; Kerry Heysen-Hicks; Ian James; Dare Jennings; The Hon. Diane Laidlaw; Valery Lameignere; Mark Lamprell; Victoria Leacock; Judith McCann; Hank McCann; Sam McGarry; David McKay; Silvana Milat; Tristram Milani; Sandie Morris; Harry M. Miller; Basia Ozeski; Adrienne Parr; Craig Ranenberg; Greg Ricketson; Rick of the Hindley Parkroyal; Brooks Riley; John Thornhill; Robert Watson; Claude Widtmann; David Whealy; Arbury Park Outdoor School; Capri Theatre; The Continental Cafe; Goodwood Theatre; Organ Society of Australia - SA Division; South Australian Police Force

LOCATIONS
Locations: Raywood House Bridgewater; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Location Manager: Nadine Schoen

STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinator: Glenn Boswell
Assistant Stunt Co-Ordinator/Safety Officer: Bernadette Van Gyen
Scarman Stunt Double: Shea Adams
Stunts: Alan Ames, Dean Bennett, Glenn Boswell, Bernadette Van Gyen, Rikki Van Gyen, Nigel Harbach
Stunt Assistants: Richard Boue, Claude Lambert, Rikki Van Gyne, Dean Bennett

CASTING
Casting: Anna Lennon-Smith, Mullinar Consultants
Casting (South Australia): Audine Leith
Casting (USA): Todd Thaler
Extras Casting: Rebecca Summerton
Casting Assistant: David Bonney

CAST
Molly Ringwald (Vanessa Turnbill/Chloe)
Frank Roberts (Brad/Scarman)
Kylie Minogue (Hilary Jacobs)
Geoff Revell (Lossman)
Jessica Napier (Raffy Carruthers)
Sarah Kants (Hester Ryan)
Stephen Curry (Rick Stephens)
Matt Russell (Paulie Morrelli)
Erika Walters (Cassie Woolf)
Cathy Adamek (Julie Bardot)
Steve Greig (Jim Pilonski)
Sam Lewis (Damien Ogle)
Paul Blackwell (Vanessa's manager)
Scott Heysen (original director)
Don Barker (original producer)
Phyllis Burford (Martha)
Dominic Pedlar, Holly Myers, Patrick Frost (TV reporters)
Simon Bossell (Bobby Doog)
Edwin Hodgeman (Mr Drivett)
Peter Green (Senior Detective Hollander)
Caroline Mignon (Detective Lucy Carter)
Bronwyn James (forensic supervisor)
Huong Nguyen (cleaner)
Pamela Shaw (lecturer)
Tiriel Mora (archives projectionist)

STAND-INS
Stand-Ins For Ringwald: Nicole La Follette, Kerry Lucas, Teresa Rolinson

12 years after filming of horror movie Hot Blooded was abandoned following the murder of its director, a group of film students decide to finish it. But they're soon being killed off one-by-one and the culprit seems to be the masked villain of Hot Blooded, the surgical shears wielding Scarman.

CAPSULE REVIEW

Another post-modern slasher that's not quite as funny or as clever as it thinks it is, Cut is nevertheless preferable to the increasingly irrelevant Scream sequels, the third of which it most closely resembles with its film-making milieu. Good to see Australian horror back in business though, even if it is just in another film that tries to disguise lack of originality as irony.

Australia
Theatrical Distributor: Beyond Films/Mushroom Pictures

France
Theatrical Distributor: Cipa

Hong Kong
Theatrical Distributor: Golden Scene

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Trimark Pictures

Australia
Rating: MA

France
Rating: -12

Germany
Rating: 18

Hong Kong
Rating: IIB

Netherlands
Rating: 16

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R (for strong violence and gore, language and brief nudity)

TIMELINE

2000
March
2: Australia - theatrical release
20: Brazil - video release

May
31: France - theatrical release

July
12: Belgium - theatrical release
15: Japan - theatrical release

August
28: UK - shown at Frightfest 2000, London

September
7: Germany - shown at the Oldenburg Film Festival

November
9: Hong Kong - theatrical release
27: Iceland - video release

2001
January
4: Malaysia - theatrical release
9: Estonia - theatrical release

February
23: Lithuania - theatrical release

Warning: Movies can kill

They just have to finish the film... before it finishes them

SEE ALSO
Alien: Resurrection (1997)
Bride of Chucky (1998)
Deep Throat (1972)
Face/Off (1997)
Friday the 13th (1980)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Scream (1996)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Frightfest 2000 programme p.25
illustrated review (by Alan Jones)

screen
credits

film-making; film-makers; students; serial-killers; stalk-and-slash; parodies; curses