A schoolteacher (John Waters) becomes obsessed with the idea that his wife (Joy Bell) did not die in a car accident, as everyone else thinks.
Acting
John Waters fully commits to unravelling
Direction
Mark Joffe's claustrophobic suburban nightmare
Production
Queensland heat as a character itself
Director
Mark Joffe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 'Ozploitation' wave, this film captures late-80s Australian anxiety about suburban respectability cracking under pressure.
John Waters reportedly stayed in character's manic energy between takes, alienating crew members who thought he'd actually lost it.
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