A strange warning is followed by near disaster when a speedboat slices John's surfboard in half as his friends look on in horror. His curiosity aroused, John involves himself, his family, and friends in the bizarre mystery surrounding a silent trawler. But his curiosity may get him killed... when a ruthless smuggling ring, with $5,000,000 at stake, makes the situation even more dangerous!
Practical Effects
That speedboard-slicing stunt actually happened, probably.
Production
Shot on location where nobody asked permits.
Acting
Bill Hunter elevating every scene he's in.
Director
Peter Sharp
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Prime example of 'Ozploitation'—Australia's 70s-80s wave of cheap, location-heavy genre films riding the wake of Mad Max's success.
Greg Rowe was already famous from Storm Boy; this was his awkward teen pivot to thriller territory.
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