Two best friends, Vietnam War veterans-turned-stuntmen, are sent as spies to the Philippines on a top secret mission for the Australian government.
Stunts
Grant Page's actual near-death experiences filmed as plot points.
Direction
Trenchard-Smith's economy: car chase, explosion, quip, repeat.
Practical Effects
Zero budget, maximum gasoline and hubris.
Director
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Grant Page was Australia's most prolific stunt performer; this was his only leading role, essentially playing himself. The Philippines locations were chosen because Trenchard-Smith could access military equipment cheaply post-Marcos.
An accidentally perfect time capsule of 1970s Australian masculinity: trauma processed through physical risk, emotional intimacy expressed exclusively through banter, and absolutely zero therapy.
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