Last Train to Freo

2006 Australian film
  • 14 September 2006 (2006-09-14) (Australia)
Running time
89 minCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishBudget$1.2m[1]Box office$102,726[2]

Last Train to Freo is a 2006 Australian film based on Reg Cribb's 2001 play The Return,[3] and directed by Jeremy Sims.[4][5]

Synopsis

Two thugs from the Perth suburb of Midland catch the last train to Fremantle. When a young woman, unaware that the train guards are on strike, boards the train several stops later, the thugs are interested by her. After two others – an older woman and a silent man – board the train, it becomes apparent that not everybody on the train is who they appear to be.

Cast

  • Steve Le Marquand – the Tall Thug
  • Tom Budge – Trev
  • Gigi Edgley – Lisa
  • Glenn Hazeldine – Simon
  • Gillian Jones – Maureen
  • Lisa Hensley – voice of train announcer
  • Reg Cribb – man on platform

Awards

2006 Australian Film Institute

  • Best Lead Actor – Steve Le Marquand – nomination
  • Best Screenplay – Adapted – Reg Cribb – nomination
  • Best Supporting Actor – Tom Budge – nomination

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards

  • Best Actor in a Lead Role – Steve Le Marquand – nomination
  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Tom Budge – nomination
  • Best Actress in a Lead Role – Gigi Edgley – nomination
  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Gillian Jones – nomination
  • Best Screenplay – Adapted – Reg Cribb – nomination

Box office

Last Train to Freo grossed $102,726 at the box office in Australia.[2]

See also

  • Cinema of Australia

References

  1. ^ Ozmovies, Last Train to Freo, https://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/last-train-to-freo
  2. ^ a b "Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  3. ^ Cribb, Reg; Cribb, Reg. Return (1900), Last train to Freo, HLA Management, retrieved 19 December 2023
  4. ^ Hoskin, Dave (2006), "Telling Mythical Tales: A Conversation with Jeremy Sims about 'Last Train to Freo'", Metro Magazine: Media & Education Magazine (150): 22–27, ISSN 0312-2654
  5. ^ Taylor Media, (production company.); Longway Films, (production company.); Pork Chop Productions, (production company.) (2006), Last train to Freo, Taylor Media and Pork Chop Productions, retrieved 19 December 2023

External links

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Films directed by Jeremy Sims
  • Last Train to Freo (2006)
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  • Last Cab to Darwin (2014)
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