NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD
The Wild, Untold Story of Australian Genre Cinema

The same cultural explosion that gave birth to Australian art classics Picnic at Hanging Rock and My Brilliant Career spawned a group of demon-children: maverick filmmakers who thumbed their noses at authority, made their own rules and in the process unleashed films such as Stork, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, Alvin Purple, Stone, The Man from Hong Kong, Patrick and Mad Max.

Across the globe, audiences applauded Aussie brutes with white line fever, well-stacked heroines and stunts unparalleled in their quality and extreme danger.

NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD is the first detailed examination and celebration of the Australian genre films the 70’s and early 80’s and the undervalued auteurs and actors who brought them to life in such an explosive way.

This feature length documentary will consist of remastered 35mm clips from the films plus new interviews with cast, crew and high profile devotees (including Quentin Tarantino).

Full of outrageous anecdotes, a smattering of international names and a genuine, infectious love of Australian movies, NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD is a fast moving, cinematic journey through an unjustly forgotten era when Australian cinema got its gear off and showed the World a full-frontal explosion of sex, violence, horror and foot-to-the-floor, full bore action!

NQH is financed by the Film Finance Corporation Australia and Film Victoria with distribution by Madman in Australia, Magnolia Pictures in the US and Optimum Releasing in the UK.

NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD
Writer/Director: Mark Hartley
Producers: Michael Lynch and Craig Griffin
Production Company: City Films Worldwide P/L

International Sales: HD Net