Blackrock (1997)
May 1, 1997Release Date
Blackrock (1997)
May 1, 1997Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Laurence Breuls
Jared
Linda Cropper
Diane
Simon Lyndon
Ricko
Rebecca Smart
Cherie Milenko
Chris Haywood
Det. Sgt. Wilansky
Steven Vidler
Director
Jeanette Cronin
Lesley Warner
Nick Enright
Writer
David Field
Ken Warner
David Elfick
Producer
Justine Clarke
Tiffany
Essie Davis
Det. Gilhooley
Martin McGrath
Cinematographer
Jessica Napier
Rachel Ackland
Frans Vandenburg
Editor
Bojana Novaković
Tracy Warner
Shayne Francis
Glenys Milenko
John Howard
Len Kirby
Geoff Morrell
Stewart Ackland
Cameron Nugent
Jason
Brendan Donoghue
Dave
Jade Gatt
Scottie
George Basha
Kemel
Leeanna Walsman
Shana
Heath Ledger
Toby Ackland
John O'Hare
Geoff
Kellie Bright
Leesha
Lucia Mastrantone
Interviewer (Female)
Brian Meegan
Interviewer (Male)
Ritchie Singer
Mr. Kamen
Gina Bortolin
Mrs. Ayoub
Harold Hopkins
Principal
Sacha Horler
Teacher
Julie Gray
Uniformed Cop
Richard Lambeth
Minister
Jessica Schwarz
Model
Mikey Robins
Stan
Denise Kirby
Shana's Mother
Brent Burge
Sound Effects Editor / Dialogue Editor
Catherine Knapman
Production Manager / Associate Producer
Christine King
Casting
Libby Sharpe
Production Coordinator
Andrew Plain
Sound Designer
Roger Cowland
Visual Effects
Karen Mahood
Second Assistant Director
Guntis Sics
Sound Recordist
Glen W. Johnson
Set Decoration
Steve Kilbey
Original Music Composer
Simon Carr
Visual Effects
Rocky McDonald
Stunt Coordinator
Calum McFarlane
Second Unit Director of Photography
Bec Taylor
Makeup Artist / Hairstylist
David McKay
Production Design / Costume Design
Peter Skarratt
First Assistant Editor
Carmel Torcasio
Continuity
Karin Whittington
Dialogue Editor
Frank Flick
Focus Puller
Charles Rotherham
First Assistant Director
Samuel Rickard
Art Direction
Gary Seeger
Music Supervisor
Deborah McNamara
Title Designer
Ziggy Golden
Hair Supervisor / Makeup Supervisor
George Greenough
Underwater Camera
Jackline Sassine
Costume Supervisor
Details.
Wiki.
Blackrock is a 1997 Australian teen drama thriller film produced by David Elfick and Catherine Knapman, directed by Steven Vidler with the screenplay by Nick Enright. Marking Vidler's directorial debut, the film was adapted from the play of the same name, also written by Enright, which was inspired by the murder of Leigh Leigh. The film stars Laurence Breuls, Simon Lyndon and Linda Cropper, and also features the first credited film performance of Heath Ledger. The film follows Jared (Breuls), a young surfer who witnesses his friends raping a girl. When she is found murdered the next day, Jared is torn between revealing what he saw and protecting his friends.
Leigh's family opposed the fictionalisation of her murder, though protests against the film were abandoned after it received financial backing from the New South Wales Film and Television Office. Blackrock was filmed over a period of two weeks at locations including Stockton, where Leigh was murdered, a decision that was opposed by local residents who said that memories of the murder were still fresh. While the film was never marketed as being based on a true story, numerous comparisons between the murder and the film were made, and many viewers believed it to be a factual account of the murder.
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and was also shown at the Boston Film Festival, though it failed to find an American theatrical distributor. It was nominated for five AACTA Awards, including Best Film, and won the Feature Film – Adaptation award as well as the Major Award at the 1997 AWGIE Awards. It received generally positive reviews in Australia, where it grossed $1.1 million at the box office. Outside Australia, where audiences were less familiar with Leigh's murder, critical reception of the film was mixed.