Acolytes (2008)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 31min
- Crime, Drama
- 25 Mar 2009 (France)
- Movie
- 3 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
Joel Edgerton | ... |
Ian Wright
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Michael Dorman | ... |
Gary Parker
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Sebastian Gregory | ... |
Mark
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Hanna Mangan Lawrence | ... |
Chasely
(as Hanna Mangan-Lawrence)
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Joshua Payne | ... |
James
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Belinda McClory | ... |
Kay Wright
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Holly Turner | ... |
Tanya Lee
(as Holly Baldwin)
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Anthony Phelan | ... |
Tanya Lee's Dad
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Bella Heathcote | ... |
Petra
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Sue Dwyer | ... |
Ma Parker
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Todd Levi | ... |
Detective 1
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Danny Baldwin | ... |
Detective 2
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Harley Bennick | ... |
Young James
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Ryan Sheldrake | ... |
Young Mark
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Leigh Prewecki | ... |
Kay and Ian's Baby
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Jessie Hazell | ... |
Kay and Ian's Baby (photo)
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Izumi Pennicott | ... |
Female Dead Body
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Rocco Joyce | ... |
School Bully
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Verónica Gregory | ... |
Girl in Street
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Kransky | ... |
Dog in Street
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Joey | ... |
Gary Parker's Dog
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Alison McKenzie | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Samuel Nolan | ... |
High School Student (uncredited)
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Mara Jean Quinn | ... |
School Girl (uncredited)
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Chris Schmuttermaier | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Davi Soesilo | ... |
Commuter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jon Hewitt |
Written by
S.P. Krause | ... | (written by) & |
Shayne Armstrong | ... | (written by) (as Shane Armstrong) and |
Jon Hewitt | ... | (written by) |
S.P. Krause | ... | (original screenplay by) & |
Shayne Armstrong | ... | (original screenplay by) (as Shane Armstrong) |
Lynne Vincent McCarthy | ... | (additional writing) & |
James M. Vernon | ... | (additional writing) (as James Michael Vernon) |
Belinda McClory | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
Grant Bradley | ... | executive producer |
Pam Collis | ... | associate producer |
Ian Gibbins | ... | executive producer |
Gary Hamilton | ... | executive producer |
Richard Stewart | ... | producer |
Penny Wall | ... | producer |
Music by
David Franzke | ... | (original music) |
Cinematography by
Mark Pugh | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Simon Martin |
Editorial Department
Kevin Shaw | ... | colorist |
Casting By
Faith Martin | ... | (casting) |
Production Design by
Michelle Sotheren |
Art Direction by
Christopher Cox |
Costume Design by
Vanessa Loh |
Makeup Department
Veronique Keys | ... | key hair designer / key makeup designer / special makeup effects artist |
Antony McMullen | ... | prosthetic corpse designer |
Production Management
Pam Collis | ... | line production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Rowling | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
Izumi Pennicott | ... | buyer/set decoration |
Brandon Specht | ... | buyer/set dresser |
Katrina Sweetman | ... | art department coordinator |
David Valencia | ... | art assistant |
Sound Department
Daryl Aberhart | ... | sound effects editor |
Kearon de Clouet | ... | dialogue editor / sound mixer / supervising sound editor |
Bruce Emery | ... | dolby consultant |
Les Fiddess | ... | foley artist |
Sam Hayward | ... | sound effects editor |
Martin Oswin | ... | re-recording mixer |
Bill Rigby | ... | sound effects editor / surround atmos recordist |
Robert Sullivan | ... | sound mixer |
David White | ... | sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
Nicole La Praik | ... | special effects assistant |
Jim Leng | ... | special effects technician |
Greg Oliver | ... | special effects technician |
Julian Summers | ... | armourer / special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
Daniel Ashton | ... | film recording technician (as Dan Ashton) |
James Johnston | ... | compositor |
Zenon Kohler | ... | titles designer |
Phillip Radford | ... | compositor |
Steve Tedman | ... | compositor |
Stunts
Danny Baldwin | ... | stunt coordinator |
Brad Buckley | ... | stunt performer |
Mick Van Moorsel | ... | stunt driver |
Camera and Electrical Department
Steven Magrath | ... | second assistant camera |
Dominik Muench | ... | camera trainee |
Tony O'Loughlan | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Kris Wallis | ... | Best Boy Grip |
Darryl Young | ... | assistant camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Josephine Johnson | ... | costume buyer/art finisher |
Location Management
Charles Boyle | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Bree Winwood | ... | music supervisor (as Bree Nevin) |
Script and Continuity Department
Lynne Vincent McCarthy | ... | script consultant |
Additional Crew
Ross Barclay | ... | data handling |
Pru Donovan | ... | financial controller |
Lou Henry | ... | assistant accountant |
S.P. Krause | ... | development executive (as Shane Krause) |
Lachlan Madsen | ... | development executive |
Shaun Miller | ... | legals |
Ahmed Salama | ... | website developer |
Darko Tuscan | ... | safety officer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Blue Sky Media (2008) (Czechia)
- CTV International (2009) (France) (theatrical)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- CDI (2009) (Italy)
- Earth Star Entertainment (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
- Palace Films (2009) (Australia)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
James Tresswick and Mark Vincent are victims of a brutal bully Gary Parker who has maltreated both boys, marking their bodies and spoiling their young lives. In their last year of high school, James and Mark find a way to stop being victims. They're going to kill Gary; Wandering alone around an isolated forest - the suspected site of the disappearance of a local girl - 17 year old Mark strays upon an adult male filling in a trench. It's suspicious and tantalizing. Mark returns with his friend James and Chasley Keys and they bring shovels to exhume what will probably be rotting garbage or someone's dead pet - or so they tell themselves. They find the ghostly white body of a woman. She's a tourist - a Canadian backpacker. The "trench" is a grave. The "adult male" is her killer. And they've got him by the balls. Responding to Mark's intimations James floats an idea to seek out "the sicko". It'll be a bit of fun. He's confident the guy lives in their suburb; Mark saw his car parked on a trail; Mark knows what the car looks like; Mark knows what he looks like. It can be done. Chasely goes along with it. No surprise. James has done all her thinking since they started a relationship. Mark agrees because he's got a thing for Chasely and he'd like to appear a bit more like her boyfriend, but mostly Mark agrees because he carries a culpable secret. They find the car and the killer 24 hours later. He's got the same house as everyone else and a kid and a wife. Jeez, it's anticlimactic. Then, in Chasely's bedroom, as the girl cleans up the latest damage done to Mark's face by an animal called Gary Parker, James floats another idea; What if the killer were contacted and told the name of a guy that they'd like to see dropped in a hole of his own? He's their secret, isn't he? They kind of own him, don't they? If he thinks they might let him go he'd do anything, wouldn't he? What could go wrong? James, Mark and Chasley are about to cross a line of no return as serial killer Ian Wright lures the vulnerable teenagers into his violent world. Written by Armstrong & Krause |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | This film is considered an Ozploitation picture, an Australian exploitation movie. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Diary of a Serial Killer: The Making of 'Acolytes' (2009). See more » |
Soundtracks | Alone Again See more » |