From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1980 Australian film
Fatty Finn
is a 1980 Australian film, directed by
Maurice Murphy
and starring
Ben Oxenbould
with
Rebecca Rigg
. It is based on the 1930s cartoon-strip character,
Fatty Finn
, created by
Syd Nicholls
and is loosely based on the 1927 silent film,
The Kid Stakes
.
Plot
[
edit
]
Set in inner-city
Woolloomooloo
in
Sydney
,
New South Wales
in 1930, the neighbourhood nice guys are led by Fatty (real name Hubert Finn), an ambitious 10-year-old with an eye for making a
quid
. From shady frog jumping contests to a fixed goat race, Fatty uses his enterprise to raise enough money to buy a
crystal set
(radio without a separate power supply) that's worth seventeen shillings & sixpence (17/6), more than his Dad is able to save up in a year. Bruiser Murphy the bully and his gang try to stop him. Fatty uses his brains against his enemies' brawn to eventually triumph.
Cast
[
edit
]
Production
[
edit
]
Screenwriter
Bob Ellis
says it was his idea to make the film. He complained about interference from the film's producers, John Sexton and
Yoram Gross
, claiming Sexton in particular wanted a lot of changes, but changed his mind after
David Puttnam
praised Ellis' original draft. He later said of the film that "all the performances are dreadful, the conspicuous exception being Bert Newton's."
[3]
Of the $350,000 budget, $120,000 came from the
Australian Film Commission
.
The movie was set in Woolloomooloo but the area had changed a lot since then so was shot in and around
Glebe
. Filming took place in January and February 1980.
[4]
Reception
[
edit
]
Box office
[
edit
]
Fatty Finn
grossed $1,064,000 at the box office in Australia.
[5]
Awards
[
edit
]
The film was nominated for seven
Australian Film Institute Awards
in 1981 winning in the categories of 'Best Achievement in Costume Design' and 'Best Original Music Score'.
[6]
References
[
edit
]
External links
[
edit
]
|
---|
Theatre
| |
---|
Screenplays
| |
---|
Director
| |
---|