The Final Stage

1995 Australian film
  • 1995 (1995)
Running time
73 minutesCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglish

The Final Stage is a film directed by Frank Howson.[1]

Cast

  • Tommy Dysart as Stinky Radford
  • Abigail as The Woman
  • Adrian Wright

Production

It was based on an early play by Howson and was the seventh film from Boulevard Films and the third which Howson directed. He shot it over two weeks with a cast of six actors on one set.[2]

The movie has been called one of Howson's most personal works.[3]

Fraud Case

Howson later tried to pass the film off as another movie The Boy Who Dared to Dream in order to enable investors to achieve a tax deduction. This was unsuccessful and Howson was convicted of fraud.[4]

References

  1. ^ Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p61
  2. ^ MUFF Academy 2006 accessed 17 October 2012
  3. ^ Australian Cult Films at MUFF 2005 accessed 17 October 2012
  4. ^ David McLennan, 'Movie Credits Changed To 'preserve Integrity' ', The Canberra Times, 1 September 2000 p4
  • The Final Stage at IMDb
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Films directed by Frank Howson
  • Hunting (1991)
  • Come Rain or Shine (1992)
  • A Thin Life (1996)
  • Flynn (filmed 1989 and 1991, released 1996)
  • The Final Stage (filmed 1991, not released until 2005)


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