Stanley (1984 film)
| Stanley | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Esben Storm |
| Produced by | Andrew Gaty |
| Starring |
Peter Bensley Graham Kennedy |
Release dates | 1984 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$3 million[1] |
Stanley is a 1984 Australian comedy film.
Production
Andrew Gaty had developed the original script. He had a man working for him called Steve Kibbler, who had worked with Esben Storm. Gaty asked Storm what he thought of the script and Storm did not like it. Gaty then hired him to rewrite and direct the movie, with Stanley Mann acting as script editor. Storm:
Andrew had certain things that he wanted, which I had to accommodate, but within that I was trying to make a comedy about acceptance and prejudice. But even though it was hugely unsuccessful, it was my first attempt at comedy, which I really enjoyed. Some people still come up and say they like it and have it in their collections and talk about it being hugely underrated.[2]
The producers originally wanted to import Tom Conti to play the lead but Actors Equity objected. Peter Bensley was cast instead.[1]
Release
The film was not successful at the box office.
I think the script was okay. It's very hard to do comedy, and it's either funny or it isn't. I learnt a lot about comedy on that one. I think we would've been better off if the budget hadn't been so high, if we hadn't been trying to be so glossy. Andrew was very intent on making a sort of glossy big-style movie, and in the beginning the whole thing was all predicated on getting an American or an international star to play the lead. We had Tom Conti but they wouldn't let us bring him in. That could've made the difference.[2]
References
- 1 2 David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p331-332
- 1 2 "Interview with Esben Storm", Peter Malone, 22 August 1995 accessed 21 November 2012
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