Review of Wake in Fright (1971) by Lanky Man P — 13 Feb 2013

A good example of house peers can influence person with booze.

This review of Wake in Fright (1971) was written by Lanky Man P on 13 Feb 2013.

Wake in Fright has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Dolores H (161) on 31 Jul 2017

A Australian Dante's Inferno , a story of Isolation and Tribalism and a man's descent into madness, A Australian Classic…

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By Matt Neal (458) for ABC Radio (Australia) (677) on 06 Mar 2018

Wake In Fright gets beneath Australia's skin and stares into a dark heart that was hidden beneath the ochre dust and boozy bonhomie…

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By Saeed R (13) on 05 Mar 2015

A schoolteacher in Australia is disgruntled to be posted by the authorities to teach in a one-horse little dot in the Outback…

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By Dan H (1,470) on 29 Aug 2014

Overlooked and buried for 40 years until recently being remastered, this is a spellbinding look at one man's descent into insanity when he…

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By Charles Q (46) on 03 Apr 2014

The best Australian film I've ever seen. Can't believe I'd never even heard of it until a few weeks ago…

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By Bill M (1,080) on 31 Mar 2014

An extremely disturbing experience, coated with dust, sweat, grit and blood and booze, it's an intensely atmospheric and visceral movie, it…

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By Chris M (3,023) on 01 Mar 2017

Yikes. I'd heard Mark Kermode talk about this so when it came up on Film4 I was interested. Blimey Charlie this is dark…

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By Art S (1,002) on 10 Aug 2016

AKA Outback; This is one of those horror movies where a naïve, possibly too cocky, protagonist gets in over his head…

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By Jim R (313) on 25 Nov 2018

Incredibly bleak, stomach-churning, and thought provoking…

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By Ângelo D (29) on 08 Nov 2014

Wake in fright is a great window into the human mind, John Grant starts out as a skeptic, looking with disdain at everything and everybody…

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