Wake in Fright
Date: 1971
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Production Company: NLT Productions, Group W Films
Stars: Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty, Donald Pleasence, Jack Thompson, Peter Whittle
Location(s): Broken Hill (New South Wales), Silverton (New South Wales)
Region(s): Australia
Storyline:
A schoolteacher, passing through a small mining town en route to Sydney, becomes enmeshed in the machismo of the local culture, bringing out an altogether hidden side in him.
Additional Information:
Page compiled by Neil Webster
Also known as ‘Outback’ (initial release outside Australia)
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We see a 360° crane shot of "Tiboonda", with a schoolhouse on the left and hotel. John Grant (Gary Bond) works there as a teacher and resides in the hotel opposite. Horse Lake, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia.
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Tiboonda railway platform. Its Christmas holidays and John leaves for Sydney, to visit his girlfriend. A set-piece constructed for the film, Horse Lake did have a railway station which closed in 1974.
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He arrives at "Bundanyabba" station for his flight to Sydney the next day. Sulphide Street Railway Station, Broken Hill. Now part of the Sulphide Street Railway & Historical Museum Complex.
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Taking a taxi, the driver talks in glowing terms about "The Yabba". Possibly, Eyre St.
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Passing mine workings. Original BHP (Broken Hill Propriety Company) mine (centre), Junction Mine (extreme right). Possibly shot from Holten Dr.
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Leaving the bar after drinking with local policeman Jock Crawford (Chips Rafferty). Imperial Hotel, Oxide Street.
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Not wanting to keep drinking, Jock taunts him about not being a real "Yabba man". Oxide Street.
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Waking up the next morning, having lost all his money playing Two-Up, he goes to the Labour Exchange to look for work, only to find it closed on a Saturday. Bromide St. The building, Seppelts Warehouse, now operates as a Mining and Minerals Museum.
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Walking back into the centre, he passes the Town Hall on Argent St.
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Looking up on Argent St, he sees the plane he should have been on to Sydney. The Palace Hotel (on the left) has also featured in "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert".
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At the junction of Argent St with Chloride St.
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Taking a breather in the heat. Looking south west down Argent St at corner with Chloride St.
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Going to a bar, he's bought a beer by Tim (Al Thomas), who subsequently invites him back to his home. 253 Wills Street (IMDb).
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There, he meets and later goes back with Doc Tydon (Donald Pleasance). 427 Piper St (IMDb).
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A couple of the Doc's hunting buddies arrive. Piper St.
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(from left) Doc, the bartender, Dick (Jack Thompson), Joe (Peter Whittle) and John arrive at an isolated bar for drinks before hunting kangaroos. Quondong Hotel, Menindee Rd. Burned down circa. 2001
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John wanders disheveled and disgusted after a night of hunting and drinking. Argent St.
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Argent St. West Darling Hotel seen on corner left.
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He gets a lift to a nearby township. Silverton Hotel, Stirling St, Silverton, NSW.
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Walking across town. Burke St, Silverton.
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Sees a truck with "Sydney" marked on it and asks the driver for a lift to the "City", only to find himself back in The Yabba! Unidentified location.
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After a spell in a hospital, he's collected by Doc. The old Broken Hill Hospital, looking south. Red-roofed building on the distant right is part of the Sacred Heart Catholic Cathedral.
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Doc sees him onto a train back to Tiboonda. Sulphide Street Railway Station again.