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| 'Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior' car at Silverton and me |
The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) website has some interesting movie and film records as you would expect.
I was surfing around the web tonight and found this interesting link from the NFSA's blog about some of the famous movies that have been filmed in and around Broken Hill.
The 1971 film 'Wake in Fright' directed by Canadian Ted Kotcheff is a famous and, in my opinion, a quite harrowing 'drama/thriller' set in and around Broken Hill and Silverton. When I realised the prominence Broken Hill and Silverton play in the film, I decided it was time to see it. I found a copy of the DVD at the Broken Hill Video Ezy when I visited earlier this year. I imagine it's not everyone's cup of tea, and if you don't like cruelty to animals (which I don't), it may not be for you. You need to see some of the credits at the end of the film for more of an explanation about what I'm referring to. It's R rated (most definitely in my opinion).
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| The Palace Hotel Broken Hill |
'Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior' (1981), directed by George Miller, is the other very well known film which was shot in and around Broken Hill and Silverton. I must say I haven't seen that one yet. It's an adventure, action, thriller which isn't really my scene. It's R rated, but I don't know any more than that.
Anyhow, the NFSA's blog has this interesting article 'A Broken Hill time capsule', about these and some of the other 35+ films that have been shot in the Broken Hill/Silverton/Far West region. Here's the link to the story.
Happy reminiscing, cheers, Jane D
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