Final Cut is a 1980 Australian thriller film directed by Ross Dimsey. It was the first movie funded by the Queensland Film Corporation, who provided half the budget.David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p291 The Australian Film Commission and private investment provided the rest of the finance. It was originally envisioned as a tele movie but then developed into a feature."First Films for Corps", Cinema Papers, Dec-Jan 1979-80 p596
It was shot at Surfers' Paradise.Jim Schembri, "Final Cut", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p59 Premise Cameraman Chris and his girlfriend Sarah are making a documentary about a music promoter, Dominic. They accompany him on his yacht where he is holding a party. During the party a model is killed and Dominic worries that Chris and Sarah may have filmed it.
Dominic invites Chris and Sarah to his luxury penthouse. Violent games ensue, some involving Dominic's mistress Yvette. Cast Lou Brown as Chris David Clendinning as Dominic Jennifer Cluff as Sarah Narelle Johnson as Yvette Thaddeus Smith as Mick Christine Broadway Robyn Bishop Bob Lemmon Julie Teale
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Final Cut at Oz Movies