Compo (film)

Compo
Directed by	Nigel Buesst
Written by	Abe Pogos
Based on	play Claim No. Z84 by Abe Pogos
Starring	Jeremy Stanford
Release date	1989 (1989)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$150,000 [1]

Compo is a 1989 low budget Australian film. ^{[2] [3]}

Buesst made it while running the St Kilda Film Festival. ^[4]

Premise

A man goes to work for the state compensation office.

Cast

• Jeremy Stanford as Paul Harper
• Bruce Kerr as David Bartlett
• Christopher Barry as Carlo Garbanzo
• Elisabeth Crockett as Gina
• Cliff Neate as Dale Bradley
• Leo Regan as Eddie
• Peter Hosking

Reception

The Tribune said the film "was mostly funny, but a little too long. Although it's a parody of the worst aspects of the public service, the portrayal of people with injuries as leeches on society did get a little annoying. Nonetheless, for a small budget, home-grown movie Nigel Buesst has done very well." ^[5]

The Age said it "had a smattering of excellent on liners but is a narrative and satirical shambles and is further sullied by some dreadful miscasting." ^[6]

References

1. "Production Barometer", Cinema Papers, May 1988 p46
2. David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p193
3. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p29
4. "St Kilda: First and best". Filmnews . Vol. 18, no. 3. New South Wales, Australia. 1 April 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 3 October 2020– via National Library of Australia.
5. "Award-winning Australian films". The Tribune . No. 2565. New South Wales, Australia. 21 June 1989. p. 11. Retrieved 3 October 2020– via National Library of Australia.
6. Jillet, Neil (26 June 1989). "High, tragic closing note by Australian". The Age. p. 14.

External links

• Compo at IMDb
• Compo at TCMDB