Geoffrey Wright

This article is about the Australian film director. For other people of a similar name, see Jeffrey Wright (disambiguation).

Geoffrey Wright
Born	1959 (age 65–66) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1980–present

Geoffrey Wright is an Australian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1992 film Romper Stomper , about a group of skinhead neo-Nazis starring Russell Crowe featuring scenes of graphic violence. ^[1]

In 1994 he directed the gritty suburban thriller film Metal Skin , starring Ben Mendelsohn, and later directed the teen horror film Cherry Falls , starring Brittany Murphy. Between these two, he attempted to do a film, Instinct, for Mandalay Entertainment and Roger Birnbaum, but it was cancelled before casting and filming ever started. ^[2]

In 2006 he adapted Shakespeare's Macbeth for film, starring Sam Worthington, Lachy Hulme and Victoria Hill who also co-wrote and produced the film. ^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1989	Lover Boy	Yes	Yes	Short film
1992	Romper Stomper	Yes	Yes
1994	Metal Skin	Yes	Yes
1999	Cherry Falls	Yes
2006	Macbeth	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1996	Naked: Stories of Men	Yes		Episode: "A Fallen Woman"
2018	Romper Stomper	Yes	Yes

References

1. Holden, Stephen (9 June 1993). "Review/Film; Of Skinheads High on Hate And Violence" . The New York Times . Retrieved 8 November 2010.
2. Cox, Dan (18 September 1997). "Glickman new prexy at Caravan". Variety . Retrieved 16 August 2024.
3. Byrnes, Paul (23 September 2006). "Macbeth". The Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2010.

External links

• Geoffrey Wright at IMDb