Tail of a Tiger

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Tail of a Tiger
Directed by	Rolf de Heer
Written by	Rolf de Heer
Based on	original work by Peter Hubbard
Produced by	Grahame Jennings James M. Vernon
Starring	Grant Navin
Cinematography	Richard Michalak
Edited by	Suresh Ayyar
Music by	Graham Tardif
Production company	Producer's Circle Production
Distributed by	Roadshow Entertainment Umbrella Entertainment
Release date	2 October 1984 (1984-10-02)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Box office	A$3,566 (Australia) [1]

Tail of a Tiger is a 1984 Australian film directed by Rolf de Heer in his directorial debut and starring Grant Navin. ^{[2] [3]}

Plot

Schoolboy Orville Ryan has a keen interest in model planes and flying, but is ostracised by a model-plane circle run by a gang of his peers ^[4] headed by a bully called Spike, who smashes his model Tiger Moth.

He then stumbles upon a deserted factory complex where he finds a genuine full size Tiger Moth, in need of restoration. He meets the plane's owner, Harry, who at first resists Orville's attempts to connect. Eventually though, the pair embark on a mission to make the plane fly once more. ^[5]

Cast

• Grant Navin as Orville
• Gordon Poole as Harry
• Caz Lederman as Lydia
• Gayle Kennedy as Beryl
• Peter Feeley as Spike
• Dylan Lyle as Rabbit
• Basil Clarke as Jacko

Production

Tail of a Tiger was filmed in Sydney, Australia. ^[6] It was the first feature film for most of the crew, including writer/director Rolf de Heer. ^[5]

Accolades

Year	Award	Result
1997	Singapore International Film Festival	Selected [4]
1991	Internationales Essener Kinderfilmfestival im Ruhrgebiet	Selected [4]
1985	Chicago International Festival of Childrens’ Films	Selected [4]

References

1. "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 24 October 2012
2. David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p342
3. Scott Murray, "Tail of a Tiger", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p178
4. "Tail of a Tiger". Screen Australia.
5. "Tail of a Tiger". Vertigo Productions.
6. "Tale of a Tiger (1984) - IMDb". IMDb .

External links

• Tail of a Tiger at IMDb