Under the Radar (film)

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Under the Radar
Undertheradar.jpg
Directed byEvan Clarry
Written bySteve Pratt
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPhilip M. Cross
Edited byAntonio Mestres
Music by
  • Frank Tetaz
  • David Thrussell
Production
companies
Distributed by Hoyts
Release date
  • 29 July 2004 (2004-07-29)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget $130,000

Under the Radar is a 2004 Australian adventure comedy film directed by Evan Clarry and starring Nathan Phillips, Clayton Watson, Steady Eddy and Chloe Maxwell. It was filmed in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

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Cast

Reception

Australia's SBS review of the film noted an indecisiveness of what genre was intended, yet concluding the production "harks back to a more innocent era of Australian film making and has all the elements of becoming a cult film in years to come". [1]

Awards

The film was nominated for the Australian Film Institute award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Chloe Maxwell) and won the Australian Screen Sound Guild award for Best Achievement in Sound for a Feature Film - Sound Design in 2004.

Box office

Under the Radar grossed $162,757 at the box office in Australia. [2]

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References

  1. "Under the Radar" . Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  2. "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2010.