''Come Out Fighting'' is a short 1973 Australian feature directed by
Nigel Buesst
Nigel Buesst (30 April 1938 – 27 December 2024) was an Australian filmmaker from Melbourne. After graduating B.Com in 1960 from Melbourne University he headed overseas to London and worked as an assistant editor at Shepparton Studios.
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Plot
Aboriginal boxer Al Dawson is torn by the demands of fight promoters and aboriginal protestors. He eventually decides to reject them all and gives away his chance at a world title.
Cast
* Michael Karpaney as Al Dawson
* Joey Collins as Eddie
* Bethany Lee as Susan Parker
* Cliff Neate as Stan Harkness
* Peter Green as Rocky Garibaldi
* Bob Horsfall as Phil Bench
* Brian Torrens as Carl Price
* Peter Adams as Garry Day
* Martin Phelan as student
* Harry Williams as aboriginal drinker
* Max Pescud as trainer
* Bert Williams as aboriginal drinker
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Kris McQuade
Kris McQuade (born 1952) is an Australian actress who has had many film, television and theatre roles.
Career
McQuade's film credits include '' The Love Letters from Teralba Road'', '' Kostas'', '' Fighting Back'', '' Lonely Hearts'', '' Goodby ...
as Sporting World hostess
* John Jacobs as trainer
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John Duigan
John Duigan (born 19 June 1949) is an Australian film director and screenwriter. He is mostly known for his two autobiographical fiction, autobiographical films ''The Year My Voice Broke'' and ''Flirting (film), Flirting'', and the 1994 film ' ...
as student
Production
The film was shot on 16mm and was made with the assistance of the Experimental Film and Television Fund. Filming completed by July 1973.
[Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p250]
References
External links
''Come Out Fighting''at
IMDb
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''Come Out Fighting''at Oz Movies
Dylan Rainforth, 'Boxing on with Mao and Mundine: Come Out Fighting', ''Senses of Cinema'', 19 May 2008
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Australian drama films
1970s English-language films
1973 films
1973 drama films
Films directed by Nigel Buesst
Films about Aboriginal Australians
Stage plays about Aboriginal Australians