''Ebbtide'' is a 1994 Australian direct-to-video film.

Cast

Harry Hamlin Harry Robinson Hamlin (born October 30, 1951) is an American actor, author, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his roles as Perseus in the 1981 fantasy film '' Clash of the Titans'', a role he reprised in 2007's Santa Monica Studio video ...

as Jeff Warren *

John Waters John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including '' Multiple Maniacs'' (1970), '' Pink Flamingos'' (1972) and '' Fe ...

as Michael Suresch * Lisa Hensley as Beth * Frankie J. Holden as Ernie *

Susan Lyons Susan Lyons (born 1958, Sydney) is an Australian actress. Career Film and television Lyons' television appearances include: ''A Country Practice'', ''Police Rescue'', '' Murder Call'', ''Farscape'', '' Something in the Air'' and '' All Saint ...

as Alison * John Gregg as Chalmers *

Kate Raison Katherine Raison (born 2 February 1962) is an Australian actress, best known for her roles on television and film, predominantly her numerous roles in soap operas. Career Raison starred in ''A Country Practice'' from 1987 to 1990 as Cathy Hayd ...

as Ann Blackmore * Gerard Kennedy as Fredericks * Nicki Paull as Katherine McGuire * Edwin Hodgeman as Doctor * Olivia Hamnett as Committal Judge

Plot

Lawyer Jeff Warren takes over a compensation case after the sudden death of one of his partners.

Production

Screenwriter

Bob Ellis Robert James Ellis (10 May 1942 – 3 April 2016) was an Australian journalist, screenwriter, playwright, filmmaker, and political commentator. He lived in Sydney with author and screenwriter Anne Brooksbank; they had three children. Early ye ...

later claimed the original script "was a really terrific Chandleresque film noir that bears no resemblance to the eventual film." He asked to be credited as "Robert Ellis". Author

Peter Goldsworthy Peter David Goldsworthy (born 1951) is an Australian writer and medical practitioner. He has won major awards for his short stories, poetry, novels, and opera Libretto, libretti. He is known for his novels ''Honk If You Are Jesus'', and ''Thr ...

co-wrote the script. Director Craig Lahiff:

Bob did a script and it was very difficult to raise money for it. It was more of a personal film. It had a particular style to it which might have been better if Bob had shot and directed. But in the end, because I'd spent a lot of money and time on it, we tried to give it a different approach and got another writer, Peter Goldsworthy.Interview with Craig Lahiff, 4 August 1997
Retrieved 19 October 2012

The film was co-financed by the

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. Lahiff:

They had a fair bit of script involvement and also casting, so I ended up with Harry Hamlin as lead. He wasn't my choice of actor, and while he was very good to get on with, it changed the feel of the film, whereas I would probably have done it in quite a different style and cast other people differently as well. It was just a matter of completing the film and doing the best I could and trying a few stylistic things.

References

External links

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