The Coolangatta Gold

The Coolangatta Gold (1984)

Brother against brother, father against son. All competing for...THE COOLANGATTA GOLD!

Steve Lucas is a nineteen year old who is filled with the burning resentment of being forced to live in his brother's shadow. His brother Adam, is burdened by his father's desire for glory, and must win The Coolangatta Gold Tri-Aquathon, It is the greatest endurance test of them all: a marathon involving a 20 kilometer beach run, 6 kilometer swim and a 17 kilometer surf ski from Surfers Paradise along the golden arc of beach to Coolangatta and back to the start. The Coolangatta Gold is a story of human endeavor and endurance against overwhelming odds.

Date of release
1984-11-22
TMDB
4.8 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Drama
Director
Igor Auzins

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$1.4M

The Coolangatta Gold is a 1984 Australian film directed by Igor Auzins and written by Peter Schreck and Ted Robinson. It led to the establishment of the iron man race The Coolangatta Gold in Coolangatta, on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

Production

Writer Peter Schreck and director Igor Auzins had worked together successfully on the 1982 film We of the Never Never and decided to collaborate on another project. They wanted to do a contemporary love story in the sporting genre, and originally thought of doing a $1.5 million film shot in Bondi. However, after a few days it became obvious they wanted to do something more ambitious.

Filmmaker David Parker, who went on to make Malcolm (1986), was stills photographer on the film.

The music recording of The Coolangatta Gold: Original Soundtrack Recording was produced by Ashley Irwin and edited for the soundtrack album by Philip Powers.

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