Summer City

Summer City (1977)

Live fast, die young and hope for the best in between!

Four friends take a road trip to kick back, hit the pubs, and go surfing. Tension builds among the group between Sandy, a quiet young man who is angered by the obnoxious, womanizing Boo who seduces a teenaged girl while on their trip in one of his usual one night stands. Meanwhile, the girl's psychotic dad is also looking for Boo out of revenge for what he did to his daughter. Boo is in for a major wake up call.

Date of release
1977-12-22
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Director
Christopher Fraser
Collection
Summer City Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Summer City is a 1977 Australian drama thriller film, filmed in Newcastle, New South Wales. It marked Mel Gibson's film debut.

Production

The script was autobiographical, Avalon having been a passionate surfer for most of this life and grown up in Newcastle. He also served in the army for several years (although not in Vietnam). He says he offered the script to Brian Trenchard-Smith as director, but Trenchard-Smith suggested Avalon direct it himself because he knew the subject matter so well.

The film was shot on 16mm and blown up to 35 mm. Shooting began in October 1976 and took place near Sydney and Newcastle, especially in the town of Catherine Hill Bay.

Avalon invested $25,000 of his own money. He had another investor provide $25,000 plus twelve friends who put in $8,000.

This film is also known for marking Mel Gibson's debut in his first leading role.

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