Dark Age

Dark Age (1987)

Death is only one bite away.

In the Australian outback, a park ranger and two local guides set out to track down a giant crocodile that has been killing and eating the local populace..

Date of release
1987-05-21
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (43)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Adventure, Horror
Director
Arch Nicholson

Casting

Interesting facts

Dark Age is a 1987 horror adventure film directed by Arch Nicholson, produced by Antony I. Ginnane and starring John Jarratt, Nikki Coghill, and Max Phipps. The film is an adaptation of the novel Numunwari by Australian conservationist Grahame Webb. The plot follows an Australian park ranger tasked with hunting Numunwari, a 25-foot crocodile sacred to the local Aboriginal people. The film was released on July 10, 1987.

Production

The film was part of a two-picture deal between executive producer Antony I. Ginnane and Hollywood studio RKO, which also included The Lighthorsemen. Shooting took place five weeks in Cairns and one week in Alice Springs, starting 22 April 1986.

The plot shares many similarities to Jaws and contains homage shots such as the shot involving a shooting star.

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