Snapshot

Snapshot (1979)

The Click of a Fashion Photographer's Camera Started Her on a Career That Led to Terror and Death!

A young hairdresser enters into the modeling world while fearing retaliation from her puritanical mother and stalker ex-boyfriend.

Date of release
1979-06-01
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (22)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Director
Simon Wincer

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2

Snapshot is a 1979 Australian thriller film directed by Simon Wincer in his feature film directorial debut. It stars Sigrid Thornton, Chantal Contouri and Robert Bruning. The film was shot on an estimated budget of $300,000.

Production

Ginnane had originally intended to make a film after Patrick called Centrefold, based on a script by Chris Fitchett, and raised money for it. He showed it to television director Simon Wincer who only liked the fact the script was set in the modelling world and there was a Mr Whippy van. Ginnane then commissioned Everett De Roche to write a new screenplay.

Sigrid Thornton was cast two days before shooting started.

"It was a very easy film to make and probably my most pleasant experience to date" said Ginnane in 1979. The budget was $100,000 less than for Patrick (1978).

Ginnane then took the film to the US where he sat down with an editor and cut 12 minutes out of the film. According to Wincer, these were mostly lighter scenes, and a moment where it is explained Elmer is married to Madeline. This meant Wincer was not happy with the final result although he says "for what it is, it is quite a good little film."

The musical soundtrack was produced for release by Brian May and Phillip Powers for the 1M1 Records label many years later on CD under its overseas title.

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