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Body Melt

Year of completion
1993
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Horror
Duration
85 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

The first phase is hallucinogenic, the second glandular, the third - body melt. A peaceful morning in a suburban court is about to be interrupted by a deafening car crash. A few residents will be transfixed by the driver deliberately hurtling toward one of the unsuspecting houses. They will scream as he smashes headfirst through the windscreen, but no-one will see the strange tentacles erupt from the man's neck and force their way down his throat. Something weird is going on in beautiful Homesville ... and it's going to get worse.
Completion Year
1993
Genres
Horror
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director of Photography

Ray Argall

Producer

Rod Bishop, Daniel Scharf

Writer

Rod Bishop, Philip Brophy

Costume Designer

Anna Borghesi

Composer

Philip Brophy

Director

Philip Brophy

Production Designer

Maria Kozic

Editor

Bill Murphy

Cast

Gerard Kennedy, Andrew Daddo, Ian Smith, Vince Gill, Regina Gaigalas, Suzi Dougherty, Brett Climo, Lisa McCune, Adrian Wright, Maurie Annase, Nick Polites, Jillian Murray

Screenings

1994 — Helsinki Film Festival

1994 — Jyvaskyla Arts Festival

1993 — Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival

1994 — Stockholm International Film Festival

2022 — Melbourne International Film Festival

1993 — BFI London Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

Beyond Distribution

Production Company

Bodymelt Pty Ltd

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