The Movie: Wake in Fright (1971)
What Is It?: Ted
Kotcheff transforms Australia into a horror environment twenty times more
terrifying than Dracula’s castle. It’s a nasty portrayal of outback culture
with the inhabitants cast as soul-suckers more relentless than Romero’s
zombies. The kangaroo hunt, which involves real hunting of real kangaroos by
real drunk hunters, may be the most disturbing sequence I’ve ever seen. Watch
at your own risk. You’ll be waking in fright for months after watching this
brutal, unforgettable film.
Why Today?: Today
is Hug an Australian Day!
