Long weekend 1978 full movie download full hd youtube. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. By twisting common themes found within the subgenre, colin eggleston has created a film that is still. The long weekend 1978 march 6, 2016 kisha leave a comment. Australian cinema has produced surprisingly few creature features. A shame, really, because colin egglestons original is a terrific oddity from the. Long weekend 1978 releases dates, movie score, movie trailer, movie poster, synopsis, and plot. Unexpectedly, their vacation plans are marred when the island proprietor falls in love with the teenage daughter and wont let. Search a beach long and hard enough and eventually, amidst those countless grains of sand, you are bound to unearth a lost treasure. The film was directed by colin eggleston and stars john.
Theres always going to be for lack of a better term a stack of films weve been meaning to get to. Your biggest decision may be finding someone, or something, to cheer on. Urban couple peter john hargreaves and marcias briony behets marriage is on the rocks. Review by tony the terror 2 i went in expecting an animals run amok movie and i ended up getting a beautifully bleak descent into madness with a side of animal shenanigans and it all worked pretty perfectly. Every tree and blade of grass hides snarling menace, longing. Within the nature run amok subgenre there is a specific type of film in which animals not only go on the rampage, they do so en masse. With chris klein, brendan fehr, chandra west, craig fairbrass. Long weekend gives us well acted leads that are meant to be unpleasant and careless to everything around them. Long weekend 1978 peter john hargreaves and marcia briony behets, a bitter married couple teetering on the edge of divorce, take a camping trip to heal the rift between them.
The film was directed by colin eggleston and stars john hargreaves and briony behets. Opening in 1978, long weekend came out a year after an american film that i have always championed and highly recommend you see if you havent already, william girdlers day of the animals 1977. Long weekend is a hybrid 1978 horror, thriller and relationship drama by. Long weekend 1978 tt0079482 when a suburban couple go camping for the weekend at a remote beach, they discover that nature isnt in an accommodating mood. When a suburban couple go camping for the weekend at a remote beach, they discover that nature isnt in an accommodating mood. Long weekend rewatched mother nature toys with her callous. May 25, 2016 opening in 1978, long weekend came out a year after an american film that i have always championed and highly recommend you see if you havent already, william girdlers day of the animals 1977.
Long weekend rewatched mother nature toys with her. They attempt to put a quick patch on their marriage by taking a threeday camping trip on a. John hargreaves, briony behets, australia, 1h 35m their crime was against nature states the stark black and white movie poster, showing a frightened woman and an aggressive gun wielding man if only they had a. Set primarily in a thicket of woods near an australian beach, long weekend tells the story of a bickering metropolitan couple who undergo the agony of camping. Long weekend is a 1978 australian horror film about a couple in a failing marriage on a camping trip to the beach, where they pollute, argue, and are harassed by a dugong that may very well be a zombie. Dec 11, 2014 long weekend is a hybrid 1978 horror, thriller and relationship drama by director colin eggleston and is one of the standouts of the genre but it comes with a big twist. By twisting common themes found within the subgenre, colin. Long weekend for me was this couple and their incessant fighting about nothing. Where those other, frankly inferior, movies would worm their way into the public consciousness, long weekend was destined, like its two main characters, to. Mar 02, 2012 long weekend gives us well acted leads that are meant to be unpleasant and careless to everything around them. Will they survive their long weekend australia theatrical synopsis. Yeah, thats right, i followed dead weekend with another weekend movie, long weekend, and i did it in the middle of the week. Nature closes in on an australian couple john hargreaves, briony behets in the country. Long weekend 1978 film wikipedia republished wiki 2.
Long weekend 1978 australian umbrella entertainment2004. Music is by michael carlos and cinematography by vincent monton. Long weekend was completely overlooked for nominations at the 1978 afi awards, but it remains one of john hargreavess best performances of the 1970s. She was married to colin eggleston at the time but she was not his first choice. Waltz long weekend gives us the tale of peter and marcia and a little camping trip that peter has devised as a way to try and save a marriage that has been dead for quite some time. Attempting to resurrect their failing marriage, peter john hargreaves and marcia briony behets set out on a camping trip to a deserted stretch of the australian coastline in the hope that a long weekend in the sunshine will help them patch their differences. The film surrounds a couple who go out for the weekend in the woods to clear their heads of a recent tragedy soon find themselves the target of. One film that most certainly deserves to stand with these is. Long weekend 1978 due to cinemas ongoing compulsion to cast nature as humankinds enemy, audiences have been bombarded in the last 50 years with a slew of environmental disaster films. Long weekend is a different type of nature gone wild movie, as it doesnt involve a killer creature, but nature itself, and mixes a heavy dose of psychological horror in the plot as well. Long weekend is an australian horror movie directed by lawrence colin eggleston and starring john hargreaves and briony behets.
Long weekend1978 australian umbrella entertainment2004. Long weekend was shot on a low budget in 1977, but it didnt get a release until march 1979. With john hargreaves, briony behets, mike mcewen, roy day. And in that they hit the nail on the head so well we have to wonder why the animals and such wait soo long to make a move on these folks. Long weekendhas achieved cult status over the years due to the fact that its a different take on a style of film which had grown repetitive over the years. A remake of a cult australian film from 1978, jamie blanks long weekend arrives on dvd with little fanfare. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. Is 1978s long weekend the greatest australian horror film ever. Long weekend full movie watch online long weekend full english full movie long weekend full full movie, long weekend full full movie streaming long weekend full movie engsub watch long weekend. Opening in 1978, long weekend came out a year after an american film that i have always championed and highly recommend you see if you.
Peter and carla have a wasted marriage and constant friction. Will they survive their long weekend australia theatrical. October 2019 the story concerns a couple, peter hargreaves and marcia. Long weekend 1978 15 03291979 us horror, mystery, thriller 1h 32m user score. Ed has a weekend to save his career, but cooper has other plans for the weekend. Long weekend alters all of this by having a cast that for all intents and purposes, only features two people. As a last ditch attempt to save their relationship. Long weekend is an australian psychological thriller film shot in 1977 and first shown in 1978. It made little impression at the box office perhaps overshadowed in part by mad max 1979 opening a fortnight later but it won numerous prizes in europe and its reputation has continued to grow in recent decades. The mistakes made by peter and marsha range from the absurd to the just plain stupid. Long weekend is an australian horror film shot in 1977 and first shown in 1978. Jul 20, 2012 long weekend trailer when a suburban couple go camping for the weekend at a remote beach, they discover that nature isnt in an accommodating mood. Most of these films, which range from alfred hitchcocks seminal the birds to roland emmerichs forgettable the day after tomorrow, fall like volcanic. Peter james caviezel and carla are trapped in a failing relationship but hope that a.
As the weekend progresses, the selfish pair engage in reckless behavior that demonstrates an increasing disrespect for their natural surroundings. Unfortunately, it fails like a prayer against an indonesian mudslide. If you get a chance to watch this movie, just do it. Curators notes long weekend 1978 on aso australias. Colin egglestons 1978 film long weekend, however, takes the unusual risk of dabbling in both genres. Long weekend is an expertly crafted, minimilist adventurehorror yarn that deserves to be seen by many. Long weekend is a hybrid 1978 horror, thriller and relationship drama by director colin eggleston and is one of the standouts of the genre but it comes with a big twist. Their crime was against natureand nature found them guilty. Peter and marcia, their marriage teetering on the rocks, go away for what is hoped will be an idyllic long weekend of camping by the sea. Its an effectively creepy thriller that has attracted a cult following.
Long weekend 1978 stream and watch online moviefone. A couple that are on the verge of not being a couple any longer take a trip to the australian coast for a weekend, bringing their strife and noise with them. A comedy about two brothers, uptight ed and playboy cooper. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing long weekend 1978 near you. The prologue up until i couple weeks ago i had never heard of this 1978 movie about animals that make up one deserted area of australia. Released 1978, long weekend stars john hargreaves, briony behets, mike mcewen, michael aitkens the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
Keep this tab open and open a new tab to for the best experience. Long weekend trailer when a suburban couple go camping for the. The genius of long weekend is the films ability to immerse the viewer in the wilderness. Second, horror over 90 minutes all you get is a couple animals flying in their faces. Long weekend 1978 directed by colin eggleston, starring. The jameson family rent a cabin on an island for the long weekend. Hargreaves and behets act their way through a variety of emotional states, and come across as quite believable. Long weekend trailer when a suburban couple go camping for the weekend at a remote beach, they discover that nature isnt in an accommodating mood. Sep 11, 2007 this feature is not available right now. Read the long weekend movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Peter john hargreaves and marcia briony behets, a bitter married couple teetering on the edge of divorce, take a camping trip to heal the rift between them.
Long weekend is an uneven thriller from the australian outback that does have its amusing points. I cant imagine a man wanting to take his wife with all her attitude anywhere let alone to a deserted beach for a long weekend where she has the ability to nag him endlessly. A vacationing couple endure a series of animal attacks in this terrifying remake of the 1978 cult thriller. Is 1978s long weekend the greatest australian horror film.
Released 1978, long weekend stars john hargreaves, briony behets, mike mcewen, michael aitkens the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min. Apr 12, 2015 long weekend is more silly than spooky. Their situation is so tense that they dont notice how careless theyre being and they continually damage the environment in small ways. Peter john hargreaves and marcia briony behets arent exactly getting along.
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