Comments on: “Wake In Fright” – A Lost Masterpiece Found http://crackernight.com/2009/07/14/wake-in-fright-a-lost-mastpiece-found/ A comic memoir by Justin Sheedy - Available NOW in bookstores & online. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:14:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Justin Sheedy http://crackernight.com/2009/07/14/wake-in-fright-a-lost-mastpiece-found/#comment-229 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:51:36 +0000 http://crackernight.com/?p=285#comment-229 Gotcha. Little wonder: Jay Katz is a National Treasure. A dynamic czar of retro pop culture.

]]> By: Victoria Williams http://crackernight.com/2009/07/14/wake-in-fright-a-lost-mastpiece-found/#comment-227 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:29:37 +0000 http://crackernight.com/?p=285#comment-227 Not completely lost or forgotten. Jay Katz (Mu Meson)has a copy. I saw it at the Annandale Hotel (Cult Sinema Mondays) a few years ago.

]]> By: Justin Sheedy http://crackernight.com/2009/07/14/wake-in-fright-a-lost-mastpiece-found/#comment-197 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:15:45 +0000 http://crackernight.com/?p=285#comment-197 Thanks, Paul. And I certainly agree with you: Wake In Fright serves up a few truths about Australian culture like a punch in the face, doesn’t it.

You know, I’m trying to think of a more arresting film and I’m having trouble… Apocalypse Now, Midnight Cowboy, Reservoir Dogs come to mind. But, for me, they don’t surpass Wake In Fright, perhaps sitting just so very slightly beneath it. Maybe Goodfellas pips it at the post… In any case, I’d put money on Coppola and Tarantino having being secret fans of Wake In Fright. Just a thought…

]]> By: Paul Martin http://crackernight.com/2009/07/14/wake-in-fright-a-lost-mastpiece-found/#comment-195 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:52:24 +0000 http://crackernight.com/?p=285#comment-195 Yes, nice piece indeed. For me, it’s one of the finest Australian genre films and I think its strength is the sheer honesty in which it reflects an aspect of Australian culture, without descending to the Bazza Mackenzie ‘Ozploitation’ caricature.

]]> By: Justin Sheedy http://crackernight.com/2009/07/14/wake-in-fright-a-lost-mastpiece-found/#comment-194 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:36:10 +0000 http://crackernight.com/?p=285#comment-194 Sincerely appreciate your comment, Thomas.

That moment, in marked contrast to the rest of the ‘manic’ tragic scenes of the film, struck me as the most resonantly quiet one. Quite an amazing contrast set up from the film’s outset.

Thanks again
Justin.

]]> By: Thomas Caldwell http://crackernight.com/2009/07/14/wake-in-fright-a-lost-mastpiece-found/#comment-193 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:52:36 +0000 http://crackernight.com/?p=285#comment-193 This is a great piece Justin and as you know from the article and review that I wrote, I share your enthusiasm. I really like that you addressed the representation of the lone Indigenous man as I think that is important to recognise that Wake in Fright doesn’t exclude representations of Indigenous people but it actually visually acknowledges that they are marginalised.

Cheers
Thomas

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