Coffin Rock

Coffin Rock
Directed by	Rupert Glasson
Produced by	Ayisha Davies David Lightfoot
Written by	Rupert Glasson
Starring	Lisa Chappell Robert Taylor Sam Parsonson
Music by	John Gray
Editing by	Adrian Rostirolla
Studio	Head Gear Films
Distributed by	Ultra Films
Release date(s)	22 October 2009 (2009-10-22)
Running time	92 minutes[1]
Country	Australia
Language	English

Coffin Rock is an Australian melodramatic thriller^[2] directed by Rupert Glasson and produced by David Lightfoot. The movie stars Lisa Chappell, Robert Taylor and Sam Parsonson.

Plot

Coffin Rock is a story about a married couple who are trying to start a family without any success. The husband's reluctance to seek medical help leaves the wife frustrated at being childless. After a drunken night at a bar with her friend, she returns home upset to find a drifter (Evan) is there with a baby Roo. This stirs emotions in Jessie, and she turns her affections towards him in a moment of unhappiness. This one time encounter resulting in brief sex, though she asks him to stop midway he continues on. The drifter becomes increasingly obsessed with her. Later Jessie discovers she is pregnant, not knowing for sure who the father is. On discovering she is pregnant she tells her husband, who inturn tells his friends, and the news spreads through the town to the drifter Evan who knows he could be the father. This intensifies his obsession for her and his violence toward others. Motivations to Evan's behavoir are hinted at through imaginary phone calls to his father. Flashbacks indicate his father was wheelchair bound and that Evan killed him.

Cast

• Lisa Chappell as Jessie Willis^[3]
• Robert Taylor as Rob Willis^[4]
• Sam Parsonson as Evan^[5]
• Joseph Del Re as Benny

Release

The film had a limited release at Australian cinemas on 22 October 2009 before being released on DVD.^[4] On 13 January 2010, IFC films released the movie in the United States On-demand,^[6] but it was later released on 3 February^[7] as Video on Demand.^[8]

The film is also available on Blu-Ray in Australia, released by Pinnacle Films/All Interactive Distribution. A German Blu-Ray is also available.

See also

• Cinema of Australia

References

1. ^ Celluloid Screams in the UK at Sheffield's first Horror Fest!^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Coffin Rock review". http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie/4482/Coffin-Rock. Retrieved 2010-10-22. 
3. ^ Austwick, Ben (3 September 2009). "FRIGHTFEST '09: Review of Aussie thriller Coffin Rock". Quiet Earth. http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2009/09/03/Frightfest-09-Review-of-Aussie-thriller-COFFIN-ROCK. Retrieved 2010-04-13. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Hawken, Spencer (15 September 2009). "Coffin Rock". Cinemaroll. http://cinemaroll.com/thriller/coffin-rock/. Retrieved 2010-04-13. 
5. ^ Morris, Clint (30 August 2009). "Clint's Review : Coffin Rock". Moviehole. http://www.moviehole.net/200920549-clints-review-coffin-rock. Retrieved 2010-04-13. 
6. ^ "IFC Acquires 'Coffin Rock' and 'Paintball' -- Release Info". Bloody Disgusting. 1 December 2009. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18248. Retrieved 2010-04-13. 
7. ^ Uncle Creepy (2 February 2010). "Exclusive Premiere: Coffin Rock Trailer". Dread Central. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35663/exclusive-premiere-coffin-rock-trailer. Retrieved 2010-04-13. 
8. ^ "Trailer Debut for Aussie Thriller 'Coffin Rock', Now OnDemand". Bloody Disgusting. 3 February 2010. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18949. Retrieved 2010-04-13. 

External links

• Official website
• Coffin Rock at the Internet Movie Database