Oyster Farmer

Oyster Farmer
Promotional poster
Directed by	Anna Reeves
Produced by	Anthony Buckley Piers Tempest
Written by	Anna Reeves
Starring	Alex O'Loughlin Jim Norton Diana Glenn
Music by	Stephen Warbeck
Cinematography	Alun Bollinger
Editing by	Peter Beston Jamie Trevill
Distributed by	Sherman Pictures
Release date(s)	10 September 2004 (2004-09-10)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Australia / United Kingdom
Language	English

Oyster Farmer is a 2004 Australian romantic comedy / drama film about a young man who runs away to the Hawkesbury River and gets a job with eighth generation oyster farmers. It was written and directed by Anna Reeves, and stars Alex O'Loughlin and Diana Glenn.

The film enjoyed some free publicity, due to rumours that its star Alex O'Loughlin was a finalist for the role of James Bond.

Cast

• Alex O'Loughlin as Jack
• Jim Norton as Mumbles
• Diana Glenn as Pearl
• David Field as Brownie
• Kerry Armstrong as Trish
• Claudia Harrison as Nikki
• Alan Cinis as Slug
• Jack Thompson as Skippy
• Bob Yearley as Bruce
• Brady Kitchingham as Heath
• Gary Henderson as Oyster Farmer Barry
• Ian Johnson as Oyster Farmer #1
• Peter Johnson(actor) as Oyster Farmer #2
• Natalie McCurry as Pearl's Mum

Box Office

Oyster Farmer grossed $2,383,051 at the box office in Australia,.^[1]

See also

• Cinema of Australia

References

1. ^ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office

External links

• Oyster Farmer
• Oyster Farmer at the Internet Movie Database
• "Oyster Farmer". National Film and Sound Archive. http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;query=Number%3A648264;rec=0. Retrieved 18 May 2010.