- The Interview
Infobox Film
name = The Interview
image_size = 150px
caption = Film poster.
director =Craig Monahan
producer =Bill Hughes
writer =Craig Monahan Gordon Davie
starring =Hugo Weaving
Tony MartinAaron Jeffery
music =David Hirschfelder
cinematography =Simon Duggan
editing =Suresh Ayyar
distributor =Sullivan Entertainment The Cinema Guild
released = 20 August 1998
runtime = 103 min
country = flagicon|Australia Australia
language = English
amg_id = 1:168195
imdb_id = 0120714"The Interview" is a 1998 Australian
thriller film from writer-directorCraig Monahan , and is the first of two films directed by Monahan. Almost the entire film takes place in a police interrogation room, with some short flashback sequences, and the cast consists primarily of three key actors—Hugo Weaving , Tony Martin, andAaron Jeffery .Plot synopsis
Eddie Rodney Fleming (Weaving) is a quiet, nervous type who recently lost his job and family. One morning, Eddie is seized from his apartment for unknown reasons by two men claiming to be cops. They take him to headquarters and question him about a stolen car. But as tempers rise and the truth is slowly unraveled, Eddie realizes there's more to this interview than meets the eye.
Awards
The film was the 1998 AFI winner for Best Film, for Best Original Screenplay (Craig Monahan, Gordon Davie) and for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role(Hugo Weaving).
Cast
Alternate ending
An alternate ending of the film was featured on the DVD release. In this version, Eddie Rodney Fleming is seen hitchhiking along a desolate road. A car stops and Barry Walls (Caton) offers him a ride. Fleming accepts and they drive away, followed at a distance by Steele (Martin) on his motorcycle, no doubt intending to enforce some vigilante justice.
External links
* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A403783;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 "The Interview"] at the
National Film and Sound Archive
*imdb title|id=0120714
*rotten-tomatoes|id=1105382
*amg title|id=1:168195
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