Kick
Directed byLynda Heys
Written byStuart Beattie
Produced byMariel Beros
Lynda Heys
Sharon Kruger
Ross Matthews
Steve Turnbull
StarringRussell Page
Rebecca Yates
Martin Henderson
Radha Mitchell
CinematographyMartin McGrath
Edited byJohn Scott
Music byNerida Tyson-Chew
Release date
  • 14 December 1999 (1999-12-14) (Australia)
Running time
92 Minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Kick is an Australian film produced and directed by Lynda Heys. It stars Russell Page, Rebecca Yates and Martin Henderson. It was released on 14 December 1999 in Australia.

Plot

Matt Grant is a champion rugby player at a private boys school. However he secretly wants to be a ballet dancer. Seizing an opportunity to audition for a local company's presentation of "Romeo and Juliet", he nonetheless fears what will happen to his reputation if the other kids in his school find out. Adding the practices to his already burgeoning schedule quickly starts to create problems with his friends, his teachers, his coach, his play director, and his ballet partner.

Cast

ActorRole
Russell PageMatt Grant
Rebecca YatesClaire Andrews
Martin HendersonTom Bradshaw
Radha MitchellTamara Spencer
Paul MercurioDavid Knight
Kevin TaumataThe Fullback
Brendan CowellMacca
George SpartelsJack Grant

Production

Producer Steve Turnbull later complained the distributor took the director's original 115-minute cut and reduced it to 85 minutes.[1][2]

Remake

In 2014 Turnbull and Heys announced plans to remake the film.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Don Groves, "New film aims to correct a 15-year-old botch", If Magazine 3 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014
  2. "Tackling Romeo set for a new life but we should never forget the performance of Australia's great dancer, Russell Page". Dancelines.
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