Lady Stay Dead

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Lady Stay Dead
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Theatrical film poster
Directed by Terry Bourke
Produced by Terry Bourke
Written by Terry Bourke
Starring Chard Hayward
Louise Howitt
Deborah Coulls
Roger Ward
Music by Bob Young
Cinematography Ray Henman
Edited by Ron Williams
Production
company
Ryantare Productions
Release dates
1981
Running time
92 minutes
Country Australia
Language English
Budget A$610,000[1]

Lady Stay Dead is a 1981 Australian thriller film directed by Terry Bourke about a psychotic handyman.[2][3]

Plot

A young woman is looking after her sister's house, unaware that her sister and neighbour have been murdered by their handyman.

Cast

  • Chard Hayward as Gordon Mason
  • Louise Howitt as Jenny Nolan
  • Deborah Coulls as Marie Coleby
  • Roger Ward as Officer Clyde Collings
  • James Elliott as Patrolman Rex Dunbar
  • Les Foxcroft as Billy Sheperd

Production

The film was shot in Palm Beach, Sydney.[4]

Reception

Despite no approval rating or reviews on Rotten Tomatoes as of today, the Want-To-See score is currently 100%.

Accolades

Terry Bourke won a Fantafestival Award for Best Thriller for his work on Lady Stay Dead.

References

  1. "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, December 1982 p 555
  2. David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p289
  3. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p98
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