Lover Boy (1989 film)
{{Short description|1989 Australian short film}}
{{About|the 1989 Australian film|other films with similar titles|Loverboy (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Lover Boy
| image = LoverBoy1989.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = Geoffrey Wright
| writer = Geoffrey Wright
| narrator =
| starring = Noah Taylor
| music = John Clifford White
| cinematography = Michael Williams
| editing = Grant Fenn
| studio = Seon Film Productions
| distributor = Subversive Cinema
| released = {{Film date|1989|08|17|df=yes}}
| runtime = 58 minutes
| country = Australia
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Lover Boy is a 1989 Australian romantic drama film directed by Geoffrey Wright. It stars Noah Taylor and Gillian Jones.{{Cite web | url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/lover-boy-v226698 | title=Lover Boy (1989) – Geoffrey Wright | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie }}
Plot
In the western suburbs of Melbourne, shy teenage misfit Mick (Noah Taylor) is volunteered by his mother to mow the lawns of her friend Sally (Gillian Jones). Mick and Sally soon become lovers, drawn to each other for different reasons – Mick from typical adolescent sexuality and Sally from desperate loneliness. The relationship leads to conflict and eventually violence.
Cast
- Noah Taylor as Mick
- Gillian Jones as Sally
- Ben Mendelsohn as Gazza
- Alice Garner as Rhonda
- Daniel Pollock as Duck
- Peter Hosking
Home media
Lover Boy and the David Swann short film Bonza were released as a double feature VHS tape in 1989. Lover Boy was a special feature on the DVD release of Wright's 1994 film Metal Skin.
Novelisation
The novelisation of Lover Boy was written by Jocelyn Harewood and published by Text Publishing in 1994. It explores the conflicting worlds of a teenager and a mature woman as they discover the full force of their sexuality. The joy this brings soon turns to torment and violence.
Harewood follows the film closely. However she also develops the characters, so the reader can empathise with their attitudes and behaviour.
Lover Boy, the book, was published as an e-book in November 2012.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0123982}}
- [http://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/lover-boy Lover Boy] at Oz Movies
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Category:Australian drama films
Category:Australian romantic drama films
Category:1980s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Geoffrey Wright
Category:1980s Australian films
Category:Films scored by John Clifford White
Category:English-language short films
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