Till There Was You (1990 film)
{{Short description|1990 film by John Seale}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Till There Was You
| image =
| caption =
| director = John Seale
| producer = Hal and Jim McElroy
| writer = Michael Thomas
| narrator =
| starring = Mark Harmon
Deborah Unger
Jeroen Krabbe
Shane Briant
| music = Graeme Revell
| cinematography = Geoffrey Simpson
| editing = Jill Bilcock
| distributor = CIC (video)
| released = {{Film date|1990}}
| studio = Ayer Productions
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = Australia
United States
| language = English
| budget = A$13 million"Production Survey", Cinema Papers, March 1990 p. 73
}}
Till There Was You is a 1990 Australian film directed by John Seale, written by Michael Thomas, and starring Mark Harmon, Martin Garner, Gregory T. Daniel, and Deborah Kara Unger. The film was shot on location in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu.
The film's title is taken from the song "Till There Was You", written by Meredith Willson for his 1957 musical play The Music Man. Australian pop singer Kate Ceberano performed the song on the movie's soundtrack.
Plot
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Frank Flynn is summonsed from New York City to Vanuatu by his brother Charlie. He arrives only to find Charlie dead, and becomes involved with his late brother's partner, Viv, and Viv's unhappy wife, Anna.
Cast
- Mark Harmon as Frank Flynn
- Jeroen Krabbe as Robert 'Viv' Vivaldi
- Deborah Unger as Anna Vivaldi
- Martin Garner as Mr. Jimmy
- Gregory Daniel as Trumpet Player
- Terry Davis as Joanna
- Pamela Kalsal as Stewardess
- Shane Briant as Rex
- Lech Mackiewicz as Muzza
- Ivan Kesa as Snowy
- Ritchie Singer as Robbo
- Jeff Truman as Nobby
- Kate Ceberano as Jazz Singer
Production
According to producer Jim McElroy, the aim of the movie was to make an adventure film in the style of Elephant Walk (1954) or To Have and Have Not (1944). It marked the directorial debut of highly regarded cinematographer John Seale.Andrew Urban, "Till There Was You", Cinema Papers, May 1990 p. 610 Dennis Quaid was originally rumoured to play the lead."Paul Harris Reports", Cinema Papers, March 1989 p. 3
Half the budget was provided by the FFC, whose contribution amounted to $6,326,711.Helen Barlow, "The Australian Film Finance Corporation", Cinema Papers, August 1991 p. 35
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0100786|title=Till There Was You}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|till_there_was_you}}
- [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A250805;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 Till There Was You at the National Film and Sound Archive]
- [http://petermalone.misacor.org.au/tiki-index.php?page=Till+There+Was+You&bl Till There Was You] at Peter Malone
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090207190839/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/49963/Till-There-Was-You/overview Till There Was You] at New York Times
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090421065435/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,309238,00.html Review] at Entertainment Weekly
- [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93330/till-there-was-you Till There Was You] at TCMDB
- [http://www.artistdirect.com/video/till-there-was-you/55536 Trailer] at Artist Direct
Category:Australian drama films
Category:Films scored by Graeme Revell
Category:Films shot in Vanuatu
Category:1990s English-language films
Category:1990s Australian films
Category:English-language drama films
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