Last Train to Freo

Last Train to Freo is a 2006 Australian film based on Reg Cribb's 2001 play The Return,^[3] and directed by Jeremy Sims.^[4][5]

Last Train to Freo
Directed by	Jeremy Sims
Screenplay by	Reg Cribb
Based on	The Return by Reg Cribb
Produced by	Lisa Duff Greg Duffy Sue Taylor
Starring	Steve Le Marquand Tom Budge Gigi Edgley
Cinematography	Toby Oliver
Edited by	Merlin Cornish
Distributed by	Intandem Films
Release date	14 September 2006 (2006-09-14) (Australia)
Running time	89 min
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$1.2m[1]
Box office	$102,726[2]

Synopsis

Two thugs from the Perth suburb of Midland catch the last train to Fremantle. When a young woman, unaware that the train guards are on strike, boards the train several stops later, the thugs are interested by her. After two others – an older woman and a silent man – board the train, it becomes apparent that not everybody on the train is who they appear to be.

Cast

• Steve Le Marquand – the Tall Thug
• Tom Budge – Trev
• Gigi Edgley – Lisa
• Glenn Hazeldine – Simon
• Gillian Jones – Maureen
• Lisa Hensley – voice of train announcer
• Reg Cribb – man on platform

Awards

2006 Australian Film Institute

• Best Lead Actor – Steve Le Marquand – nomination
• Best Screenplay – Adapted – Reg Cribb – nomination
• Best Supporting Actor – Tom Budge – nomination

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards

• Best Actor in a Lead Role – Steve Le Marquand – nomination
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Tom Budge – nomination
• Best Actress in a Lead Role – Gigi Edgley – nomination
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Gillian Jones – nomination
• Best Screenplay – Adapted – Reg Cribb – nomination

Box office

Last Train to Freo grossed $102,726 at the box office in Australia.^[2]

See also

• Cinema of Australia

References

1. Ozmovies, Last Train to Freo, https://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/last-train-to-freo
2. "Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
3. Cribb, Reg; Cribb, Reg. Return (1900), Last train to Freo, HLA Management, retrieved 19 December 2023
4. Hoskin, Dave (2006), "Telling Mythical Tales: A Conversation with Jeremy Sims about 'Last Train to Freo'", Metro Magazine: Media & Education Magazine (150): 22–27, ISSN 0312-2654
5. Taylor Media, (production company.); Longway Films, (production company.); Pork Chop Productions, (production company.) (2006), Last train to Freo, Taylor Media and Pork Chop Productions, retrieved 19 December 2023

External links

• Last Train to Freo at IMDb