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A young police officer must survive his first day's duty in a small country town.A young police officer must survive his first day's duty in a small country town.A young police officer must survive his first day's duty in a small country town.
- Awards
- 6 nominations
Tommy Lewis
- Jimmy Conway
- (as Tom E. Lewis)
Kenneth Radley
- Earl
- (as Ken Radley)
Jennifer Jarman-Walker
- Martha
- (as Jennifer Jarman)
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- Writer
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- TriviaAustralia has no Panthers. There is an urban legend stating that a panther escaped from a travelling circus, and fled into the woods. There have been several sightings and even a footprint found, but no concrete evidence of a panther has ever been found.
- GoofsWhen Billy shoots his rifle in the air by the burning hay barn, the gunshots make a sound as if the bullets are ricocheting off of something. But when you shoot in the air, there is nothing to ricochet off of.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Jimmy Conway: We were going to have a boy.
- Crazy creditsThere's a scene during the end credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Red Hill: Interviews with the Cast and Crew (2010)
- SoundtracksWhat a Friend we Have in Jesus
Music by Charles Crozat Converse and lyrics by Joseph M. Scriven
Performed by Charlie Parr
Featured review
Acceptable Australian western
RED HILL is a pretty decent Australian movie that will win no awards for originality but which tells its story in a straightforward and effective manner. I have to say that I do enjoy watching these Aussie outings as they're a breath of fresh air in comparison to more traditional Hollywood fare.
Fresh-faced Ryan Kwanten stars as a rookie cop posted to a rural town (yeah, how many times have we gone through that set-up before?) who soon finds himself having a very bad day when a criminal busts out of jail and comes gunning for revenge. The bad guy is a little better characterised than most, and I enjoyed the way that the lines between good and bad are increasingly blurred as the narrative goes on.
The main problem RED HILL has to face is its own predictability. The narrative is lean and spare, and it's all very familiar; we've seen such stories play out over and over again. Thus it must rely on style to win out over the less than sparkling substance, and it's only partially successful. The direction, acting and camera-work are all solid rather than spectacular. The film held me, but there's nothing much to remember about it afterwards.
Fresh-faced Ryan Kwanten stars as a rookie cop posted to a rural town (yeah, how many times have we gone through that set-up before?) who soon finds himself having a very bad day when a criminal busts out of jail and comes gunning for revenge. The bad guy is a little better characterised than most, and I enjoyed the way that the lines between good and bad are increasingly blurred as the narrative goes on.
The main problem RED HILL has to face is its own predictability. The narrative is lean and spare, and it's all very familiar; we've seen such stories play out over and over again. Thus it must rely on style to win out over the less than sparkling substance, and it's only partially successful. The direction, acting and camera-work are all solid rather than spectacular. The film held me, but there's nothing much to remember about it afterwards.
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- Also known as
- Ngọn Đồi Rực Lửa
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- Gross US & Canada
- $21,087
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,650
- Nov 7, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $324,424
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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