Fatal Bond

Fatal Bond
Directed by Vince Monton
Produced by Phillip Avalon
Written by Phillip Avalon
Starring Linda Blair
Jerome Ehlers
Stephen Leeder
Donal Gibson
Music by Art Phillips
Cinematography Ray Henman
Edited by Ted Otton
Production
company
Avalon Films
Australian Film Finance Corporation Pty Ltd
Distributed by Hoyts
Release date
  • 1991 (1991)
Running time
 89 minutes
Country Australia
Language English
Budget A$3 million[1] or $1.2 million[2]
Box office A$13,871 (Australia)

Fatal Bond is a 1991 Australian 'B' grade and thriller film, directed by Vince Monton, starring Linda Blair and Jerome Ehlers. It was filmed in the Northern Beaches area of Sydney, Australia, including Narrabeen Caravan Park.

Plot

Joe Martinez (Jerome Ehlers) is a man without a home or a known past. His only friend seems to be the Valiant car that rockets him through time and across landscape. He is a loner with a violent temper that bristles whenever he feels society is grinding down on him. If anyone encroaches upon his sense of freedom (be he a bouncer or a criminal), Joe explodes - a quick headbutt followed by a frantic attack of a swirling fists.
On one such occasion, he is saved from arrest by Leonie (Linda Blair), a hairdresser with an American accent and a poor love life. She is clearly attracted to Joe's sexual charisma and his anti-social nature. In some ways, Leonie personifies those women who are drawn to unlovable men, who find reasons to stay when most other would have fled.[3]

Cast

  • Linda Blair as Leonie Stevens
  • Jerome Ehlers as Joe Martinez
  • Stephen Leeder as Anthony Boon
  • Donal Gibson as Rocky Borgetta
  • Joe Bugner as Claw Miller
  • Caz Lederman as Detective Chenko
  • Teo Gerbert as Shane Boon
  • Penny Pederson as Bree Boon
  • Roger Ward as Detective Greaves
  • Ross Newton as John Harding
  • Kevin Johnson as himself
  • Caroline Beck as Jenny
  • Jan Adele as Mrs Karvan
  • Lyndon Harris as Joy Turner
  • Ken Snodgrass as Sgt. Taylor
  • Peter Browne as Caravan Man
  • Bob Barrett as Fisherman Bob
  • Jim Winshuttle as Fisherman
  • Donna Lee as Celia Boon
  • Ron Holbrow as Celia's Husband

Production

Avalon was going to cast Russell Crowe as a villain but Universal then contacted them and said they were interested in buying the film if Donal Gibson, Mel's brother, was cast. Donal Gibson got the role.[4]

Box office

Fatal Bond grossed $13,871 at the box office in Australia.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, August 1990 p 68
  2. ↑ Avalon, Phil (2015). From Steel City to Hollywood. New Holland. p. 219-221.
  3. ↑ 'Fatal Bond', a review by Scott Murray, Cinema Papers, No 91, January 1993, p 45-6
  4. ↑ Avalon, Phil (2015). From Steel City to Hollywood. New Holland. p. 221.
  5. ↑ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office


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