The Mighty Dragon vs Phillip Noyce – part 2 #podcast
Phillip Noyce talks to The Mighty Dragon about the challenges of filming at sea for the film Dead Calm, where Mother Nature called the shots.
Dead Calm is a 1989 Australian psychological thriller-horror film directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. The screenplay by Terry Hayes was based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Williams; the film represents the first successful film adaptation of the novel after Orson Welles struggled for years to complete his own film, The Deep. Filmed around the Great Barrier Reef, the plot focuses on a married couple, who, after the tragic loss of their son, are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship.
Ref: Wikipedia.
Check out the other The Mighty Dragon podcast episodes:
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We review popular films and TV series to study characters, narrative and themes.
Interviews with actors from Star Wars and Mindhunter.
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Recently I caught up with Independent filmmaker and regular on The Mighty Dragon, Andrew Froening. Based in the US, Andrew is currently working on two features. One being a mob film based in his home area (and Sopranos base) New Jersey. He talks about his projects this year and also reflects back on 2021 – how has the pandemic changed his work ethic. It seems features are now the future for Andrew, and as ever, I wish him the very best of success.
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