Wake in Fright

The story

John Grant is returning to Sydney after a year teaching at a one-classroom school in the Outback. Shortly after hitting the road, he collides with a kangaroo, and finds himself marooned in a small mining town, awaiting repairs on his car. With little to do but drink beer, John is seduced into a raucous, illegal game of two-up. After a short, exhilarating winning streak, he loses everything, which triggers a dangerous series of events that render John a broken and desperate man.

Cast

E Elissa BurkeMaisy R Randall DartVic Killen S Sonya GiesekamRobyn's Mum J Jason Lee HansenCharlie A Andrew David JamesTattooed Barman J John MacLeodElderly Man A Andrew McGregorYindee Barman I Iziah NeanLucas J James ParberyDesk Sergeant J Josephine PeterElderly Woman H Heath WilliamsLifesaver C Christopher TauroTwo Up Controller

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M Matthew VandenberghTwo Up Controller S Sean KeenanJohn Grant D Di AdamsJoyce A Alex DimitriadesDoc Tydon R Robyn MalcolmUrsula Hynes L Lee JonesJoe Jaffries C Caren PistoriusJanette Hynes G Gary SweetTim Hynes A Anna SamsonMick Jaffries J Jada AlbertsSandy Fanshawe D David WenhamJock Crawford F Fayssal BazziDonald A Alan DukesWayne H Hannah FredericksenRobyn G Gregory J. FryerThomas M Muriel HunterIndigenous Girl P Paula NazarskiBea J Jerome PrideSmall Driver P Philip PartridgeLuke H Hunter Stratton BolandLizard Boy T Timothy James CooperRSL Worker M Michael GrantRSL Worker T Tomo JovanovickRSL Worker D Dale McGuffinRSL Worker J Joseph O'ConnorRSL Worker S Stuart RaweRSL Worker G Glen RobinsonRSL Worker B Ben SullivanRSL Worker J Jesse RowlesWorker S Steve LittleTwo-up player H Hunter Stratton BolandLizard Boy (uncredited) I Izaak LoveRSL Worker (uncredited) D Darcey WilsonJackie Killen (uncredited)