| Monkey Grip | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ken Cameron |
| Written by | Ken Cameron Helen Garner |
| Produced by | Danny Collins Treisha Ghent Patricia Lovell |
| Starring | Noni Hazlehurst |
| Cinematography | David Gribble |
| Edited by | David Huggett |
| Music by | Bruce Smeaton |
| Distributed by | Roadshow |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$1 million[1] |
Monkey Grip is a 1982 Australian drama film directed by Ken Cameron. It is based on the novel, also titled Monkey Grip (1977), by Helen Garner.[2] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.[3] The film was produced by Patricia Lovell and stars Noni Hazelhurst and Colin Friels, and featured an original soundtrack by Australian rock band the Divinyls.
- ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p139-141
- ^ Maslin, Janet (2007). "NY Times: Monkey Grip". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Monkey Grip". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 13 June 2009.