LONG WEEKEND

Directed by Colin Eggleston, Everett De Roche.  Stars John Hargreaves, Briony Behets.
1978, 92 mins. Color. 2.35:1.

Spoiler!
LONG WEEKEND is an Australian horror film from 1978.  It was filmed in Panavision and is about an arguing couple who have QUITE a back story going for them--she's just had an abortion and the father was another man.  In fact, the father was the husband of the woman that her husband was sleeping with.  Yes, in fact, they were SWINGERS! The couple go on a long weekend to camp by the beach.   The gist of the film is that man in general is a conspicuous consumer, and the husband in particular is simply bad for the environment.  During the course of the movie he: kills a kangaroo, starts a fire with a carelessly discarded cigarette, shoots a sea otter, litters, starts chopping down a tree "because it's there", and more.  The environment fights back during the weekend.
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Truly, aside from the hugely melodramatic back story shared by the couple this is one well-made little thriller.  The two leads are quite good, and the tension is nicely modulated throughout.  Well worth seeing.  Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.