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form y separately published work icon Swinging Safari single work   film/TV  
Alternative title: Flammable Children
Issue Details: First known date: 2018... 2018 Swinging Safari
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'Australia, 1975. The beach suburb of Dee Why is a place that revolves around surf mats, baby oil, boxed wine and the new miracle of Kentucky Fried Chicken. 14 year-old Jeff tries to find his feet in a world changing faster than his hormones, and deal with his crush on shy and sensitive girl-next-door Melly. When the beach town suddenly hits the spotlight after the body of a 200-ton whale is washed ashore, Jeff and Melly think it's the biggest thing that ever happened in their lives. Meanwhile, their eccentric parents are catching up with the sexual revolution that has also washed up on Australia's beaches. And just like the decaying whale, it's all about to go spectacularly wrong.' (Production summary)

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  • Formerly titled Flammable Children

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Works about this Work

Fondue Memories of Oz Stephen Romei , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27 January 2018; (p. 14)

— Review of Swinging Safari Stephan Elliott , 2018 single work film/TV

'Swinging Safari is one of the funniest movies I have seen in recent times. It is also one of the saddest. That sharp edge goes, I think, to what writer and director Stephan Elliott has in mind with this semi-autobiographical satire about 1970s life in beachside Australia. It is a bittersweet reflection on the decade that time and taste forgot, to paraphrase the narrator, whom we meet as a kid interested in making movies.' (Introduction)

Kylie Minogue on Swinging Safari : ‘So Much of What We Were Doing Was so Non-PC' Luke Buckmaster , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 18 January 2018;

'Director Stephan Elliott and Minogue talk about the making of the Priscilla director’s latest risqué take on Australian culture.'

Five Outrageous Australian Sex Comedies That Paved the Way for Swinging Safari Luke Buckmaster , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 9 November 2017;

'The first trailer for the writer/director Stephan Elliott’s new film Swinging Safari (formerly titled Flammable Children) hit the net this week, reuniting Neighbours alumni Guy Pearce and Kylie Minogue. Even by Elliott’s standards (his best-known films are Priscilla: Queen of the Desert and Welcome to Woop Woop) it is completely batshit crazy, depicting a view of the 70s rife with booze, sun, surf and sex.'  (Introduction)

Priscilla Team Regroups Far from the Desert Michael Bodey , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 24 February 2016; (p. 15)
Fondue Memories of Oz Stephen Romei , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27 January 2018; (p. 14)

— Review of Swinging Safari Stephan Elliott , 2018 single work film/TV

'Swinging Safari is one of the funniest movies I have seen in recent times. It is also one of the saddest. That sharp edge goes, I think, to what writer and director Stephan Elliott has in mind with this semi-autobiographical satire about 1970s life in beachside Australia. It is a bittersweet reflection on the decade that time and taste forgot, to paraphrase the narrator, whom we meet as a kid interested in making movies.' (Introduction)

Priscilla Team Regroups Far from the Desert Michael Bodey , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 24 February 2016; (p. 15)
Five Outrageous Australian Sex Comedies That Paved the Way for Swinging Safari Luke Buckmaster , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 9 November 2017;

'The first trailer for the writer/director Stephan Elliott’s new film Swinging Safari (formerly titled Flammable Children) hit the net this week, reuniting Neighbours alumni Guy Pearce and Kylie Minogue. Even by Elliott’s standards (his best-known films are Priscilla: Queen of the Desert and Welcome to Woop Woop) it is completely batshit crazy, depicting a view of the 70s rife with booze, sun, surf and sex.'  (Introduction)

Kylie Minogue on Swinging Safari : ‘So Much of What We Were Doing Was so Non-PC' Luke Buckmaster , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 18 January 2018;

'Director Stephan Elliott and Minogue talk about the making of the Priscilla director’s latest risqué take on Australian culture.'

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