Long Weekend

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Long Weekend

1979

1h 52m

Drama

Horror

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Peter (John Hargreaves) and Marcia (Briony Behets), a bitter married couple teetering on the edge of divorce, take a camping trip to heal the rift between them. As the weekend progresses, the selfish pair engage in reckless behavior that demonstrates an increasing disrespect for their natural surroundings. When Peter and Marcia become the targets of a series of inexplicable animal attacks, it becomes clear that an angry Mother Nature has come to exact her revenge.

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Noel Murray

The Dissolve

05/04/2015

3.5/5

There's a boldness in Eggleston's choice to let almost the entire last half-hour play out without dialogue, and in the clever ways they illustrate the couple's dangerous callousness.

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

07/29/2024

This memorably stark, ambiguous parable follows a noxious Australian yuppie couple who decide to glamp in the countryside.

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

07/20/2023

4/5

Long Weekend asks the audience to follow its lead, take in the scenery, and, most of all, ponder the consequences of abusing nature.

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

04/14/2020

5/5

Eggleston's direction is surprisingly tense and engaging while the late great Ozploitation writer Everett De Roche's minimalist screenplay speaks volumes in term of its psychological and environmental subtexts.

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John Brosnan

Starburst

09/25/2019

The director, Colin Eggleston, is a new name to me but on the basis of this picture alone one can see he's a film maker of considerable talent.

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

10/31/2018

Enter Long Weekend at your own risk, and whatever you do don't feed the animals!

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Wayne K

@RT88290232 09/07/2024

As someone who lived in Australia for close to 2 years, films set in the country have held a greater significance for me since then. I’m especially enamoured with films of the Ozploitation subgenre, such as Roadgames, Wake In Fright, Wolf Creek & The Mad Max series. Long Weekend is part of that grand tradition, and more than any of the aforementioned movies, it focuses on the wild nature of Australia. It’s a lush and beautiful nation but has more things that can and will kill you than anywhere else on earth, and Long Weekend is all about nature and its retribution on humanity. The leads are both despicable in their own way, but its their transgressions against the planet itself that are punished. It certainly has the trademark features of a folk horror film, where the enemy isn’t something you can bargain with or even really understand, but you’ll be punished for your sins nevertheless. There’s a constantly encroaching sense of dread, emphasised by quick cuts, stark imagery and a sparse but effective musical score. It’s not an easy watch, especially if you happen to be an animal lover. The puppetry is clunky at times, but I’ll take bad practical effects over bad CGI any day. If you want a film that both demonstrates the rawness of the Australian wilderness and the sheer power of the country’s cinematic output, then Long Weekend is an absolute must see.

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11/25/2021

Those ozzies are nuts!

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08/31/2020

Respect nature. Its message is maybe too blatant, but it's very entertaining to watch this couple have some nasty fights and then get picked on by mother nature. The claustrophobia, for lack of a better term, of being alone in the middle of nowhere, is effectively realized here. And for what is essentially a horror-suspense film, the drama at its core, between the couple, is surprisingly well done.

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08/22/2020

An overlooked Aussie thriller that has a better premise than the execution. It is still a lot of fun and provides some great tension.

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a.l.jude p

@judebd 08/09/2019

Stephen King must have missed this by a whisker !

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03/23/2019

An underrated Australian thriller film. It's disturbing with some good sound design in some scenes. The couple were awful people but fun to watch interact. It's very underrated, so watch it if you can.

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Peter (John Hargreaves) and Marcia (Briony Behets), a bitter married couple teetering on the edge of divorce, take a camping trip to heal the rift between them. As the weekend progresses, the selfish pair engage in reckless behavior that demonstrates an increasing disrespect for their natural surroundings. When Peter and Marcia become the targets of a series of inexplicable animal attacks, it becomes clear that an angry Mother Nature has come to exact her revenge.

Director: Colin Eggleston
Producer: Colin Eggleston
Screenwriter: Everett De Roche
Production Co: Australian Film Commission, Victorian Film, Dugong Production
Genre: Drama, Horror
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 29, 1979, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 15, 2018
Runtime: 1h 52m

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