A Sting in the Tale

1989 Australian film

A Sting in the Tail

Directed by| Eugene Schlusser
Written by| Patrick Edgeworth
Based on| story by Rosa Colosimo
Patrick Edgworth
Reg McLdean
Eugene Schlusser
Produced by| Rosa Colosimo
Reg McLean
Starring| Diane Craig
Gary Day
Cinematography| Nicholas Sherman
Edited by| Zbygniew Friedrich
Music by| Alan Zavod

Production
company

Rosa Colosimo Films

Release date

| November 1989

Running time

| 92 minutes
Country| Australia
Language| English

A Sting in the Tale is a 1989 Australian political satire film directed by Eugene Schlusser and starring Diane Craig and Gary Day.[1]

## Plot[edit]

Diane Lane (Diane Craig) is elected to Canberra as an MP. Her married lover, Barry Robbins (Gary Day), is Minister for Health and her best friend is journalist Louise Parker (Lynne Williams).

Barry wants to depose the current Prime Minister and tries to enlist the support of media baron Roger Monroe (Edwin Hodgeman). However Diane is angry at Monroe for suppressing news of negligence in a mining disaster which killed her father and twenty others.

Diane leaks a document to embarrass the government about its plans for media ownership. The Prime Minister appoints her as Minister to the Arts in order to control her.

Diane then discovers Monroe has planted someone in her office to watch her. She tries to bring down Monroe and become Australia's first female Prime Minister.

## Cast[edit]

* Diane Craig as Diane Lane
* Gary Day as Barry Robbins
* Lynne Williams as Louise Parker
* Edwin Hodgeman as Monroe
* Don Barker as Prime Minister
* John Noble as Prime Minister's Minder
* Tony Mack as Michael Meadows
* Bob Newman as Permanent Secretary
* Gordon Goulding as Wilson Sinclair
* Patrick Edgeworth as Editor
* Gary Bishop as Leader of the Opposition
* Robert Leach as Speaker of the House

## Production[edit]

The film was shot in Adelaide.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p. 225
2. ^ Paul Harris, "A Sting in the Tail", Australian Film 1978–1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p. 287

## External links[edit]

* A Sting in the Tale at IMDb
* A Sting in the Tale at Oz Movies
* A Sting in the Tale at Australian Cinema
* A Sting in the Tale at Winding Road Entertainment (official page)

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