ActionThrillerWestern

Red Hill

- Revenge just rode into town

Young police officer Shane Cooper's first day on duty, after relocating to the small town of Red Hill, rapidly turns into a nightmare. News of a prison break, involving convicted murderer Jimmy Conway, sends the local law enforcement officers - led by the town's ruling presence, Old Bill - into a panic and leads to a terrifying and bloody confrontation.

Release Date : 2010-11-05

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Wildheart FilmsHughes House FilmScreen AustraliaWolf Creek PicturesMcMahon International Pictures

Production Country : Australia

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Shane Cooper

Original Name : Ryan Kwanten

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Bill

Original Name : Steve Bisley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy Conway

Original Name : Tom E. Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alice Cooper

Original Name : Claire van der Boom

Gender : Female

Character Name : Slim

Original Name : Christopher Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jim Barlow

Original Name : Kevin Harrington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Manning

Original Name : Richard Sutherland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Earl

Original Name : Kenneth Radley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rex

Original Name : John Brumpton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gleason

Original Name : Cliff Ellen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ted

Original Name : Jim Daly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ken

Original Name : Dom Phelan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Willy

Original Name : Eddie Baroo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Micky Carlin

Original Name : Tim Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joseph Carlin

Original Name : Ken Connley

Gender : Male

Character Name : News Reporter

Original Name : Yesse Spence

Gender : Female

Reviews

Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

Dear _Red Hill_. I like you. Fondest wishes, Gimly... Ahem, just thought I'd make my opinion pretty straight forward from the get go. It's Australian, so points. It's got tonnes o' blood and night skies, so points. An Aboriginal with a half a face actually kills someone with a boomerang (there you go Luke, apparently it is possible!), so points. There's lots of fire, but no explosions, so points. The executive producer is Greg McLean (the kid behind _Wolf Creek_ and _Rogue_) so points. Plus, it's entertaining! And I mean come on, Steve Bisley's in the damn thing! (the guy who played Goose in _Mad Max_). Ryan Kwanten (_The Knights of Badassdo, True Blood_) and Tom E. Lewis (_The Proposition_) make their presence known as the protagonist and antagonist respectively. It's a little crazy, some sort of... Horror/Crime/Thriller/Western hybrid with a couple of comedic moments. Not that it's a comedy, or cheesy, just a bit funny once or twice... Like! There's this one bit where... Nah, better not ruin it. It's good though! The score's great, one of the better I've heard lately. Though some of the more extreme Western elements bothered me (like quick-draws, horseback cops and white cowboy hats, etc.) I was more than willing to forgive these, after all, we as Australians are not yet in a position in the film industry where we can afford not to pander to the Yanks. First time Director Patrick Hughes certainly is somebody I'll be looking out for in the future, if this first effort is anything to go by. _Red Hill_ is imaginative, clever, bold, no-nonsense and entirely watchable film that I'm more than happy to have in my collection. I wasn't blown away, it was no fresh new thing I'd never see coming, but Bisley's screen presence and the general non-stop awesomeness makes _Red Hill_ it one of the better productions we Australians have unleashed onto the world. 76%