| Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ray Boseley |
| Written by | Ray Boseley |
| Starring | Nique Needles |
Release date |
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Running time | 48 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em is a 1988 Australian short feature. It is a cult movie.[1]
Premise[edit]
Nuclear war reaches Elwood, Melbourne.
Cast[edit]
- Nique Needles
- Rob Howard
- Fred Dugina
- Danny Lillford
- Clayton Jacobson
Production[edit]
The film originated as a film school project at Swinburne from Ray Boseley. It was funded from a grant by the Independent Filmmakers' Fund at Film Victoria and the Creative Development Branch of the Australian Film Commission.[2]
Release[edit]
The film released in 1988.[3] In May 2020 the film screened at Monster Fest in Australia.[4]
Reception[edit]
Reviewing the DVD re-release The Curb wrote "When the rest of the world was making Threads, Miracle Mile and The Day After, Australia was busy making Smoke ‘Em If You’ve Got ‘Em. Writer/director Ray Boseley plugs in the amp, loads up the bong, and turns off the lights for the party to end all parties as he brings the nuclear apocalypse to the Elwood, Melbourne. This 1988 raucous punk affair runs for a brisk 48 minutes, making good on the promise that once the bombs hit, you don’t have long to live, so you best have one heck of a time while you’re going out. "[5]
According to the Oz Movies website, the film is "certainly more fun than watching other Australian post-apocalyptic movies, such as John Duigan's dull, well-meaning One Night Stand, or the wretched On the Beach, which shares Melbourne as a location, but in the Stanley Kramer way offers not a shred of nihilistic, anarchistic, Swinburnian Melburnian humour."[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ozploitation classic Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em now available to stream". Flicks. 16 June 2018.
- ^ "FILM INTERVIEW SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM -Ray Boseley Interview". Subculture Media. 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Monster Masters Launches With Post-Apocalyptic Classic SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM". ScreenAnarchy. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "VIDEO HOADERS Season Finale Headlines Final FRIDAY FRIGHT NIGHT!". Monster Fest. 2 May 2020.
- ^ Peirce, Andrew F (14 January 2019). "Smoke 'Em If You've Got 'Em Review". The Curb. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em - Availability". Oz Movies.
External links[edit]
- Film page at Oz Movies
- Film page at IMDb
- Film listing at Monster pictures
- Film page at Letterbox DVD