Rent Harlequin (1980)
3.2 of 5 from 57 ratings
1h 29min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- In this oddball mix of sci-fi, horror and political espionage, a mysterious healer appears in the abode of a leading American senator who finds that his terminally ill son is quickly cured of his leukaemia. The appreciative politician opts to keep this puzzling presence around...although all is not as it seems.
- Actors:
- Robert Powell, David Hemmings, Carmen Duncan, Broderick Crawford, Gus Mercurio, Alan Cassell, Mark Spain, Alyson Best, Sean Myers, Mary Simpson, Bevan Lee, Neville Teede, Mary Mackay, John Frawley, Nita Pannell, David Hough, Klaus Schultz, Peter West, Maurie Ogden, Jack Ferrari
- Directors:
- Simon Wincer
- Producers:
- Anthony I. Ginnane
- Writers:
- Everett De Roche, Jon George, Neill D. Hicks
- Aka:
- Dark Forces
- Studio:
- Prism Leisure
- Genres:
- Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Australia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 08/10/2018
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Destruction From Down Under, An Ozploitation Retrospective: Interview with Kim Newman
- Archive interview with Robert Powell and David Hemmings
- Audio commentary
- Interviews
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/03/2025
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with director Simon Wincer and producer Antony I Ginnane (2004)
- Archival TV interview with actors David Hemmings and Robert Powell (1980)
- Archival audio interview with Simon Wincer (1979)
- Archival audio interview with associate producer Jane Scott (1979)
- Archival audio interview with production designer Bernard Hides (1979)
- 'Not Quite Hollywood' Interviews (2008): extensive selection of outtakes from Mark Hartley's acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Wincer, Ginnane, writer Everett De Roche, and actor Gus Mercurio
- Appreciation by the academic and Australian cinema specialist Stephen Morgan (2024)
- Destruction from Down Under (2018): Kim Newman revisits the Australian genre film boom of the 1970s and 1980s
- Isolated score
- Original teaser trailer
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
- World premiere on 4K UHD
