Rent Harlequin (1980)
3.2 of 5 from 58 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 / The Minister's Magician
- 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 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with director Simon Wincer and producer Antony I. Ginnane (2004)
- 'Not Quite Hollywood' Interviews (2008, 52 mins): extensive selection of outtakes from Mark Hartley's acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Wincer, Ginnane, screenwriter Everett De Roche, and actor Gus Mercurio
- Archival Interview with David Hemmings and Robert Powell (1980, 6 mins): the British actors in conversation with broadcaster Anne Wills
- Archival Interview with Everett De Roche (2007, 6 mins): the prolific writer discusses his career with Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah
- Archival Audio Interview with Simon Wincer (1979, 76 mins): the Harlequin director talks to filmmaker Rod Bishop and Peter Beilby, co-creator of Cinema Papers
- Archival Audio Interview with Associate Producer Jane Scott (1979, 52 mins)
- Archival Audio Interview with Production Designer Bernard Hides (1979, 35 mins)
- More Than Magic (2025, 16 mins): appreciation by film historian Stephen Morgan
- Destruction from Down Under (2018, 16 mins): writer Kim Newman revisits the Australian genre film boom of the 1970s and 1980s
- Isolated score
- Australian theatrical trailers
- US Dark Forces theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- Script galleries: dialogue continuity and screenplay
