"Codex" ( born Nightmaster ) is an Australian youth thriller in 1987, directed by Mark Joffe in the script of Mike McGennan. The main female role in the film was played by Nicole Kidman . Also, the film is known as “Watch The Shadows Dance”, which can be translated as “Night of the dancing shadows.” In Russia, the picture also came out under several names.
| Codex | |
|---|---|
| Nightmaster | |
| Genre | drama thriller Adventure |
| Producer | Mark Joffe |
| Author script | Mike McGennan |
| In the main cast | Nicole Kidman Tom Jennings Joanne samuel Vince martin Craig Pierce Doug Parkinson Jeremy Shedlow |
| Operator | Martin McGrath |
| Composer | Dave Skinner |
| Film company | Cine-funds limited Somerset film productions |
| Duration | 87 minutes |
| A country | Australia |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 1987 |
| IMDb | |
Content
Story
At night, Robbie and Amy transform from ordinary students into brave warriors and, converging in fights, improve their skills in karate. Steve Beck is a professional trainer, and in order for Robbie to perform better in competitions, Steve gives the young man special drugs. Dealer Guy Duncan threatens to reveal Steve's secret, and then the man kills Duncan. Robbie becomes a witness to the crime, and circumstances are such that Beck must get rid of his student.
Cast
- Tom Jennings - Robbie Mason
- Nicole Kidman - Amy Gabriel
- Joanne Samuel - Sonya Spane
- Vince Martin - Steve Beck
- Craig Pierce - Guy Duncan
- Doug Parkinson - Pete "Purley" Gates
- Jeremy Shedlow - Simon
- Alex Brown - Henry
- Lawrence Clifford - Brian Simmons
- Paul Gleeson - Peter Hastings
- Mark Hennessey - Alois Askew
- James Lagton - That “Ali” Ho
- Christopher Thraswell - Fingers Ho
- Terry Brady - Lieutenant Trout
Production
The main shooting of the picture took place in Sydney [1] . The premiere took place on December 31, 1986 [2] . The film used the songs “Down On My Speedway”, “Darling It Hurts” and “Stories Of Me” by the Australian group “Paul Kelly & The Colored Girls” from their 1986 album “Gossip” [3] .
Reviews
“Perhaps the film looks like an adventure movie about a ninja, but in reality it is a drama with elements of a thriller. [...] The main reason for watching this film is idle curiosity to find out which films starring Nicole Kidman and Craig Pierce. Be that as it may, this is a typical representative of teenage cinema of his era, in which there is everything good and bad that marked this cinema era ” [3] .
Video Output
The film was published on videotapes under the name "Night Fighter" [4] . The picture was released in Russia on DVD under the title “Night of the Dancing Shadows” in 2008 [5] and as “Codex” in 2011 [6] .
In the USA, the film was also published on DVD in 2002 [7] .
Notes
- ↑ Internet Movie Database . Watch The Shadows Dance (1987) Filming Locations . Date of treatment February 19, 2015.
- ↑ Rotten Tomatoes . Nightmaster . Date of treatment February 19, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Knight, David DVD Review: Nightmaster aka Watch The Shadows Dance (1987) (unavailable link) (January 20, 2011). Date of treatment February 19, 2015. Archived February 19, 2015.
- ↑ Ozon.ru. "Night fighter" . Date of treatment February 19, 2015.
- ↑ Ozon.ru. "Night of the dancing shadows" . Date of treatment February 19, 2015.
- ↑ Ozon.ru. "Code" . Date of treatment February 19, 2015.
- ↑ Amazon.com . Night Master . Date of treatment February 19, 2015.
Links
- Codex on the Internet Movie Database