Freedom
(1982)
Freedom is a "one man against the world" drama
set in South Australia. It
stars, in his first film, the late Jon Blake
whose soon-to-be career was cut tragically short in 1986 when a car
accident left him in a vegetative state.
And what a terrible shame because he this film shows he was a great
leading man.
Ron (Jon Blake) is a no-hoper who gets fired from
every job he's ever had because of his prickly nature and outright
criminal activity. One day, he spies his dream car, a Porsche 911 and it's
something he must have. And he gets his opportunity when he meets the
woman who is driving one, Annie (Candy Raymond), an old school friend who
has borrowed her boss's car. He asks her on a date, but decides to steal
the car instead and run away from it all. At a petrol station he meets
Sally (Jed Capelja, whose only other film is the classic Puberty Blues)
and he decides to take her with him and do whatever she wants. She wants
to get get back a child that was taken away from her. Then the cops catch
up with him and he must use all his skills to evade them.
Not a lot happens in the film. It's basically Ron
dreaming, getting his dream and evading the cops for the final act, but
Freedom is never boring. Sure, there probably should be more to it, but
this is a car film, so for those who like these types of films, and there
were plenty of them made in Australia in the early 80s, it does the truck
without all the meaningful crap other films strive for. The director,
Scott Hicks, saved that meaningful crap for Shine.
Jad Capelja film clip
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