A
Dangerous Summer
(1982)
A
Dangerous Summer
(Flashfire, Burning
Man whatever else it
was called) is a 1982
thriller that begins
with a bushfire that
is threatening a
development run by
Howard Anderson
(American actor Tom
Skerritt). But, there
is more devious action
afoot. Some dicey
company is using the
bushfire to scam
insurance money which
is discovered by
Sophie McCann (Wendy
Hughes, wasted and
humiliated...) who is
then killed off to
silence her. At the
same time, insurance
investigator George
Engels (the great
James Mason. slumming
it majorly) comes to
town to investigate
some anomalies. Howard
has a school girl
daughter Maggie (Kim
Deacon) who has a
boyfriend who seems to
be perfect, but maybe
he isn't and all these
things come to a head,
how, I dunno, and
neither do the makers
of the film. With a
screenplay written as
it was been filmed
(and boy does it
show), this terrible
thriller is utterly
forgettable,
completely predictable
while making little
sense and at times
just plain laughable.
James Mason has some
embarrassing moments,
one in the climatic
scene has to be seen
to be believed. Tom
Skerritt tries
valiantly, but he's no
match for this piece
of shit that should've
gone down in flame,
with the gratuitous
nudity kept intact, of
course...
I have the first DVD
release of this film
in fullscreen which
may be the worst DVD
I've ever seen. Thank
fuck for those Gods at
Umbrella re-releasing,
but really, this film
is pure shit. I've
said that already,
right?
One of the worst
Australian films ever.
Kim
Deacon film clip
(collage below)
Wendy
Hughes film clip
(collages below)
 
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