Visitors (2003 film)

Visitors
Visitors
	Theatrical film poster
Directed by	Richard Franklin
Written by	Everett De Roche
Produced by	Richard Franklin; Jennifer Hadden
Starring	Radha Mitchell; Susannah York; Ray Barrett
Cinematography	Ellery Ryan
Edited by	David Pulbrook
Music by	Nerida Tyson-Chew
Production; company	Bayside Pictures
Distributed by	Beyond Films
Release dates	15 June 2003 (Commonwealth Film Festival); 27 November 2003 (Australia);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	nearly A$6 million[1]
Box office	$34,270 (Australia)

Visitors is a 2003 Australian psychological horror film directed by Richard Franklin (his final film), produced by Jennifer Hadden, and starring Radha Mitchell, Susannah York and Ray Barrett.

Premise

The film deals with the feelings of a young woman sailing solo on a yacht around the world. The loneliness makes her start losing her sanity.

Cast

Radha Mitchell as Georgia Perry
Dominic Purcell as Luke
Tottie Goldsmith as Casey
Susannah York as Carolyn Perry
Ray Barrett as Bill Perry
Che Timmins as Kai
Christopher Kirby as Rob
Phil Ceberano as Pirate Captain

Production

Richard Franklin says he wanted to make a thriller along the lines of Patrick.

It all takes place in one room, essentially with one character, and a number of supernatural or otherworldly events. Not necessarily like Patrick, but it was actually what I said to Everett: "Can you give me something that all takes place in one room again?" And he said, well, could it be on a boat? And I said, okay.[2]

Reception

Box office

Visitors grossed $34,270 at the box office in Australia.[3]

Critical response

JR Southall of Starburst called the acting "terrific".[4]

References

Michael Bodey, "Yacht has room for money men", Daily Telegraph, 27 November 2003 p 1.
"Interview with Richard Franklin". Eros. Vol. 3, no. 1. Canberra: Mondo Stumpo. 2003.
Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
JR Southall (30 January 2018). "Visitors (2003)". Starburst.

External links

Visitors at IMDb

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[1] Michael Bodey, "Yacht has room for money men", Daily Telegraph, 27 November 2003 p 1.

[trash-2] "Interview with Richard Franklin". Eros. Vol. 3, no. 1. Canberra: Mondo Stumpo. 2003.

[3] Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[4] JR Southall (30 January 2018). "Visitors (2003)". Starburst.