Tail of a Tiger is a 1984 Australian film directed by Rolf de Heer in his directorial debut and starring Grant Navin.David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p342Scott Murray, "Tail of a Tiger", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p178
Plot Schoolboy Orville Ryan has a keen interest in model planes and flying, but is ostracised by a model-plane circle run by a gang of his peers headed by a bully called Spike, who smashes his model Tiger Moth.
He then stumbles upon a deserted factory complex where he finds a genuine full size Tiger Moth, in need of restoration. He meets the plane's owner, Harry, who at first resists Orville's attempts to connect. Eventually though, the pair embark on a mission to make the plane fly once more.
Cast Grant Navin as Orville Gordon Poole as Harry Caz Lederman as Lydia Gayle Kennedy as Beryl Peter Feeley as Spike Dylan Lyle as Rabbit Basil Clarke as Jacko
Production Tail of a Tiger was filmed in Sydney, Australia. It was the first feature film for most of the crew, including writer/director Rolf de Heer.
Accolades Year Award Result 1997 Singapore International Film Festival 1991 Internationales Essener Kinderfilmfestival im Ruhrgebiet 1985 Chicago International Festival of Children's Films
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