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Wake in Fright

After a bad gambling bet, a schoolteacher is marooned in a town full of crazy, drunk, violent men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent.

Director

Ted Kotcheff

Year

Genre

drama, thriller

Box Office

$50,394

Production

N/A

Awards

1 nomination

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The big fellow just
won't go down, doc. - Wake in Fright

The big fellow just won't go down, doc.

See the way the roo's
trying to draw him in - Wake in Fright

See the way the roo's trying to draw him in

All right! - Wake in Fright

Once you've got her by the
tail, it's as good as dead. - Wake in Fright

Once you've got her by the tail, it's as good as d...

What's the matter,
teacher? You scared? - Wake in Fright

What's the matter, teacher? You scared?

Go on, Johnny! - Wake in Fright

Come on. - Wake in Fright

He's trying to beat
the thing to death. - Wake in Fright

He's trying to beat the thing to death.

You beauty! - Wake in Fright

Just one more spin - Wake in Fright

Just one more spin

I cannot accept
your premise, Socrates. - Wake in Fright

I cannot accept your premise, Socrates.

I cannot accept your premise - Wake in Fright

I cannot accept your premise

To destroy a planet a billion miles away - Wake in Fright

To destroy a planet a billion miles away

You bastard. - Wake in Fright

You murdering bastards! - Wake in Fright

You murdering bastards!

I'll get you. - Wake in Fright

Bloody cow... - Wake in Fright

Doc. - Wake in Fright

Going? - Wake in Fright

You want some food
before you go? - Wake in Fright

You want some food before you go?

Hey, don't forget your gun. - Wake in Fright

Hey, don't forget your gun.

Better? - Wake in Fright

Have another one - Wake in Fright

Have another one

Jock, you damn near saved
my life just now, how about - Wake in Fright

Jock, you damn near saved my life just now, how about

I thought you were pulling out
of the yabba on Saturday. - Wake in Fright

I thought you were pulling out of the yabba on Saturday.

Hey, there's my suitcases. - Wake in Fright

Hey, there's my suitcases.

Like he said, books. - Wake in Fright

Like he said, books.

Come and have a drink - Wake in Fright

Come and have a drink

Hey. The gent here wants to know
who owns that semi-trailer. - Wake in Fright

Hey. The gent here wants to know who owns that semi-trailer.

All right,
you ride in the back. - Wake in Fright

All right, you ride in the back.

Thank you very much - Wake in Fright

Thank you very much

Hey, you, we're there. - Wake in Fright

Hey, you, we're there.

I thought you said you were going to Sydney - Wake in Fright

I thought you said you were going to Sydney

You know... - Wake in Fright

Hate to trouble you - Wake in Fright

Hate to trouble you

You'd think a bloke
who'd won a silver medal - Wake in Fright

You'd think a bloke who'd won a silver medal

Hey, mate. - Wake in Fright

Did you have a good holiday - Wake in Fright

Did you have a good holiday

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After a bad gambling bet, a schoolteacher is marooned in a town full of crazy, drunk, violent men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Ted Kotcheff

Writer: Evan Jones, Kenneth Cook, Ted Kotcheff

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, thriller

Year: 1971

MetaScore: 85/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: $50,394

Released: 09 Oct 1971

Awards: 1 nomination

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