Highway One (film) explained

Highway One
Producer:	Steve Otton
Distributor:	Highway Productions
Country:	Australia
Language:	English

Highway One is a 1977 Australian documentary film by Steve Otton, which features Trudie Adams.^[1]

Plot

Adventures of a group of surfers who travel the coast surfing and showing "Morning of the Earth".^[2]

Impact

In 2018, the film was rediscovered by ABC's investigative team and revealed it features Trudie Adams when she was 18 years old, a year before she went missing in June 1978. In the film, Adams plays the girlfriend of the main character and footage shows her dancing with her on-screen boyfriend and sharing a romantic candlelit dinner. Adams is chatting with friends, and appears fresh-faced and carefree.^[3]

Cast

• Kim Bradley - Surfer
• Philip Moneroz - Surfer
• Robert Steen - Surfer

Soundtrack

Highway One
Type:	soundtrack
Label:	Infinity Records, Festival Records
Producer:	Richard Batchens

A soundtrack was released in 1976 and featured music by Richard Clapton, The Dingoes, Ol' 55, Skyhooks and Bigola Bop Band. The single "Capricorn Dancer" peaked at number 40 on the Australian Kent Music Report.^[4]

Release history

Notes and References

1. Web site: 70s surf film Highway One by Steve Otton, featuring Trudie Adams. ABC. 29 October 2018. 5 April 2020.
2. Web site: Surfmovies - a History of Surf Films since 1897.. Surf Research. 5 April 2020.
3. Web site: Unravel podcast unearths long-lost film showing carefree life of teenage girl missing for 40 years . ABC. 14 November 2018 . 5 April 2020.
4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

   . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. 1975. 0-646-11917-6. St Ives. 94. David Kent (historian). N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.

5. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

   . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 282.