Raw Nerve (1990 film) explained

Raw Nerve
Starring:	Rebecca Rigg Kelly Dingwall John Polson
Director:	Tony Wellington
Producer:	Michael Lynch
Distributor:	Valhalla Films (theatrical) Hoyts Australia (video)
Studio:	Lynchpin and Tosh Australian Film Commission Fyodawn
Runtime:	91 mins
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Budget:	$425,000^[1]

Raw Nerve is a 1990 Australian film directed by Tony Wellington and starring Rebecca Rigg, Kelly Dingwall, and John Polson. The plot concerns three teenagers who rob a house.^[2]

Cast

• Kelly Dingwall as David
• Rebecca Rigg as Michelle
• John Polson as Billy
• Barry Leane as John Weatherby
• Jan Kingrose as Miriam Weatherby
• Kate Reid as Policewoman
• Sylvia Coleman as Neighbor

Production

The film was mostly financed by the Australian Film Commission. It was shot over fifteen days, although the three leads rehearsed for three weeks.^[1]

Reception

The film received some strong reviews.^[3]

External links

• • Raw Nerve at TCMDB
• Raw Nerve at Oz Movies
• Review of film at SBS Movie Show
• Interview with producer and director at SBS Movie Show

Notes and References

1. News: Is this the success story for the nineties? . . 20 . 3 . New South Wales, Australia . 1 April 1990 . 3 October 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
2. David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p352
3. News: MIDWEEK MAGAZINE . . 64 . 20,199 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 1 August 1990 . 3 October 2017 . 24 . National Library of Australia.