| Say You Want Me | |
| Director: | Oliver Howes |
| Producer: | Don Harley |
| Starring: | Belinda Giblin Serge Lazareff Hugh Keays-Byrne Tom Oliver Henri Szeps Tex Morton |
| Studio: | Film Australia |
| Distributor: | Nine Network |
| Runtime: | 90 mins |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $150,000[1] |
Say You Want Me is a 1977 Australian film directed by Oliver Howes. It is about a woman who is raped by one of her husband's business associates.[2]
The film was one of two television movies made by Film Australia for the Nine Network. (The other was A Good Thing Going.) It was shot in 1977 but not screened until 1979. [1]
Julie Crosby, wife of radio presenter Tony, is raped by property developer Harry Kirby. Tony struggles to accept it and accuses Julie of leading Kirby on. Julie goes to the police but struggles to find corroborating evidence for her case.
Don Groves of the Sun Herald called it "a muddled, murky film riddled with absurdities" feeling it was not realistic that the wife would not report the rape straight away and that the husband would blame the wife.[1]
Christine Hogan of the Sydney Morning Herald thought the script was "full of holes".[3]
Belinda Giblin's performance earned her an award for Best Actress in a single TV performance at the Sammy Awards.[4]