Body Melt

Body Melt

Credits
Title:	Body Melt
Director:	Philip Brophy
Writers:	Philip Brophy; Rod Bishop
Producers:	Rod Bishop; Daniel Scharf; Lars Michalak
Composer:	Philip Brophy
Cinematography:	Ray Argall
Editors:	Bill Murphy
Production
Production company:	Dumb Films Film Victoria
Distributed by:	Beyond Films
Released:	October, 1993
Rating:	Unrated
Running time:	81 min.
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
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Body Melt is an Australian independent feature film of the horror, science fiction and dark comedy genres, with an emphasis on body horror. It was directed by Philip Brophy with a screenplay written by Brophy and Rod Bishop. It was produced by Dumb Films and Film Victoria. It premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain in October, 1993. It was then screened at the BFI London Film Festival in England in December. The film opened in Australia on October 28th, 1994.

Cast[]

Actor	Role
Gerard Kennedy	Sam Phillips
Andrew Daddo	Johnno
Ian Smith	Doctor Carrera
Regina Gaigalas	Shaan
Vincent Gil	Pud
Neil Foley	Bab
Anthea Davis	Slab
Matt Newton	Bronto
Lesley Baker	Mack
Amy Grove-Rogers	Old woman
Adrian Wright	Thompson Noble
Jillian Murray	Angelica Noble
Ben Geurens	Brandon Noble
Amanda Douge	Elloise Noble
Brett Climo	Brian Rand
Lisa McCune	Cheryl Rand
Nick Polites	Sal Ciccone
Maurie Annese	Gino Argento
William McInnes	Paul Matthews
Suzi Dougherty	Kate
Bill Young	Willie
Tommy Dysart	Sergeant
Stig Wemyss	Jordan
Matthew Green	Forensic cop
Philip Green	Station cop
Russell Allan	Patrol cop #1
Lance Anderson	Patrol cop #2
Robert Simper	Ryan
Parthena	Dimitra
Matt McLean	Beauville
Barry Whitnell	Boughman
Roberto Micale	Attendant
Lucinda Cowden	Andrea
Graham Dow	Doctor
Tiffany Lamb	Secretary
Gaby Porras	Punk
Chris Whitmore	Punk's boyfriend
Greg Tingate	Accountant
Rosemary Margan	Bag lady
Dean Meiser	Beauville's voice

Notes & Trivia[]

The tagline to this film is "The first phase is hallucinogenic... the second phase is glandular... and the third phase is... BODY MELT".
There are a total of forty credited cast members in this film.
Production on Body Melt began on October 12th, 1992.
Body Melt was released on DVD with a new print by Umbrella Entertainment in August, 2006. The DVD is compatible with all region codes and includes special features such as the original theatrical trailer, Umbrella Entertainment trailers, a behind the scenes featurette with cast and crew and a storyboard gallery.
Body Melt was released on Blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome on September 25th, 2018.
Actor Matthew Newton, who plays Bronto, is credited as Matt Newton in this film.
Actor Nicholas Politis, who plays Sal Ciccone, is credited as Nick Polites in this film.
Actor Dean Measor, who provides the voice for Beauville, is credited as Dean Meiser in this film.
The setting for this film is Pebbles Court, Homesville in Melbourne, Australia.
On the movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Body Melt has a Tomatometer score of 100%. This is only based off of five reviews however, so it does not receive the Certified Fresh rating. It has an audience score of 31% based on more than 250 user ratings, leaving a 69% variance between the critics' score and the audience score, which is very uncommon.
Actor Matthew Newton is also known for playing Armand the Vampire in Queen of the Damned.
Actors Brett Climo and Lisa McCune, who play husband and wife Brian and Cheryl Rand, also appear together in episodes of the crime drama series Blue Heelers. They play Robbie and Maggie Doyle in the show, who are brother and sister. Other Body Melt actors who have appeared on this series include William McInnes as Nick Schultz and Suzi Dougherty as Doctor Mel Carter.

Explicit Content[]

Dead animals: Bab & Bronto kill a kangaroo with a rock then stab it in the throat.
Female topless nudity: A sustained shot of Regina Gaigalas' breasts are shown in the opening scene of the movie. Parthena is also briefly topless during a sex scene.
Genitalia mutilation: Slab stabs a young man's genitals with a large wooden pole.
Male frontal nudity: Robert Simper's flaccid penis is seen briefly in the opening shots of the film. It is shown again in a later scene in the morgue.
Male rear nudity: Matt McLean's rear is exposed during a sex scene with Parthena.

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