What is Ozploitation?

Published: 14 October 2020
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The Lurid and low brow #Ozploitation genre pushed the boundaries of censorship and the limits of tiny budgets to show a wilder side of our national identity.

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Films that appear in this essay:

The Adventures of Barry Mckenzie (1972)
Columbia Pictures Video Ltd.

Stone (1974)
British Empire Films

Mad Max (1979)
Roadshow Film Distributors

BMX Bandits (1983)
Filmways Australasian Distributors

Razorback (1984)
Greater Union Film Distributors

The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
British Empire Films

My Brilliant Career (1979)
GUO Film Distributors

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Hoyts, Umbrella Entertainment

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
B.E.F. Film Distributors

Dark Age (1987)
Roadshow Home Video

Turkey Shoot (1982)
Roadshow Film Distributors

Night of Fear (1972)
Umbrella Entertainment

Howling III (1987)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Patrick (1978)
Filmways Australasian Distributors

Australia After Dark (1975)
Roadshow

Alvin Rides Again (1974)
Roadshow Umbrella Entertainment

Pacific Banana (1981)
Roadshow

Wake in Fright (1971)
United Artists

Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)
Madman Films

Thirst (1979)
Greater Union Organisation

Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
British Empire Films

Brothers (1982)

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Roadshow Entertainment

Stork (1971)
Roadshow Films
Umbrella Entertainment

The Naked Bunyip (1970)
John B Murray

Fair Game (1986)
CEL Film Distribution

Wolf Creek (2005)
Roadshow Entertainment

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Roadshow Films

The Love Witch (2016)
Oscilloscope Laboratories

The Nightingale (2018)
Transmission Films
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