Ozploitation

Ozploitation films are exploitation films – a category of low-budget horror, comedy, sexploitation and action films – made in Australia^[1] after the introduction of the R rating in 1971.^[2] The year also marked the beginnings of the Australian New Wave movement, and the Ozploitation style peaked in the same period (early 1970s to late 1980s).^{[citation needed]}

Ozploitation is often considered a smaller wave within the New Wave, covering a wide range of genres from sexploitation, biker films, horror and even martial arts.^[3]^[4]

The origin of the term "Ozploitation" is credited to the documentary Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!.^[5] This 2008 feature explores Ozploitation films made during the Australian New Wave. The film includes interviews with numerous figures involved in Ozploitation, as well as fans of the genre, including American director Quentin Tarantino, who coined the phrase "Aussiesploitation", which director Mark Hartley then shortened to "Ozploitation".^[6]

Notable films

The following films were featured in the 2008 documentary Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation and/or included in the 2014 compilation Ozploitation Trailer Explosion or released on DVD or Blu-ray under the banner Ozploitation Classics by Umbrella Entertainment.

Revival

While the genre largely faded by the 1990s in favor of more mainstream fare, many genre films from the 2000s onwards have been described or promoted as a revival of the classic era of the 1970s and 80s.

2000s

Cut (2000)
Cubbyhouse (2001)
Risk (2001)
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2003)
Gettin' Square (2003)
Undead (2003)^[7]
Visitors (2003)
Lost Things (2004)
Feed (2005)
Wolf Creek (2005)^[7]
Suburban Mayhem (2006)
Solo (2006)
Rogue (2007)^[7]
Storm Warning (2007)^[7]
Black Water (2007)^[7]
Gabriel (2007)
Gone (2007)
Dying Breed (2008)
Lake Mungo (2008)
The Horseman (2008)
Long Weekend (2008)^[7]
Acolytes (2008)
The Loved Ones (2009)
Triangle (2009)
Prey (2009)
Coffin Rock (2009)
Crush (2009)

2010s

Daybreakers (2010)
Road Train (2010)
Animal Kingdom (2010)
Bad Behaviour (2010)
The Reef (2010)
The Clinic (2010)
Needle (2010)
Uninhabited (2010)
Primal (2010)
Blame (2010)
Red Hill (2010)
Crawl (2011)
The Tunnel (2011)
X: Night of Vengeance (2011)
Bait 3D (2012)
100 Bloody Acres (2012)
Crawlspace (2013)
Patrick (2013)
Wolf Creek 2 (2013)
Wyrmwood (2014)
The Rover (2014)
Lemon Tree Passage (2014)
The Mule (2014)
Charlie's Farm (2014)
The Suicide Theory (2014)
Turkey Shoot (2014)
Kill Me Three Times (2014)
Plague (2014)
The Pack (2015)
Lead Me Astray (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
StalkHer (2015)
Infini (2015)
Terminus (2015)
Better Watch Out (2016)
Sheborg Massacre (2016)
Down Under (2016)
Spin Out (2016)^[9]
Scare Campaign (2016)
Red Billabong (2016)
Killing Ground (2016)
The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One (2016)
Red Christmas (2016)
Bad Blood (2017)
Fags in the Fast Lane (2017)
Cargo (2017)
1% (2017)
Musclecar (2017)
Tarnation (2017)
Boar (2017)
Occupation (2018)
Upgrade (2018)
Nekrotronic (2018)
The Nightingale (2018)^[10]
The Faceless Man (2019)

2020s

Black Water: Abyss (2020)
Occupation: Rainfall (2020)
The Reef: Stalked (2022)
The Royal Hotel (2023)
Birdeater (2023)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
Rippy (2024)
The Surfer (2024)
Dangerous Animals (2025)

References

↑ "Go Down Under with 20 Must-See Ozploitation Films!". Film School Rejects. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
↑ "20 Outrageous Ozploitation Classics". The Grindhouse Cinema Database.
↑ "Ozploitation: Exploitation From Down Under". The Grindhouse Cinema Database.
↑ "Ozploitation: Australian Genre Classics". AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center.
↑ Murray, Noel (30 July 2009). "Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story Of OZploitation!". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
↑ "The Bazura Project 3.04 – Interview". The Bazura Project. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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↑ Film Review: Spin Out (2016) www.filmblerg.com Retrieved 2018-01-04
↑ Salmond, Paul (20 September 2019). "The Nightingale is part of sensationalist tradition Ozploitation cinema". The New Daily. Australia.

External links

Ozploitation: Exploitation From Down Under at The Grindhouse Cinema Database

[1] "Go Down Under with 20 Must-See Ozploitation Films!". Film School Rejects. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[2] "20 Outrageous Ozploitation Classics". The Grindhouse Cinema Database.

[3] "Ozploitation: Exploitation From Down Under". The Grindhouse Cinema Database.

[4] "Ozploitation: Australian Genre Classics". AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center.

[5] Murray, Noel (30 July 2009). "Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story Of OZploitation!". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[6] "The Bazura Project 3.04 – Interview". The Bazura Project. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

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[9] Film Review: Spin Out (2016) www.filmblerg.com Retrieved 2018-01-04

[10] Salmond, Paul (20 September 2019). "The Nightingale is part of sensationalist tradition Ozploitation cinema". The New Daily. Australia.

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