The Little Feller

Brisbane is generally not known for being a major player in the movie industry, least of all the Australian movie industry. However, I remember seeing this film in 1986 and it had a deep impact on me because it dealt with a very sensitive and heart-rending issue going on right in my town. The acting is brilliant and the characters are believable: the hard working husband, his long suffering wife and mischievous son Stevie. In some ways this movie predated "Fatal Attraction" by five years to the extent that some psychopathic people will go to to get who they want, even if it means hurting members of their family in the process. Sadly, this movie has not been released onto DVD and in an age where you can see virtually any movie you want via checking on the internet it's high time it was.

A rarely seen small, unambitious Australian film about obsession in the "Hand That Rocks The Cradle" mode which fits neatly into the tv movie mould except for the sexy, brazen performance of Steve Bisley (from Mad Max) as the cut-off-denim-shorts wearing stud-muffin pursued by a desperate, psychotic misty-wannabe determined to ruin his sweet marriage to her best friend. She also wants to get rid of the child (the little feller) to have her dream man all to her trampy, saucy self. Its a very upper middle class Brisane (more sydney like at times) depicted in the film with a very early 80s Australian filmic style both very naturalistic and breezy. The melodramatic grand finale is worth the wait for camp value (the swinging, hanging potplant as instrument of fear!!!).