Episode 033. Wake In Fright (1971, Ted Kotcheff)

Joining Doc and Jock for a blabber,
Daughter Janette wants you to grab her,
At this time of year,
Don’t have too much beer,
You’ll never escape from the Yabba.

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Further Reading

• 1971: The Films From Cinema’s Greatest Year – Robert Sellers (2023, The History Press) 
• Wake in Fright Understood The Horrors Of Australian Booze Culture. 50 Years On, Nothing’s Changed – Joseph Earp (2025, The Guardian)
• Wake In Fright (review) – Peter Bradshaw (2014, The Guardian)
• The making Of Wake in Fright – Luke Buckmaster (2016, The Guardian)
• Wake In Fright: Rewatching Classic Australian Films – Luke Buckmaster (2014, The Guardian)
• The Australian Book You Should Read Next: Wake In Fright By Kenneth Cook – Briohny Doyle (2020, The Guardian)
• Wake In Fright (review) – Mark Kermode (2014, The Guardian)
• Wake In Fright And Walkabout: Is The Threat Of Australia’s Landscape All In The Mind? – Stephen Orr (2018, The Guardian)
• Umbrella Entertainment Announces Restoration Of New Wave Landmark Wake In Fright(2024, Umbrella Entertainment)
• Wake In Fright: The Almost-Forgotten Film That Kickstarted The Aussie New Wave – John Patterson (2014, The Guardian)
• Wake in Fright: An Interview with Ted Kotcheff – Raffaele Caputo (2009, Senses Of Cinema)
• Tony Buckley On Wake In Fright (1993, NFSA)
• Ted Kotcheff On The Discovery Of Wake In Fright’s Original Negatives (2009, NFSA)
• Wake In Fright: NFSA Restored And Re-Released In 2009 (2009, NFSA)
• Wake In Fright Audiobook Excerpt (1960s, NFSA)
• Looking Back At Wake In Fright – Luke Buckmaster (2021, NFSA)
• Wake In Fright: 2009 Restoration – Peter Galvin (2009, NFSA)