Last Train to Freo is a 2006 Australian film based on Reg Cribb

Reg Cribb

-Background:Reg Cribb graduated from NIDA in 1990 and his first play, Night of the Sea Monkey, was performed in 1999.-Plays:Reg Cribb's plays include The Return , Last Cab to Darwin, Gulpilil, Chatroom, Ruby's Last Dollar, an adaptation of Uncle Vanya, Unaustralia, Mt Ragged, Night of the Sea...

's play The Return

The Return (play)

The Return is an Australian play by Reg Cribb. In 2001 it won the Patrick White Playwrights’ Award and was shortlisted for the Qld Premier’s Literary Award. In 2006 Reg Cribb adapted it to film, retitling it Last Train to Freo....

, and directed by Jeremy Sims

Jeremy Sims

-Personal life:He was educated at Wesley College, Perth, 1977–83. Sims was married to film director Samantha Lang. They have two daughters, Frederique and Evelyn Rose.-Career:...

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Synopsis

Two thugs from the Perth suburb of Midland

Midland, Western Australia

Midland is a suburb in the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, as well as the regional centre for the City of Swan local government area that covers the Swan Valley and parts of the Darling Scarp to the east. It is situated at the intersection of Great Eastern Highway and Great Northern...

 catch the last train to Fremantle

Fremantle, Western Australia

Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...

. When a young woman, unaware that the train guards are on strike, boards the train several stops later, the thugs are interested by her. After two others - an older woman and a silent man - board the train, it becomes apparent that not everybody on the train is who they appear to be.

Cast

• Steve Le Marquand
  Steve Le Marquand
  Steve Le Marquand is an Australian-born actor, known both locally and internationally for his film and stage work.Born in Perth, Western Australia in 1967, his family moved to Sydney when he was quite young....
  
   - the Tall Thug
• Tom Budge
  Tom Budge
  Tom Budge is an Australian actor. Budge was born in Melbourne, Victoria. Early in his acting career, Budge appeared in a number of Australian television shows, includingNeighbours, Round the Twist and Shock Jock etc...
  
   - Trev
• Gigi Edgley
  Gigi Edgley
  Gigi Edgley is an Australian actress and recording artist. She is best known for her roles as Chiana on the series Farscape and Lara Knight in Rescue: Special Ops.-Early life:...
  
   - Lisa
• Glenn Hazeldine - Simon
• Gillian Jones
  Gillian Jones
  Gillian Jones is an Australian actress from Newcastle, New South Wales who is best known for appearances in Twelfth Night, Oscar and Lucinda, Last Train to Freo and the role of Di Paige in the television series Love My Way...
  
   - Maureen

• Lisa Hensley - voice of train announcer
• Reg Cribb
  Reg Cribb
  -Background:Reg Cribb graduated from NIDA in 1990 and his first play, Night of the Sea Monkey, was performed in 1999.-Plays:Reg Cribb's plays include The Return , Last Cab to Darwin, Gulpilil, Chatroom, Ruby's Last Dollar, an adaptation of Uncle Vanya, Unaustralia, Mt Ragged, Night of the Sea...
  
  - man on platform

Awards

2006 Australian Film Institute

• Best Lead Actor - Steve Le Marquand - nomination
• Best Screenplay - Adapted - Reg Cribb - nomination
• Best Supporting Actor - Tom Budge - nomination

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards

• Best Actor in a Lead Role - Steve Le Marquand - nomination
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Tom Budge - nomination
• Best Actress in a Lead Role - Gigi Edgley - nomination
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Gillian Jones - nomination
• Best Screenplay - Adapted - Reg Cribb - nomination

External links

• Internet Movie Database page