Burrowes Film Group

The Burrowes Film Group was a short lived Australian production company established in the wake of the success of The Man from Snowy River (1982) and Anzacs (1985).[1] It was named after Geoff Burrowes. Other key personnel included John Dixon and George T. Miller.

In late 1985 they announced a $53 million package of several films over the next two years, including Cool Change, Free Enterprise (which became Running from the Guns), The Man from Snowy River 2, Clancy of the Overflow, Backstage, Future Tense (which became Dogs in Space) and Ground Zero.[2] Of these only Clancy - with a proposed budget of $12 million[3] - was not made.[4]

For Dogs in Space and Ground Zero the company worked mainly to secure finance leaving creative decisions to others, in exchange for a fee.[5]

However the majority of the movies were not financially successful and the company was soon wound up. The accounting practices of the group earned them a great deal of notoriety within the industry.[5]

  1. ^ Blake Murdoch, 'Form Burrowes Film Group in Oz; 'River' sequel tops $A53-mil slate.', Variety, v320, 1985 Sept 25, p33(1)
  2. ^ "Features Drama at former vice-regal residence Hello, hello: the real men drop in". The Canberra Times. 23 December 1985. p. 21. Retrieved 24 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "The saga of the man from Merrijig". The Age. 12 April 1986. p. Extra 7.
  4. ^ "Production round-up", Cinema Papers, November 1985 p48
  5. ^ a b Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 514-515