Hating Alison Ashley (film)

Hating Alison Ashley
DVD cover for Hating Alison Ashley
Directed byGeoff Bennett
Screenplay byChristine Madafferi
Based onHating Alison Ashley
by Robin Klein
Produced byJohn Brousek and Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman
StarringDelta Goodrem
Saskia Burmeister
Tracy Mann
Richard Carter
Rachael Carpani
Craig McLachlan
CinematographySteve Newman
Edited bySuresh Ayyar
Music byCezary Skubiszewski
Release date
  • 17 March 2005 (2005-03-17)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Hating Alison Ashley is a 2005 Australian comedy film based on the 1984 novel Hating Alison Ashley. Produced by Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman and directed by Geoff Bennett, the film stars Saskia Burmeister as Erica "Yuk" Yurken, an adolescent brunette who fantasises about a better life and acting stardom; and Delta Goodrem as her intelligent, school rival Alison Ashley. Erica (Burmeister) at first is desperate to be Alison's (Goodrem) friend but soon changes her mind due to her jealousy, where she belligerently sees Alison as her rival.

The film was shot in Kinglake West, Victoria, Australia and Docklands Studios Melbourne.