Sky Pirates

This article is about the film. For the topic, see sky pirate and skyjacker. For other uses, see sky pirate (disambiguation).

Sky Pirates
Theatrical poster
Directed byColin Eggleston
Written byJohn D. Lamond
Produced by
  • Michael Hirsh
  • John D. Lamond
Starring
CinematographyGarry Wapshott
Edited by
  • Michael Hirsh
  • John D. Lamond
Music byBrian May
Production
company
John Lamond Motion Pictures
Distributed byRoadshow Entertainment
Release date
  • 16 January 1986 (1986-01-16)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetAU$4.2 million[1]
Box officeAU $76,170 (Australia)[2]

Sky Pirates (also known as Dakota Harris) is a 1986 Australian adventure film written and produced by John D. Lamond, and directed by Colin Eggleston.[3] The film was inspired by Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), as well as borrowing liberally from The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), The Deer Hunter (1978), Dirty Harry (1971) and Mad Max (1979).[4]

  1. ^ Interview with John Lamond." Mondo Stumpo, 2002. Retrieved: 14 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office." Film Victoria. Retrieved: 24 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Review: 'Sky Pirates'." BFI, 2019. Retrieved: 13 August 2019.
  4. ^ Stratton 1990, p. 80.