Housos vs. Authority

Housos vs. Authority
Theatrical poster
Directed byPaul Fenech
Written byPaul Fenech
Produced byPaul Fenech
StarringElle Dawe
Paul Fenech
Jason "Jabba" Davis
Kevin Taumata
Vanessa Davis
Tahir Bilgic
Murray Harman
Narrated byRussell Gilbert
CinematographyMichael Kliem
Edited byDavid Rudd
Distributed byTransmission Films
Release date
  • 1 November 2012 (2012-11-01) (Australia)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200,000
Box office$1,386,692[1]

Housos vs. Authority is an Australian film, based upon the stories and characters of the Housos television series, created by Paul Fenech.[2]

The film was released to Australian cinemas on 1 November 2012, following several pre-release screenings around the country. Directed, produced and written by Fenech, the film was made for a modest budget of $200,000 and was distributed by Transmission Films.[3] Upon release, the film was a box office success, grossing $1,386,692 throughout Australia.

  1. ^ "Ben Lewin's sex surrogate film the Sessions opens with $267,000 at box office as Housos breaks through $1m". 12 November 2012.
  2. ^ Roach, Vicky (2 November 2012). "Paul Fenech's Housos v Authority film has highest cinema screen average of all films in Australia". Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ Delaney, Colin (5 November 2012). "Housos Vs Authority takes over $500,000 on its opening weekend". Mumbrella. Retrieved 1 June 2020.