| A Dangerous Summer | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Quentin Masters |
| Screenplay by | David Ambrose Quentin Masters |
| Story by | Kit Denton Jim McElroy |
| Produced by | Jim McElroy |
| Starring | Tom Skerritt Ian Gilmour Guy Doleman James Mason Giselle Morgan Shane Porteous Ray Barrett Norman Kaye |
| Cinematography | Peter Hannan |
| Edited by | Ted Otton |
| Music by | Groove Myers |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Australia: Roadshow Entertainment United States: Reel Media International |
Release dates | Australia: 21 October 1982 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | A$33,000 (Australia) |
A Dangerous Summer (aka Flash Fire) is a 1982 Australian crime film drama film directed by Quentin Masters and starring Tom Skerritt, Ian Gilmour, Guy Doleman and James Mason.
The film was inspired by the Sydney bush fires of the 1979-80 summer. John Seale shot footage of the fire which Brian Trenchard-Smith turned into a 25-minute film, That Dangerous Summer. It was then announced this material would be used by Trenchard Smith in a feature version of the story, to be called Bushfire. In the end, Trenchard-Smith did not direct, and Quentin Masters did. Actor Ian Gilmour broke his leg during filming.[1]
A Dangerous Summer grossed $33,000 (equivalent to $130,767 in 2022) at the box office in Australia.[2]
