Touch and Go
Film poster
Directed by	Peter Maxwell
Written by	Peter Yeldham
Produced by	John Pellatt
Starring	Wendy Hughes Chantal Contouri Carmen Duncan Jon English Jeanie Drynan
Cinematography	John R. McLean
Edited by	Sara Bennett Paul Maxwell
Music by	Jon English Charlie Hull
Production companies	Mutiny Pictures Australian Film Commission Queensland Film Corporation
Distributed by	Greater Union
Release date	12 June 1980
Running time	93 min
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$541,000[1]

Touch and Go is a 1980 Australian heist film directed by Peter Maxwell and starring Wendy Hughes. The film also stars musician Jon English, who also composes music for the film.

Plot synopsis

In this Robin Hood-esque caper, Eva, Fiona and Millicent all plan a heist together for a charitable cause.

Cast

• Wendy Hughes as Eva
• Chantal Contouri as Fiona
• Jon English as Frank Butterfield
• Carmen Duncan as Millicent
• Jeanie Drynan as Gina
• Liddy Clark as Helen
• John Bluthal as Anatole
• Christine Amor as Sue
• Brian Blain

Production

The film was the idea of director Peter Maxwell. It was originally intended to be set on Hayman Island but Reg Ansett, who had interests on the island at the time, was not keen on showing a robbery on the island.^[2]

It was made with funding from Greater Union, the Queensland Film Corporation and Australian Film Commission.^[3][4]

Shooting began in November 1979 with a month's worth of filming at Maroochydore and Noose Heads, and eight weeks of night shooting in Sydney. Scenes set in a Barrier Reef island were shot at a Maroochydore hotel. Its original shooting title was Friday the 13th but this was changed when the horror movie with the same name came out.^[1]

Release

The film only ran for three weeks in a cinema in Brisbane.^[1]