The film came about through the research of Janne Dennehy, in part looking at the family Ryan left behind. It was picked up by Crawfords and the Nine Network who produced and screened the telemovie.[2] It went into production at the end of 1996.[3]
Controversyedit
Hodson's daughter criticised the movie for its portrayal of her father, "I don't think my father was portrayed in the correct light at all. They've made him look a bit silly."[4] She said it was disappointing and disrespectful to show him as "a bit of a clown".[5]
Receptionedit
The Last of the Ryans did poorly in the ratings where it lost over 100,00 viewers after the first 15 minutes.[6]
Peter Weiniger of The Age chose it as his pick of the week, concluding "'The Last of the Ryans' takes a while to get its rhythm, but once it outlines the various aspects - legal, political and personal - to the Ryan case, it becomes a moving and tense drama that provides a fresh perspective on a traumatic episode from our not-too-distant past."[7] Also in the Age Simon Hughes was not as positive, saying "there is something lifeless about the whole production. Like a room that has had the air sucked from it, there is an atmosphere here antithetical to the senses."[8]
last, ryans, 1997, australian, biopic, film, about, ronald, ryan, directed, bygeorge, ogilviewritten, bygraeme, farmerproduced, byrichard, brennanstarringrichard, roxburghzoe, bertramian, munecinematographyjaems, grantedited, byvicki, ambrosemusic, bybruce, sm. The Last of the Ryans is a 1997 Australian biopic TV film about Ronald Ryan 1 The Last of the RyansDirected byGeorge OgilvieWritten byGraeme FarmerProduced byRichard BrennanStarringRichard RoxburghZoe BertramIan MuneCinematographyJaems GrantEdited byVicki AmbroseMusic byBruce SmeatonRunning time95 minutesCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Controversy 5 Reception 6 Awards 7 References 8 External linksPlot editA biopic following the escape re capture and hanging of Ronald Ryan for the murder of prison guard George Hodson Cast editRichard Roxburgh Ronald Ryan Zoe Bertram Dorothy Ryan Ian Mune Henry Bolte Paul Sonkkila Governor Ian Grindlay Tony Barry Father Brosnan Douglas Hedge Philip Opas Tom Long Peter Walker Julie Herbert Cecilia Ryan Maxie Rickard Jan Ryan Ashleigh McInnes Pip Ryan Ebonnie Masini Wendy Ryan Matthew Quartermaine Ipana Humphrey Bower Bolte s Secretary Ian Smith Sir Arthur Rylah Gerald Lepkowski Patterson Mark Pegler Helmut Lange Philip Reilley George HodsonProduction editThe film came about through the research of Janne Dennehy in part looking at the family Ryan left behind It was picked up by Crawfords and the Nine Network who produced and screened the telemovie 2 It went into production at the end of 1996 3 Controversy editHodson s daughter criticised the movie for its portrayal of her father I don t think my father was portrayed in the correct light at all They ve made him look a bit silly 4 She said it was disappointing and disrespectful to show him as a bit of a clown 5 Reception editThe Last of the Ryans did poorly in the ratings where it lost over 100 00 viewers after the first 15 minutes 6 Peter Weiniger of The Age chose it as his pick of the week concluding The Last of the Ryans takes a while to get its rhythm but once it outlines the various aspects legal political and personal to the Ryan case it becomes a moving and tense drama that provides a fresh perspective on a traumatic episode from our not too distant past 7 Also in the Age Simon Hughes was not as positive saying there is something lifeless about the whole production Like a room that has had the air sucked from it there is an atmosphere here antithetical to the senses 8 Awards edit1997 AFI Awards Best Mini Series or Telefeature Richard Brennan nominated 9 References edit Jones Andrea 22 April 1997 The last man to Hang TELETOPICS The Sun Herald Weiniger Peter 21 April 1997 Accessories to MURDER The Sydney Morning Herald Browne Rachel 8 December 1996 Big budget drama is back The Sun Herald Browne Rachel 13 April 1997 My dad not a fool rage over Ryan film The Sun Herald p 32 Retrieved 7 March 2023 Parsons Belinda 23 April 1997 To daughter of slain warder Ronald Ryan is no hero The Age p 4 Retrieved 7 March 2023 Warneke Ross 1 May 1997 Maggie and P J win the fans Ratings Report The Age Weiniger Peter 17 April 1997 The Last of the Ryans Previews Pick Of The Week The Age Hughes Simon 23 April 1997 A ropey old hanging Television The Last of the Ryans The Age Macklin Robert 15 October 1997 Three Films Dominate Awards Nominations The Canberra TimesExternal links editThe Last of the Ryans at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Last of the Ryans amp oldid 1174546094, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
