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Swinging Safari

Swinging Safari

Staying alive was harder than you think.

20185.21h 37m

Overview

1975: A 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach and the kids think it’s the biggest thing that’s ever happened in Australia. Behind closed doors, the Mums and Dads of a quiet suburban street are going to celebrate in their own special way, by joining the sexual revolution and throwing a wife-swapping key party. And like the rotting whale, it’s all about to go spectacularly wrong.

Directed by Stephan Elliott
Written by Stephan Elliott
Produced by Jamie Hilton, Al Clark
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Top Cast

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Keith Hall

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue

Kaye Hall

Radha Mitchell

Radha Mitchell

Jo Jones

Julian McMahon

Julian McMahon

Rick Jones

Asher Keddie

Asher Keddie

Gale Marsh

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

Mayor

Jacob Elordi

Jacob Elordi

Rooster

Jeremy Sims

Jeremy Sims

Bob Marsh

Atticus Robb

Atticus Robb

Jeff Marsh

Darcey Wilson

Darcey Wilson

Melly

Themes & Keywords

australiabeachwhale1970ssexual revolutionchain smokingdrinkingswingerwife swapping

About Swinging Safari

Swinging Safari is a comedy, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of australia, beach, whale, 1970s, sexual revolution, chain smoking. Directed by Stephan Elliott, it stars Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, Radha Mitchell. 1975: A 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach and the kids think it’s the biggest thing that’s ever happened in Australia. Behind closed doors, the Mums and Dads of a quiet suburban street are going to celebrate in their own special way, by joining the sexual revolution and throwing a wife-swapping key party. And like the rotting whale, it’s all about to go spectacularly wrong.

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