Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em (film)

Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em is a 1988 Australian short feature. It is a cult movie.[1]

Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
Directed byRay Boseley
Written byRay Boseley
StarringNique Needles
Release date
1988
Running time
48 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Premise

Nuclear war reaches Ellwood, Melbourne.

Cast

Production

The film originated as a film school project at Swinburne from Ray Bosley. It was funded from a Film Victoria grant.[2]

Release

The film released in 1988.[3] In May 2020 the film screened at Monster Fest in Australia.[4]

Reception

Reviewing the DVD re-release The Curb wrote "When the rest of the world was making Threads, Miracle Mile and The Day After, Australia was busy making Smoke ‘Em If You’ve Got ‘Em. Writer/director Ray Boseley plugs in the amp, loads up the bong, and turns off the lights for the party to end all parties as he brings the nuclear apocalypse to the Elwood, Melbourne. This 1988 raucous punk affair runs for a brisk 48 minutes, making good on the promise that once the bombs hit, you don’t have long to live, so you best have one heck of a time while you’re going out. "[5]

According to the Oz Movies website, the film "certainly more fun than watching other Australian post-apocalyptic movies, such as John Duigan's dull, well-meaning One Night Stand, or the wretched On the Beach, which shares Melbourne as a location, but in the Stanley Kramer way offers not a shred of nihilistic, anarchistic, Swinburnian Melburnian humour."[6]

References
  1. "Ozploitation classic Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em now available to stream". Flicks. 16 June 2018.
  2. "FILM INTERVIEW SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM -Ray Boseley Interview". Subculture Media. May 5, 2020.
  3. "Monster Masters Launches With Post-Apocalyptic Classic SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM". ScreenAnarchy. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  4. "VIDEO HOADERS Season Finale Headlines Final FRIDAY FRIGHT NIGHT!". Monster Fest. May 2, 2020.
  5. Review of film at the Curb
  6. "Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em - Availability". Oz Movies.
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