Playing Beatie Bow
Seen it?1986 | 93 min | Fantasy, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans. If you loved Big Fish or Where the Wild Things Are, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Abigail Kirk was an ordinary enough sixteen year old growing up in todays Sydney. An intriguing chain of events finds Abigail, through some eerie time shift, transported back one hundred years after watching some children playing a scary game called Beatie Bow.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
1 win and 4 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$97K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Donald Crombie
- Peter PhelpsJudah / Robert
- Imogen AnnesleyAbigail Kirk
- Mouche PhillipsBeatie Bow
- Nikki CoghillDovey
- Moya O'SullivanGranny
- Don BarkerSamuel
- Lyndel RoweKathy
- Damian JankoGibbie
- Barbara StephensJustine
- Su CruickshankMadam