Swinging Safari: is a Comedy Drama from Australia, released in 2018. It was written and directed by Stephan Elliott, best known for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Australia, 1975. The beach suburb of Nobbys Beach is a place that revolves around surf mats, baby oil, boxed wine and the new miracle of Kentucky Fried Chicken. 14 year-old Jeff tries to find his feet in a world changing faster than his hormones, and deal with his crush on shy and sensitive girl-next-door Melly. When the beach town suddenly hits the spotlight after the body of a 200-ton whale is washed ashore, Jeff and Melly think it's the biggest thing that ever happened in their lives. Meanwhile, their eccentric parents are catching up with the sexual revolution that has also washed up on Australia's beaches. And just like the decaying whale, it's all about to go spectacularly wrong.
Tropes found in this movie:
- Ripped from the Headlines: The botched whale explosion at the end of the film bears a striking resemblance to a similar event in Florence, Oregon, USA in 1970 (five years before the film is set), where the local highway department attempted a similar explosive removal of a beached sperm whale carcass, sending rancid chunks of the whale's body flying through the air as far as 800 feet away.
- The '70s: The film is set in 1975.
- Stuff Blowing Up: A beached whale explodes.
- Smoking Is Cool: Plenty of it.
