The Little Sheriff

Overview:

A young boy with such little to do, wanders around Sydney playing sheriff with his toy gun. However, this state of monotony takes a sudden turn when he encounters a group of older boys.

Director:

David E. Perry

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$5,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

australia
gunslinger
chase
1970s
gunfight
black and white
childhood
shot
kids
1960s
boys
guns
aussie
experiential
low budget
dual
western
avant garde
sydney

Cast

Kevin Dean

~ as ~

The Little Sheriff

Mick Bloomfield

~ as ~

The Big Sheriff

Graham Brooks

~ as ~

Boy #1

Garry Seckold

~ as ~

Boy #2

Terry Gabriel

~ as ~

Boy #3

Greg Rochford

~ as ~

Boy #4

Phillip Rochford

~ as ~

Boy #5

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Reviews (1)

Chernyat
Written 2 month(s) ago
6
Another unknown relic of Australian New Wave given to me by Paul Bugden. Written and Directed by his friend and founder of Ubu Films David. E Perry. Surprisingly little information can be found about this film online. So , like with most of the obscure films in my collection, I took the liberty to add it to online databases myself.

What follows is a simple premise of a young boy. With such little to do, he wanders around Sydney playing sheriff with his toy gun. However, this state of monotony takes a sudden turn when he encounters a group of older boys. It's a plot complete with motifs and analogies of the old west in the form of child's play.

Some parts of this film visually remind me of Adam and Vision for a New World in how it depicts Sydney as this grey-scaled land of desolation. Almost voided of human life with the exception of our central characters.

It's a pretty stripped back low budget short with a lot of flute solos to company the soundtrack. If there is one flagship element of this film, it would be that it captures the uneventful parts of childhood quite accurately.