Siam Sunset

Siam Sunset is a 1999 Australian comedy film directed by John Polson and starring Linus Roache and Danielle Cormack.

Siam Sunset
Directed by	John Polson
Written by	Max Dann Andrew Knight
Produced by	Al Clark
Starring	Linus Roache Danielle Cormack Peter Hosking
Cinematography	Brian Breheny
Edited by	Nicholas Beauman
Music by	Paul Grabowsky
Production companies	Artist Services Showtime Australia Channel 4 Films New South Wales Film and Television Office
Distributed by	United International Pictures
Release dates	May 1999 (1999-05) (Cannes) 9 September 1999 (1999-09-09) (Australia)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Box office	$878,819 (Australia)

Plot

Perry (Linus Roache) is an English chemist working for a paint company and is depressed after losing his wife in a freak accident. As he tries to invent the new color Siam Sunset, he wins a prize, takes leave, and travels to Australia. Grace (Danielle Cormack), on the same tour bus, also has a troubled life. When they meet, the two begin a romance.^[1]

Cast

• Linus Roache as Perry
• Danielle Cormack as Grace
• Victoria Hill as Maree
• Peter Hosking
• Ian Bliss as Martin
• Roy Billing as Bill Leach
• Deidre Rubenstein as Celia Droon

Release

Siam Sunset premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.^[2] It grossed $878,819 at the box office in Australia,.^[3]

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes reports that 67% of nine surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 6.1/10.^[4] David Stratton of Variety wrote that the film's concept is unoriginal, but it is a "merrily entertaining, frequently funny and occasionally violent" film that improves on the formula used by recent films.^[5]