Contagion is a 1987 Australian horror film directed by Karl Zwicky and starring John Doyle, Nicola Bartlett and Ray Barrett.

The film was shot around Brisbane in 35 days.

Contagion (1987 film)

Plot

Mark, a naive real estate agent, is asked by his boss to travel to Crompton for a job. Along the road, Mark sees a beautiful woman being sexually abused by crazies that live in the bush, and he stops to aid her. However, the crazies attack and abuse him instead. He makes an escape and in the forest finds his way to a nearby mansion where he is given a welcome by millionaire Roderick Bael and Cleo and Helen, two seductive girls who live with him. They introduce Mark to their lives of luxury and pleasure. Mark sleeps with both the girls, and Bael explains Mark the secret of his success, the Threefold Plan, which involves being ruthless with anyone in his way. He teaches Mark how to make millions on currency exchange markets. Mark then returns to his girlfriend Cheryl changed, demanding all their savings to invest with Bael and acting violent with her, while also killing his bosses. Concerned, Cheryl follows Mark as he returns to Bael's house only to find there is nothing there – just an old ruin. She must now confront a deranged and murderous Mark.

Contagion (1987 film)

Cast

John Doyle as Mark

Nicola Bartlett as Cheryl

Ray Barrett as Bael

Nathy Gaffney as Cleo

Jacqueline Brennan as Trish

Michael Simpson as Frank

Pamela Hawkesford as Helen

Chris Betts as Alec

References

External links

Contagion at IMDb

Contagion at Oz Movies

Australian horror films

Films directed by Karl Zwicky

1987 horror films

1987 films

1980s English-language films

1980s Australian films

Contagion (1987 film)