Daydream Believer (1992 film)
Daydream Believer aka The Girl Who Came Late is a 1992 Australian romantic comedy film starring Miranda Otto, Martin Kemp and Gia Carides; and directed by Kathy Mueller. Otto was nominated for an Australian Film Institute Award for "Best Actress in a Lead Role".
Plot
The 'Girl' of the working title is Nell Tiscowitz, a struggling actress with an affinity for horses. She meets wealthy rock music promoter and stable owner Digby Olsen. Nell's best friend and flatmate, Wendy provides dubious love-lorn advice. After Nell uses her 'telepathy' to help Digby tame horses they eventually fall in love.Cast
- Miranda Otto as Nell Tiscowitz
- Martin Kemp as Digby Olsen
- Gia Carides as Wendy
- Anne Looby as Margo
- Bruce Venables as Stu
- Deidre Rubenstein as Trish Schultz
- Geoff Morrell as Brad Hislop
- Les Foxcroft as Perce
- Kerry Walker as Aunt Vera
- Peter Hehir as German film director
Production
The film was one of five films financed by the FFC Film Fund in 1990. Otto was cast after over 200 girls auditioned; it was only her second major role, after Emma's War. The role of Digby entailed looking at actors from London and Los Angeles; after Martin Kemp was cast, the occupation of the character was changed from theatre entrepreneur to rock promoter.Release
Ozmovies says of the release:The film was given a short release at four Hoyts cinemas in Sydney, beginning 3rd September 1992, but other bookings were very limited... had a frosty reception from newspaper reviewers at the time of its limited domestic release, which saw only Sydney papers take a look at it.