# Going Sane

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1987 Australian comedy film

Going Sane Directed by Michael Robertson Written by John Sandford Produced by Tom Jeffrey Starring John Waters Linda Cropper Judy Morris Cinematography Dean Semler Edited by Brian Kavanagh Production company Sea Change Films Release date 30 July 1987 (1987-07-30) Running time 89 mins Country Australia Language English Budget A$2.1 million[1]

***Going Sane*** is a 1987 Australian comedy starring [John Waters](/source/John_Waters_(actor)). It was one of several films made in the 1980s where Waters plays a character who has a mid life crisis.[2] In 1994 when asked to name his worst movie, Waters said *Going Sane* was the one "that failed to achieve its brief more than any other."[3]

## Cast

- [John Waters](/source/John_Waters_(actor)) as Martin Brown

- [Linda Cropper](/source/Linda_Cropper) as Irene Carter

- [Judy Morris](/source/Judy_Morris) as Ainslee Brown

- [Frank Wilson](/source/Frank_Wilson_(Australian_actor)) as Sir Colin Grant

- [Kate Raison](/source/Kate_Raison) as Nosh

- [Brett Climo](/source/Brett_Climo) as Matthew Brown

- Maggie Blinco as Miss Griffiths

- [Denise Roberts](/source/Denise_Roberts) as Mrs Chubb

- Rob Steele as Sergeant

## Production

Filming started 15 July 1985.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Keith Connolly, "Going Sane", *Australian Film 1978-1992*, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p219

1. **[^](#cite_ref-stratton2_2-0)** David Stratton, *The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry*, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p110

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["A cut above the rest". By: Doug Aiton. 6 May 1995. THE SUNDAY AGE](http://theaussiejohnwaters.homestead.com/90sarticles.html) reprinted at the John Waters fan site accessed 28 July 2013

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "Production", *Cinema Papers*, March 1986 p62

## External links

- [*Going Sane*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091128/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [*Going Sane*](http://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/going-sane) at Oz Movies

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