# Siam Sunset > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Siam_Sunset > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Siam_Sunset.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siam_Sunset > Source revision: 1351962220 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1999 Australian film 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) ***Siam Sunset*** is a 1999 Australian [comedy film](/source/Comedy_film) directed by [John Polson](/source/John_Polson) and starring [Linus Roache](/source/Linus_Roache) and [Danielle Cormack](/source/Danielle_Cormack). ## Plot Perry ([Linus Roache](/source/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 colour Siam Sunset, he wins a prize, takes leave, and travels to Australia. Grace ([Danielle Cormack](/source/Danielle_Cormack)), on the same tour bus, also has a troubled life. When they meet, the two begin a romance.[1] ## Cast - [Linus Roache](/source/Linus_Roache) as Perry - [Danielle Cormack](/source/Danielle_Cormack) as Grace - [Victoria Hill](/source/Victoria_Hill) as Maree - [Peter Hosking](/source/Peter_Hosking_(actor)) - [Ian Bliss](/source/Ian_Bliss) as Martin - [Roy Billing](/source/Roy_Billing) as Bill Leach - [Deidre Rubenstein](/source/Deidre_Rubenstein) as Celia Droon - [Victoria Eagger](/source/Victoria_Eagger) as Rowena Wentworth ## Release *Siam Sunset* premiered at the [1999 Cannes Film Festival](/source/1999_Cannes_Film_Festival).[2] It grossed $878,819 at the box office in Australia.[3] ## Reception [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/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](/source/Variety_(magazine))* 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] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [*Siam Sunset*](https://web.archive.org/web/20121102154315/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/531440/Siam-Sunset/) at [Turner Classic Movies](/source/Turner_Classic_Movies) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Tilden, Imogen (7 November 2000). ["The colour of peace"](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/nov/07/features.imogentilden). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 26 February 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Australian Films at the Australian Box Office](http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf) at [Film Victoria](/source/Film_Victoria) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Siam Sunset*](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/siam_sunset/) at [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Stratton, David (20 May 1999). ["Review: 'Siam Sunset'"](https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/siam-sunset-2-1117499792/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Retrieved 26 February 2016. ## External links - [*Siam Sunset*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0178022/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*Siam Sunset*](https://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/siam-sunset)' at Oz Movies v t e Films directed by John Polson Siam Sunset (1999) Swimfan (2002) Hide and Seek (2005) Tenderness (2009) v t e Paul Grabowsky Studio albums Ruby Before Time Could Change Us Provenance Tryst Please Leave Your Light On Soundtracks The Last Days of Chez Nous Phoenix Noah's Ark Siam Sunset Shiner Last Orders Words and Pictures Related articles Paul Grabowsky Trio Six by Three, When Words Fail Wizards of Oz Soundtrack This article related to an Australian film of the 1990s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1990s-Australia-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1990s-Australia-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1990s-Australia-film-stub) This film article about a 1990s comedy film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1990s-comedy-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1990s-comedy-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1990s-comedy-film-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Siam Sunset](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siam_Sunset) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siam_Sunset?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.