Richard Franklin

Richard Franklin (1948, Melbourne–2007, Melbourne) decided on a film career at an early age, and left for the United States in the late 1960s to study at the University of Southern California. Franklin was a longtime fan of Alfred Hitchcock, whom he met during his studies. After returning to Australia, he began directing the television series "Homicide" (1970) as well as short features. His feature debut was the obscene comedy The True Story of Eskimo Nell (1975), which he followed up with the popular ribald comedy about female sexuality, Fantasm (1976). Then came important cooperation with screenwriter Everett De Roche on the horror film Patrick, and on the thriller Roadgames (1981), conceived as a highway version of Rear Window (1954).

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