New film on AC/DC fans

October 6, 2002

A feature film about the adventures of a group of friends who are fans of AC/DC will be shot in Australia early next year.
The Film Finance Corporation Australia (FFC) has announced it will invest in the feature film, Thunderstruck, about the adventures of a group of friends who make a pact on the greatest night of their lives - the 1991 Sydney concert of rock band AC/DC.
Thunderstruck, TNT and It's A Long Way To The Top will be used in the movie.
Shooting for Thunderstruck is scheduled to begin filming in Western Australia next March and would move to South Australia where shooting is expected to be completed mid-April and release is planned for late 2003.
The film's executive producer, Al Clark, was the man behind Australian-made box office hit Priscilla - Queen Of The Desert. It is also the first Australian feature film by Mel Gibson's production company, Icon.
The film's storyline is set in 2001 - ten years after its main characters make their AC/DC concert pact.
They take to the road to keep their promise that if one of their number dies before they turn 40, they will bury his body next to the grave of their idol, singer Bon Scott.
[Source: news.com.au, 1 Oct. Full story at news.com.au]