Tim Ferguson returns to his rural roots and B&S ball mayhem in the film Spin Out

By Bridget McManus
Updated September 11 2016 - 5:13am, first published 4:00am
Tim Ferguson and Morgan Griffin had plenty of laughs making <i>Spin Out</i>. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Tim Ferguson and Morgan Griffin had plenty of laughs making <i>Spin Out</i>. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Morgan Griffin and Xavier Samuel take the lead roles. Photo: Sony Pictures
Morgan Griffin and Xavier Samuel take the lead roles. Photo: Sony Pictures
Punishing regimes for vehicles used in <i>Spin Out</i> meant plenty of time was spent on mechanical maintenance. Photo: Sarah Enticknap
Punishing regimes for vehicles used in <i>Spin Out</i> meant plenty of time was spent on mechanical maintenance. Photo: Sarah Enticknap
Tim Ferguson and his crew spent five weeks shooting in Shepparton, in northern Victoria. Photo: Sony Pictures
Tim Ferguson and his crew spent five weeks shooting in Shepparton, in northern Victoria. Photo: Sony Pictures
Melissa Bergland as Scary Mary, the "only Goth in the village", with Travis Jeffery in <i>Spin Out</I>.  Photo: Sarah Enticknap
Melissa Bergland as Scary Mary, the "only Goth in the village", with Travis Jeffery in <i>Spin Out</I>. Photo: Sarah Enticknap
Tim Ferguson (front) with <i>Spin Out</i> cast (from left) Xavier Samuel, Morgan Griffin and Travis Jeffery.  Photo: Sarah Enticknap
Tim Ferguson (front) with <i>Spin Out</i> cast (from left) Xavier Samuel, Morgan Griffin and Travis Jeffery. Photo: Sarah Enticknap
Tim Ferguson (right) in the reformed Doug Anthony All Stars with (from left) Paul Livingstone and Paul McDermott.
Tim Ferguson (right) in the reformed Doug Anthony All Stars with (from left) Paul Livingstone and Paul McDermott.

You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy. The maxim is true for comedian Tim Ferguson, whose feature-film writing and directorial debut, Spin Out, a story of love and wanderlust set against the seedy backdrop of a bachelor and spinster ball, takes him back to his rural roots.

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