| Hating Alison Ashley | |
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| Directed by | Geoff Bennett |
| Screenplay by | Christine Madafferi |
| Based on | Hating Alison Ashley by Robin Klein |
| Produced by | John Brousek and Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman |
| Starring | Delta Goodrem Saskia Burmeister Tracy Mann Richard Carter Rachael Carpani Craig McLachlan |
| Cinematography | Steve Newman |
| Edited by | Suresh Ayyar |
| Music by | Cezary Skubiszewski |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Hating Alison Ashley is a 2005 Australian comedy film based on the 1984 novel Hating Alison Ashley. Produced by Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman and directed by Geoff Bennett, the film stars Saskia Burmeister as Erica "Yuk" Yurken, an adolescent brunette who fantasises about a better life and acting stardom; and Delta Goodrem as her intelligent, school rival Alison Ashley. Erica (Burmeister) at first is desperate to be Alison's (Goodrem) friend but soon changes her mind due to her jealousy, where she belligerently sees Alison as her rival.
The film was shot in Kinglake West, Victoria, Australia and Docklands Studios Melbourne.