Released Date:
1981-08-28
Languages:
English
Countries:
Australia
Runtime:
110 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
7.5 (28364 Reviews)
Director:
Peter WeirPeter Weir (story)
David Williamson (screenplay)
The story of a group of young Australian men who leave their various backgrounds behind and sign up to join the ANZACs in World War I. They are sent to Gallipoli, where they encounter the resolute Turkish army whose ally Germany had organized the defenses along the peninsula, Kemal Ataturk comes to the fore during this campaign.
Released Date:
1982-08-06
Languages:
English
Countries:
Australia
Runtime:
98 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
(3248 Reviews)
Director:
Ken AnnakinWilliam S. Gilbert (operetta)
Trevor Farrant
A parody/homage to Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance, The Pirate Movie is a comedy/musical utilizing both new songs and parodies from the original, as well as references to popular films of the time, including Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark. In your typical boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy fights girl with swords plot, the story revolves around Mabel, the youngest of Maj. Gen. Stanley's many daughters, and Frederic, an ex-Pirate of Penzance. They fall in love and proceed to retrieve the Stanley's fortune from the Pirates (stolen 20 years ago). The Pirate King informs Frederic that due to him being born on Feb. 29th (during a leap year), Frederic is still technically the King's apprentice. Frederic must then decide between duty and honor, the only good qualities the King taught him, and true love.
Released Date:
1984-11-16
Languages:
English
Countries:
Australia
Runtime:
95 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
(3425 Reviews)
Director:
Russell MulcahyPeter Brennan (novel)
Everett De Roche
Released Date:
1985-07-14
Languages:
English
Countries:
Australia
Runtime:
98 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
(2293 Reviews)
Director:
Dusan MakavejevFrank Moorhouse (screenplay)
Denny Lawrence (additional dialogue)
Frank Moorhouse (screenplay)
An eccentric marketing guru visits a Coca-Cola subsidiary in Australia to try and increase market penetration. He finds zero penetration in a valley owned by an old man who makes his own soft drinks, and visits the valley to see why. After "the Kid's" persistence is tested he's given a tour of the man's plant, and they begin talking of a joint venture. Things get more complicated when the Coca-Cola man begins falling in love with his temporary secretary, who seems to have connections to the valley.
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