GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 12708 posts, RR: 80 Reply 2, posted (9 years 11 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 1228 times:
'The Dish', a witty story of the Australian contribution to the Apollo 11 landing, at the Parks tracking station.
'Chopper', The true-ish story of a best selling author, who happens be a somewhat mad criminal who's spent most of his life in prison, he's written 12 books, with titles like 'How to make friends and shoot people'.
Two fairly recent ones that come to mind and I enjoyed.
Flyingbronco05 From United States of America, joined May 2002, 3838 posts, RR: 3 Reply 4, posted (9 years 11 months 3 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 1222 times:
Andreas From Germany, joined Oct 2001, 6104 posts, RR: 34 Reply 6, posted (9 years 11 months 3 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 1219 times:
There was a movie about a bunch of girls from a girlschool going on a picknick at Ayers Rock or some other magic aborigine place like that, and in the end some of them disappeare...quite nice and yet thrilling. Does anybody remember the title?
Oh and what about Mad Max 1 and 2..Aussie or American movies?
PerthGloryFan From Australia, joined Oct 2000, 751 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (9 years 11 months 3 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 1211 times:
Hmm, movies "about" Australia and made on location here.
Lots made here but not necessarlity about Oz (e.g., Matrix, etc,)
"Two Hands" is a pretty grim, but black humoured, look at managed (rather than organised) crime set in Kings Cross Sydney starring Heath Ledger & Bryan Brown.
"Picnic at Hanging Rock" is a "classic" period look at a mystery in rural Australia.
Googling "australian movies" brought up this site but not all are "about" Australia.
AvroArrow From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 1040 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (9 years 11 months 3 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 1200 times:
There is a movie with Vin Diesel called "Pitch Black" that was actually pretty good if you like action movies. I think was completely made in Oz, can anyone verify this?
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MBMBOS From United States of America, joined May 2000, 2561 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (9 years 11 months 3 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 1197 times:
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Mx5_boy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (9 years 11 months 3 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1164 times:
Russle Crowe *gay* movie was called "The Sum of Us".
I'm just compiling a list of movies that are all Australian made and those movies which appear to be Hollywood movies but were filmed on location here.
"Babe" is one example as are the Matrix movies.
It used to be quite a novelty seeing our city streets shut down whilst they did huge amounts of location shooting - but in the end it just irritates people now as the street closures and such create traffic problems.
As you could imagine Pricila Queen of the Desert is one of my favourite movies - and for the trivia buffs I was drinking in the pub last night that they show in the beginning and launch the bus. (The Imperial Hotel @ Newtown where I now live.)
And yes they still have drag shows there. Hah Hah!
Mx5_boy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 18, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1156 times:
Gawd, what constitutes an Aussie film about Australians?
The same could be said about the English, Americans or French?
Australian culture is far too rich to quantify it in something as banal as a Mad Max film or *throw a shrimp on the barbie* type stuff.
Films like "The Sum of Us" - "The Castle" - "Picnic at Hanging Rock" - "Galipolli" - "Breaker Morant" - "Pricilla" - all typify us as a nation.
Someone correct me but it was my belief that cartoons that were enjoyed the world over were animated here by Hanna & Barberra - "The Flintstones" - "Scooby Doo" etc etc.
QANTASFOREVER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 19, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 1141 times:
Someone correct me but it was my belief that cartoons that were enjoyed the world over were animated here by Hanna & Barberra - "The Flintstones" - "Scooby Doo" etc etc.
You are not wrong there. I actually noticed that the Flintstones flew a stone airplane in one of the episodes - bearing the Qantas titles.
C172Akula From Canada, joined Mar 2001, 979 posts, RR: 5 Reply 20, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1134 times:
I second GDB with his selection of "The Dish". Caught it on one of our movies channels a few months ago and quite enjoyed it. Heck its got Sam Neil and the Patrick Waburton to boot. Now if only Sam has said "I would have liked to have seen Montana." classic.
Pacificjourney From New Zealand, joined Jul 2001, 2698 posts, RR: 9 Reply 21, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 1133 times:
I must point out here that Sam Neil and Russell Crowe are both from New Zealand.
Dinker225 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 1049 posts, RR: 20 Reply 22, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1121 times:
Trident3, the castle is such a great movie. Some relatives showed me last year while I was there. I couldn't stop laughing. Anybody know if they introduced it here in the US?
Crocodile Dundee was another Australian movie.
Dinker
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