| The Boy Who Had Everything | |
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VHS cover as Winner Takes All |
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| Directed by | Stephen Wallace |
| Produced by | Richard Mason Julia Overton |
| Written by | Stephen Wallace |
| Starring | Jason Connery Diane Cilento Laura Williams |
| Music by | Ralph Schneider |
| Cinematography | Geoff Burton |
| Editing by | Henry Dangar |
| Studio | Alfred Road Films Multi Films Investments Limited |
| Release date(s) | 22 May 1986 (AUS) |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Boy Who Had Everything is a 1984 Australian film written and directed by Stephen Wallace. Its video title was Winner Takes All. It won the award for best screenplay at the Australian Film Institute.[1] Jason Connery and Diane Cilento who plays his mother is his mother in real life.[2]
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Johnny Kirkland (Connery) is a university student having problems with his alcoholic and emotionally damaged mother (Cilento), who was recently divorced. At school, his fraternity brothers find out that Johnny excelled in his high school academically and in sports, and try to prevent him from achieving the same level of success. Johnny also has problems with his girlfriend Robin (Williams).
| Actor | Role |
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| Jason Connery | John Kirkland |
| Diane Cilento | Mother |
| Laura Williams | Robin |
| Lewis Fitz-Gerald | Vandervelt |
| Ian Gilmour | Pollack |
| Nique Needles | Graham Cummerford |
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