At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture
At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture | |
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Directed by | Simon Heath |
Produced by | David Joseph |
Written by | Simon Heath |
Starring |
Steve Rackman Gary Kliger Alyson Best Robert Baxter Angry Anderson |
Cinematography | David Eggby |
Edited by | John Scott |
Production company |
Bullamakanka Film Productions |
Distributed by | Thorn EMI (video) |
Release dates | 1983 |
Running time | 89 mins |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | A$1.2 million[1] |
At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture is a 1983 Australian comedy about a small town visited by a government official. It is noticeable for the number of music acts that appear.[2]
According to David Stratton, "the film had a very troubled and lengthy production history which presumably accounts for the first two words tacked on to the title".[3]
Plot
Rhino Jackson is seeking re-election as Mayor. He works with his son Taldo to hold a concer and win a horse race.
Claire and her father Walter own a property being taken over by Jackson.
Cast
- Steve Rackman as Rhino Jackson
- Gary Kliger as Waldo Jackson
- Alyson Best as Clare Hampton
- Robert Baxter as Senator
- Angry Anderson as Senator's Aide
- Bassia Carole as Sister Mary
- Debbie Matts as Maureen
- John Stone as Wally
- Mark Hembrow as L D
- Iain Gardiner as T M
- Frank Thring as Television Producer
- Molly Meldrum as a priest
- John Farnham as a policeman
- Derryn Hinch as a gangster henchman
- Peter Russell Clarke as a gangster henchman
- Gordon Elliot as a gansgster
Musical acts
- Australian Crawl
- Tony Catz Band
- Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons
- The Radiators
- Rose Tattoo
- The Skyhooks
- The Sunnyboys
- Wendy And The Rocketts
- Uncanny X-Men
References
External links
- At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture at the Internet Movie Database
- film information at Peter Malon
- film information at BFI
- film information at TCMDB