Jack and Jill: A Postscript

Jack and Jill: A Postscript

Directed by	Phillip Adams Brian Robinson
Produced by	Phillip Adams Brian Robinson
Written by	Phillip Adams Brian Robinson
Starring	Anthony Ward Judy Leech
Narrated by	Rosemary Adams Jim Berinson
Music by	Peter Best
Cinematography	Phillip Adams Brian Robinson
Edited by	Phillip Adams Brian Robinson
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	29 October 1970
Running time	67 mins
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$10,000^[1]

Jack and Jill: A Postscript is a 1970 Australian film.

Plot

Jill, a kindergarten teacher who lives with her parents, meets Jack, a biker. The two fall in love but are unable to reconcile their differences, with tragic results.

Cast

Anthony Ward as Jack Anderson
Judy Leech as Gillian O'Keefe
Lindsay Howatt as Christopher
Stanley Randall as Stan
Jean Higgs as Mrs Whelan
Phyllis Freeman as Mrs O'Keefe
Alan Higgs as Mr O'Keefe
Gerry Humphries as Gerry
Bob Cornish as television announcer
Gordon Rumph as minister
Sylvia Threlfall as minister's wife
Ray Watts as the singer

Production

The script was originally devised in 1964 as a series of sketches where nursery rhymes provided commentary on modern suburbia. It took several years to film and shooting finished in mid 1969.^[1]^[2]

Release

The film won a silver award at the 1969 Australian Film Awards and screened at a number of festivals. It was released commercially by Columbia Pictures.^[3]

References

1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 247
↑ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p12
↑ Bruce Hodson, 'The Carlton Ripple and the Australian Film Revival', Screening the Past accessed 15 Sept 2012

External links

Jack and Jill: A Postscript at IMDb
Jack and Jill: A Postscript at Australian Screen Online
Jack and Jill a Postscript at Oz Movies

AACTA Award for Best Film

1958–1975	Conquest of the Rivers / Hard to Windward (1958) Edge of The Deep / The Power Makers (1959) Three in a Million (1960) Not awarded (1961) Bypass to Life / Night Freighter (1962) The Land That Waited (1963) The Dancing Class / The Aboriginal (1964) The Legend of Damien Parer / Stronger Since The War (1965) Concerto for Orchestra (1966) Cardin in Australia (1967) The Change at Groote / The Talgai Skull (1968) Jack and Jill: A Postscript (1969) Three To Go: Michael (1970) Homesdale (1971) Stork (1972) Libido: The Child / 27A (1973) Sunday Too Far Away (1974/75)

1976–2000	The Devil's Playground (1976) Storm Boy (1977) Newsfront (1978) My Brilliant Career (1979) Breaker Morant (1980) Gallipoli (1981) Lonely Hearts (1982) Careful, He Might Hear You (1983) Annie's Coming Out (1984) Bliss (1985) Malcolm (1986) The Year My Voice Broke (1987) The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988) Evil Angels (1989) Flirting (1990) Proof (1991) Strictly Ballroom (1992) The Piano (1993) Muriel's Wedding (1994) Angel Baby (1995) Shine (1996) Kiss or Kill (1997) The Interview (1998) Two Hands (1999) Looking for Alibrandi (2000)

2001–present	Lantana (2001) Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) Japanese Story (2003) Somersault (2004) Look Both Ways (2005) Ten Canoes (2006) Romulus, My Father (2007) The Black Balloon (2008) Samson and Delilah (2009) Animal Kingdom (2010) Red Dog (2011) The Sapphires (2012) The Great Gatsby (2013) The Babadook / The Water Diviner (2014) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

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