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Joanne Samuel
Joanne Samuel (born 5 August 1957) is an Australian film and television actress, who is best known for her role as the screen wife of Mel Gibson's title character in the 1979 film ''Mad Max''. Biography and career Samuel was born in Camperdown, Sydney, Australia. She studied dance with Honeybrooks and drama at the Independent Theatre Prior to her appearance in ''Mad Max'', Samuel had made guest appearances in police procedurals ''Matlock Police'' and '' Homicide''. She was then a regular cast member in television soap operas '' Class of '74'', ''The Sullivans'' and ''The Young Doctors''. She left ''The Young Doctors'' after the producers wrote her out of the show when she was offered the ''Mad Max'' role after a fellow ''Young Doctors'' actress who had been due to take the role fell ill. Samuel later returned to television in the regular role of Kelly Morgan-Young in '' Skyways''. Samuel's other film appearances included roles in ''Alison's Birthday'' (1981), '' Early Frost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camperdown, New South Wales
Camperdown is an inner western suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Camperdown is located 4 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Inner West region. Camperdown lies across the local government areas of the City of Sydney and Inner West Council. Camperdown is a heavily populated suburb and is home to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, the University of Sydney and the historic Camperdown Cemetery. It was also once home to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, which was relocated to be next to Westmead Hospital in Sydney's west. The hospital buildings and grounds have been redeveloped into apartment complexes. History Camperdown takes its name from the Battle of Camperdown (or Camperduin in Dutch). It was named by Governor William Bligh who received a grant of 240 acres (1 km2) of land covering present day Camperdown and parts of Newtown. The land passed to Bligh's son-in-law Maurice O'Connell, comma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watch The Shadows Dance
''Watch the Shadows Dance'', also known as ''Nightmaster'', is a 1988 action film directed by Mark Joffe and starring Tom Jennings, Nicole Kidman, Joanne Samuel, Vince Martin and Craig Pearce.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p161 Plot A tight-knit group of high school students studies karate with Steve Beck ( Vince Martin), a former soldier in an unnamed war. They begin working at 5:00 a.m., which makes them sleepy in Sonia Spane's ( Joanne Samuel) class. Spane is Beck's former lover, and she complains to him about the relentless schedule of his classes. Beck's students also engage in a mock war game at night, which is held in a factory. The losers get tagged with a fluorescent dye on their faces. When Spane sees the dye on a student's face, she interrogates them about the game, which they call "kuma". In addition to playing kuma at night, the students all hang out at a local bar. One of their fellow students, Guy Duncan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acute Misfortune
''Acute Misfortune'' is a 2018 Australian drama film co-written, directed and produced by Thomas M. Wright. The story is based on Sydney journalist Erik Jensen's biography of Australian artist Adam Cullen, who died at the age of 46, and stars Daniel Henshall as Adam Cullen. Plot The plot tells part of the story of the deeply troubled award-winning artist Adam Cullen's life (1965–2012), specifically his relationship with his biographer, Erik Jensen, as it descends into a dependent and abusive relationship. Cast *Daniel Henshall as Adam Cullen *Toby Wallace as Erik Jensen *Gillian Jones as Ruth Marr *Genevieve Lemon as Carmel Cullen *Max Cullen as Kevin Cullen * Daniel Aguiar as Portuguese man * James Bell as Ben * Rowland Holmes as a policeman *Steve Mouzakis as Jim *Joanne Samuel as the magistrate Themes The focus of the film is on the complex relationship between the artist and his biographer, and Wright said that he had wanted to make the film "full of beauty, full of po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Pet Dinosaur
''My Pet Dinosaur'' is a 2017 Australian adventure family film written and directed by Matt Drummond, and produced by Megan Williams. Synopsis A young boy befriends a dinosaur and discovers a mysterious conspiracy which could have a major impact on his small town. Cast * Jordan Dulieu * Annabel Wolfe * George Moses * Rowland Holmes * Christopher Gabardi * Beth Champion * Scott Irwin * Harrison Saunders * Tom Rooney * Sam Winspear-Schillings * Darius Williams Joanne Samuel, Tiriel Mora and David Roberts make cameo appearances in the film. Development Matt Drummond began writing the script to ''My Pet Monster'' in early 2015 after the success of his debut feature, Dinosaur Island. The international rights were acquired at the American Film Market by Faisal Toor from Empress Road Pictures for its newly formed ''Selects'' Division. Rehearsals began December 2015. Principal photography commenced on 6 January 2016 in Australia, with Drummond directing. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wild, Untold Story Of Ozploitation!
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You And Me And Uncle Bob
''You and Me and Uncle Bob'' is a 1993 Australian television film directed by Alister Smart. The screenplay concerns two children (portrayed by Brooke Anderson and David Kaff) who play cupid to an unlikely older couple: a chorus girl (portrayed by Melissa Jaffer) and an unemployed butcher (portrayed by Martin Vaughan Martin Kevin Vaughan (5 June 1931 – October 2022) was an Australian stage, television and film actor and musician. He is best known for appearing in the film Phar Lap as trainer Harry Telford and the lead role in the award-winning 26-part 1976 ...).Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p165 References External links * 1993 television films 1993 films Australian television films 1990s English-language films {{Australia-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The City's Edge
''The City's Edge'' is a 1983 Australian film co-written by Aboriginal Australian writer Bob Merritt. Plot Andy comes to Sydney and falls in love with the sister of a heroin addict. Cast * Tommy Lewis * Hugo Weaving as Andy White * Katrina Foster * Mark Lee as Jim Wentworth Production The film was originally entitled ''Running Man'' and was never released theatrically in Australia although it was in the UK.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p. 205 Merritt later claimed he preferred to "write off" the experience but says it gave him the track record to make ''Short Changed ''Short Changed'' is a 1986 Australian film directed by George Ogilvie based on a script by Aboriginal writer Bob Merritt, who described it as a "black/white '' Kramer vs Kramer''".Mary Colbert, "Positive action: Bob Merritt, playwright and scre ...'' (1985).Mary Colbert, "Positive action: Bob Merritt, playwright and screenwriter" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Drummond
Matthew Simon Drummond is an Australian film director, screenwriter and visual effects supervisor. Personal Matthew Drummond is the eldest child of musician Pat Drummond and the brother of Pete Drummond from the Australasian band Dragon. Career In 1998 Drummond opened the visual effects agency, Hive Studios International. During this time he began work with Catalyst, under scientist and filmmaker, Richard Smith. Smith and Drummond have collaborated on several documentaries. In 1993 Drummond opened his first graphics company named Extra Digital. In 2008 the Blue Mountains regional business chamber named Hive Studios International Business of the Year and Arts and Culture Business of the Year, and the company subsequently worked with Discovery Channel USA, National Geographic USA, and History Channel USA. This work resulted in a 2014 News & Documentary Emmy Award for Graphic Design and Art Direction. Drummond's work extended into providing 3D VFX installations for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Pet Dinosaur (2017 Film)
''My Pet Dinosaur'' is a 2017 Australian adventure family film written and directed by Matt Drummond, and produced by Megan Williams. Synopsis A young boy befriends a dinosaur and discovers a mysterious conspiracy which could have a major impact on his small town. Cast * Jordan Dulieu * Annabel Wolfe * George Moses * Rowland Holmes * Christopher Gabardi * Beth Champion * Scott Irwin * Harrison Saunders * Tom Rooney * Sam Winspear-Schillings * Darius Williams Joanne Samuel, Tiriel Mora and David Roberts make cameo appearances in the film. Development Matt Drummond began writing the script to ''My Pet Monster'' in early 2015 after the success of his debut feature, Dinosaur Island. The international rights were acquired at the American Film Market by Faisal Toor from Empress Road Pictures for its newly formed ''Selects'' Division. Rehearsals began December 2015. Principal photography commenced on 6 January 2016 in Australia, with Drummond directin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wiggles Movie
''The Wiggles Movie'' is a 1997 Australian children's musical comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox and Gladusaurus Productions. Released in Australia on 18 December 1997, it is the only theatrical feature-length film starring the Wiggles. The story features amateur magician Wally the Great (Tony Harvey) trying to become a better magician by stealing Greg's magic wand, but is confronted by Dorothy the Dinosaur who believes the Wiggles have forgotten her birthday, while they have actually been planning a surprise party. The film was released in North America as a direct-to-video film in 2003 from HIT Entertainment, under the title ''Magical Adventure! A Wiggly Movie''. Plot Wally the Great (Tony Harvey), great-grandson of Waldo the Magnificent, is an amateur magician whose dream is to win the competition at the Magic Club for Best Magician. He is confronted with a rival, Roland the Remarkable (Dale Burridge), who believes Wally is a nobody. Meanwhile, children's entertainers t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Saints (TV Series)
''All Saints'' is an Australian medical drama television series that first screened on the Seven Network on 24 February 1998. Set in the fictional All Saints Western General Hospital, it focused on the staff of Ward 17 until its closure in 2004, which is when the focus changed and began following the staff of the Emergency Department. It was produced by John Holmes alongside Jo Porter, MaryAnne Carroll and Di Drew. The final episode aired on 27 October 2009, completing its record-breaking 12-year run. Plot ''All Saints'' follows the lives of the staff at All Saints Western General Hospital. Until its closure in 2004, the show primarily focused on the staff in Ward 17. Known as the "garbage ward" as it took all the overflow from the other wards, Ward 17 was run by compassionate nun, Sister Terri Sullivan (Georgie Parker). Her staff included her nurses Connor Costello (Jeremy Cumpston), Von Ryan (Judith McGrath), Bronwyn Craig (Libby Tanner), Jared Levine (Ben Tari) and Stephani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey Dad
''Hey Dad..!'' is an Australian sitcom produced by Gary Reilly Productions, originally airing from 1987 to 1994 on the Seven Network. Synopsis Architect Martin Kelly singlehandedly raises his children: Simon, Debbie, and Jenny. His wife, Margaret, had died three years before the series' start. Martin runs his own architectural business from the family home in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood. He employs his wife's cousin Betty Wilson, a good-natured ditz from the New South Wales country town of Walgett, as his secretary. Many episodes deal with the daily stresses Martin faces as the family patriarch, such as settling arguments amongst his children. He frequently endures Betty's elaborate excuses for tardiness and is constantly frustrated with her delayed productivity at work. Simon's best friend is Gerald "Nudge" Noritas, a neighbour who constantly helps himself to whatever food he can find in the Kellys' kitchen. In early episodes, the show briefly examines how the characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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