''The Roly Poly Man'' is a 1994 Australian feature film.
Production
It was funded through private investment, The Film Finance Corporation and the NSW Film and Television Office. Its budget was just under $1,000.000.
Cast
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Paul Chubb as Dirk Trent
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Les Foxcroft
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Biography
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as Mickey
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Susan Lyons as Sandra Burnett
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Zoe Bertram as Laurel Trent
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Frank Whitten
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as Dr. Henderson
* Peter Braunstein as Det. Tom McKenzie
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John Batchelor
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as Axel
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Rowan Woods as Prof. Wauchop
* Jane Harders as Jane Lewis
* Valerie Bader as Motel Manager
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Sarah Lambert as Vicki Lane
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Deborah Kennedy
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as Chantal
* Jim Pike as Tony
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Exploding White Mice
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as Thrash Rock Band
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Roy Billing as Sidebottom
* Barbara Stephens as Nun
* Kylie Jane Green as School Girl
* Bruce Venables as Security Guard
* Laura Gabriel as Nurse
* Marie Armstrong as Wife
* Bill Vince as Husband
* Robert Bruning as Garfield
* Tony Poli as Gary (billed as Toni Poli)
* Dan Wyllie as Aggro Graffitist (billed as Daniel Wyllie)
* Dorothy Blayney as Intact Graffitist
* Jim Burnett as Ted Lewis
* Vic Andrews as Detective 2
* Alan Hornery as Bus Driver
* Paul LePetit as Barfly
* Alan Chappell as Elvis (billed as Alan Chapple)
* John Winter as Woozy Bear
* Kym Goldsworthy as Mr. Clocky
* Joanna Moore as Miss Rhonda
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Richard Morecroft as Newsreader
Reception
Even though the film didn't perform well at the box office, it had a healthy life in film festival appearances, television sales, DVD, and sales to a number of international territories (Italy and South Africa).
It is one of the more unusual films made in Australia, as it combined schlock, critters, film noir and splatter to create an 'out there' type of comedy that appealed to a niche audience.
The film won the Vincent Price Award (Audience Award) at the XVth Fantafestival in Rome, Italy in June 1995. Other festivals it screened at include Mysfest (Italy) where it was nominated for Best Film, Durban Film Festival (South Africa), Vancouver Film Festival (Canada), Love and Anarchy Festival (Helsinki), Australian Film Festival (AFI), Bathurst Film Festival (Australia), Tromso International Festival (Norway), L'Etrange Festival (France), and Cycle du Cinema Australien (France). The film was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay at the 1994 AFI Awards.
The Roly Poly Man's director, actor/director Bill Young, co-directed the documentary ''
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''.
References
External links
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''The Roly Poly Man''at Oz Movies
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Australian crime comedy films
1994 films
1990s English-language films
1990s Australian films
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