The Good Wife 1986 R, 98 min. Genre: Drama aka: The Umbrella Woman
Director: Ken Cameron Cast: Rachel Ward, Bryan Brown, Steven Vidler, Sam Neill, Jennifer Claire, Bruce Barry, Peter Cummins, Carole Skinner, Clarissa Kaye-Mason, Barry Hill
Marge (Rachel Ward) is bored with her life in a small Australian town in 1939. Her lumberjack husband Sonny (Bryan Brown) is nice enough, but isn't very exciting–nor is his brother, Sugar (Steven Vidler), who she has also slept with. She dreams of a romantic escapade, and Neville (Sam Neill) comes into town to charm her.
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Heatwave 1982 R, 99 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Phillip Noyce Cast: Judy Davis, Richard Moir, Chris Haywood, Bill Hunter, Anna Maria Monticelli, John Gregg, John Meillon, Dennis Miller, Peter Hehir, Carole Skinner
This is a mystery-thriller involving political under-handed dealings in real estate construction involving $100 million. Judy Davis plays an idealist who opposes the building and Richard Moir plays the architect who has the project.
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Howling III: The Marsupials 1987 PG-13, 94 min. Genre: Horror / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Philippe Mora Cast: Barry Otto, Imogen Annesley, Dagmar Blahova, Max Fairchild, Frank Thring, Michael Pate, Barry Humphries, Ralph Cotterill, William Yang, Leigh Biolos, Christopher Pate, Jerome Patillo, Glenda Linscott, Carole Skinner, Jenny Vuletic
Director Philippe Mora adds humor into this entry in the "Howling" series. Professor Harry Beckmeyer (Barry Otto) and his sidekick Professor Sharp (Ralph Cotterill) bring an Australian werewolf/marsupial Jerboa (Imogen Annesley) to Sydney where she appears in a horror film. But problems lie ahead when members of her tribe try to rescue her.
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| 1. The Good Wife (1986) aka: The Umbrella Woman
2. Heatwave (1982)
3. Howling III: The Marsupials (1987)
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