Angel Baby 1995  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Rymer
Cast: John Lynch, Jacqueline McKenzie, Colin Friels, Deborra-Lee Furness, Daniel Daperis, Robyn Nevin, David Argue, Geoff Brooks, Humphrey Bower, Jane Menelaus
Harry (John Lynch) and Kate (Jacqueline McKenzie) are mental patients who meet at an outpatient clinic and fall in love. When Kate becomes pregnant, the couple decides they no longer need their prescribed medications–the results are NOT easy to watch but do provide insights into the worlds of those suffering from mental illness.
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Gallipoli 1981  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Mark Lee, Mel Gibson, Bill Hunter, Bill Kerr, Robert Grubb, Ron Graham, Harold Hopkins, Charles Lathalu Yunipingli, Heath Harris, Gerda Nicolson, Tim McKenzie, David Argue, Brian Anderson, Reg Evans, Jenny Lovell
Australians, who are competitive runners and friends, Frank (Mel Gibson) and Archy (Mark Lee) enlist in the army to fight during World War I and end up in Gallipoli fighting the Turks. Unfortunately, disasters await, in part, because of poor planning by the commanders in charge of the campaign to take control of the Dardanelles away from the Turks. This is an insightful look at the philosophy of war.
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 Napoleon 1995  G, 81 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Mario Andreacchio
Cast: Adam Wylie, Bronson Pinchot, Barry Humphries, David Ogden Stiers, Carol Kane, David Argue, Joan Rivers, Steven Vidler, Stuart Pankin, Casey Siemaszko
Muffin is a Golden Retriever puppy that enjoys a cozy life in a Sydney, Australia, home. But he dreams of adventure by joining a pack of wild dogs and thinks of himself as being Napoleon. So, off he goes on his quest. On the way, he meets all sorts of creatures, good and bad, and even achieves his goal. He also learns that there's no place like home. The young ones should love this live-action adventure.
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The Shrimp on the Barbie 1990  PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Gottlieb
Cast: Cheech Marin, Emma Samms, Vernon Wells, Bruce Spence, Carole Davis, Jeanette Cronin, Terence Cooper, Gary McCormick, Frank Whitten, June Bishop, David Argue, Bruce Allpress
Rich Australian Ian (Terence Cooper) isn't at all happy with his daughter's, Alex (Emma Samms), choice to marry an over-the-hill rugby player (Vernon Wells) and states that he would accept anyone else. Alex recruits a waiter in a Mexican restaurant, Carlos (Cheech Marin), to pretend to be her new boyfriend figuring that her father would change his mind after meeting Carlos. But, Ian takes a liking to Carlos, and the "fun" begins.
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| 1. Angel Baby (1995)
2. Gallipoli (1981)
3. Napoleon (1995)
4. The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)
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