The Blood of Heroes 1989  R, 90 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action
aka: Salute to the Jugger
Director: David Webb Peoples
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen, Vincent D'Onofrio, Delroy Lindo, Anna Katerina, Gandhi MacIntyre, Justin Monjo, Max Fairchild, Aaron Martin, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Casey Huang, Quang Dinh, John Doumtsis, Cecilia Wong, Lia Francisa
Earth is barren in the post-apocalyptic future, and Sallow (Rutger Hauer) heads a team of a brutal sport from town to town taking on locals. Now a banished champion "jugger," he seeks to regain his title and finds the opportunity when apprentice Kidda (Joan Chen) encourages him to seek redemption and compete in the Nine Cities.
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The Chain Reaction 1980 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Nuclear Run
Director: Ian Barry
Cast: Steve Bisley, Arna-Maria Winchester, Ross Thompson, Ralph Cotterill, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Lorna Lesley, Richard Moir, Patrick Ward, Laurie Moran, Michael Long
After a nuclear plant worker is exposed to a large dose of radiation, workers and an innocent couple must contend with the consequences. Is that bearded mechanic Mel Gibson?
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 Journey to the Center of the Earth 1999  TV, 139 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: George Miller
Cast: Treat Williams, Jeremy London, Tushka Bergen, Bryan Brown, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Tessa Wells, Petra Jared, Sarah Chadwick, Alan Hardy, John Forsyth, Peter Kaa, Joe Bugner, Bill Charles, Warwick Begg, Christopher Christo
This made-for-TV adaptation of Jules Verne's classic tale follows an expedition led by Theodore Lytton (Treat Williams) that searches for a hidden land at the center of the Earth and for a man who has been missing for several years who also took the same route. They face many obstacles along the way, and surprises await them when they reach their destination.
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Kangaroo 1987  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Burstall
Cast: Colin Friels, Judy Davis, John Walton, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Julie Nihill, Peter Hehir, Tim Robertson, Peter Cummins, Malcolm Robertson, David Hutchins, Richard Moss, Victor Kazan, Bill Richardson, Alan Lee, Howard Priddle
English writer Richard Somers (Colin Friels) and his German wife Harriet (Judy Davis) move to Australia during World War I, and their new neighbors are Vicki and Jack Calcott (Julie Nihill and John Walton). Jack is a member of a paramilitary group, the Diggers, led by a general whose code name is Kangaroo. The Diggers are trying to rid Australia of the union movements, and Somers is caught in the middle between the Diggers and the trade unionists. This film relates the semi-autobiographical novel by D.H. Lawrence telling of his move to Australia following critics' reviews deeming his novels too sexy.
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 Mad Max 1979  R, 90 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: George Miller
Cast: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Tim Burns, Roger Ward, Steve Bisley, Lisa Aldenhoven, David Bracks, Bertrand Cadart, David Cameron, Robina Chaffey, Stephen Clark, Reg Evans, Mathew Constantine, Jerry Day
Mel Gibson stars in this movie, which, at the time, was the most successful film in Australian history. Gibson plays a cop, 'Mad' Max Rockatansky, in the out-of-control world of the future. When Max and his family go on a vacation, a motorcycle gang, led by Toecutter (Hugh Keays-Byrne), murders Max's family. Now, Max takes the law into his own hands and is relentless in his pursuit of the motorcycle gang. Lots of action.
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Moby Dick 1998 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Franc Roddam
Cast: Henry Thomas, Patrick Stewart, Bruce Spence, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Robin Cuming, Shane Connor, Piripi Waretini, Vivianne Benton, Dominic Purcell, Gregory Peck, Norman Yemm, Michael Jackson, Warren Owens, Norman D. Golden II, Harold Hopkins
The Herman Melville classic tale is presented as a TV miniseries. Ishmael (Henry Thomas) ships out on the whaler Pequad, captained by Ahab (Patrick Stewart) who is out to get revenge on the great white whale that took Ahab's leg. Gregory Peck, who starred in the 1956 version, makes an appearance as the priest, Father Mapple.
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| 1. The Blood of Heroes (1989)
aka: Salute to the Jugger
2. The Chain Reaction (1980)
aka: Nuclear Run
3. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1999)
4. Kangaroo (1987)
5. Mad Max (1979)
6. Moby Dick (1998)
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