Bad Boy Bubby 1993  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Rolf de Heer
Cast: Nicholas Hope, Carmel Johnson, Ralph Cotterill, Claire Benito, Syd Brisbane, Nikki Price, Norman Kaye, Paul Philpot, Peter Monaghan, Natalie Carr, Rachael Huddy, Bridget Walters
Bubby (Nicholas Hope) has spent all 35 years of his life locked in his mother's (Claire Benito) apartment because she has told him that the air outside is poisonous. Bubby's estranged father (Ralph Cotterill) appears one day and convinces Bubby that his mother was lying. Bubby kills both parents and gains his freedom. Now, Bubby enters the world for which he is unprepared, nor is the world outside prepared for Bubby.
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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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CrimeBroker 1993  R, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: Corrupt Justice
Director: Ian Barry
Cast: Jacqueline Bisset, Masaya Kato, John Bach, Peter Boswell, Gary Day, Victoria Campbell, Ralph Cotterill, Gabrielle Hammond, Paul Hanlon, Peter Hathaway
Judge Holly McPhee (Jacqueline Bisset) is drawn into a life of crime as a second "job," and she is successful in planning and executing robberies. As the jobs become bigger and more risky, a criminologist (Masaya Kato) arrives on the scene. McPhee's downfall is sure to follow.
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December Boys 2007 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Rod Hardy
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Lee Cormie, Christian Byers, James Fraser, Jack Thompson, Teresa Palmer, Sullivan Stapleton, Victoria Hill, Max Cullen, Kris McQuade, Ralph Cotterill, Frank Gallacher, Paul Blackwell, Judi Farr, Carmel Johnson
Australian orphans Spit (James Fraser), Sparks (Christian Byers), Misty (Lee Cormie), and Maps (Daniel Radcliffe) were all born in the same month of December. This year they spend the Christmas holidays with retired naval officer Bandy McAnsh (Jack Thompson) and his wife Skipper (Kris McQuade) at their seaside home. While there, they meet a younger couple, Fearless and Teresa (Sullivan Stapleton and Victoria Hill), who the boys believe are planning to adopt one of them. Now–amidst swimming, sneaking cigarettes, motorcycle riding, and playing on the beach–tensions and competition rise among the December Boys.
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The Right Hand Man 1987  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Di Drew
Cast: Rupert Everett, Hugo Weaving, Arthur Dignam, Catherine McClements, Jennifer Claire, Ralph Cotterill, Adam Cockburn, Tim Elliott, Jack Allen, John Spicer
Wealthy, young Harry (Rupert Everett) is in a deep depression after an accident in a horse-drawn coach, which left his father dead and himself losing an arm. He is brought out of this state after meeting and taking a job with Ned (Hugo Weaving) who drives his own coach. Good photography of Australia in this film based on a novel by Kathleen Peyton.
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The Survivor 1981  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: David Hemmings
Cast: Robert Powell, Jenny Agutter, Joseph Cotten, Angela Punch McGregor, Peter Sumner, Ralph Cotterill, Adrian Wright, Lorna Lesley, Tyler Coppin, Kirk Alexander
The soul survivor, Pilot David Keller (Robert Powell), walks away from his plane after it crashes. Not remembering what happened, he is haunted by the spirits of the passengers, and with the help of a psychic, David seeks the person who planted the bomb on the plane while learning other truths about himself. This marks Joseph Cotten's last film appearance.
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Trouble in Paradise 1989 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Director: Di Drew
Cast: Raquel Welch, Jack Thompson, Nicholas Hammond, John Gregg, Anthony Wong, Ralph Cotterill, Adrian Brown, James Condon, Bogdan Koca, Charles Little
Socialite Rachel (Raquel Welch) and Australian Seaman Jake (Jack Thompson)–the only survivors of a plane crash–are marooned on a South Pacific island. As if they didn't have enough problems, they find that a gang of drug smugglers is using the island as a base and is not happy with the intrusion.
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Where the Green Ants Dream 1984 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Werner Herzog
Cast: Bruce Spence, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika, Ray Barrett, Norman Kaye, Ralph Cotterill, Nick Lathouris, Basil Clarke, Ray Marshall, Gary Williams, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Bob Ellis
In this story about clashing cultures, geologist Lance Hackett (Bruce Spence) is mapping the subsoil for an Australian mining company that is planning to extract uranium when he meets resistance from aborigines. They believe that destroying that hill where ants dream will destroy humanity, and the company takes its case to the Australian Supreme Court.
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| 1. Bad Boy Bubby (1993)
2. The Chain Reaction (1980)
aka: Nuclear Run
3. CrimeBroker (1993)
aka: Corrupt Justice
4. December Boys (2007)
5. Howling III: The Marsupials (1987)
6. The Right Hand Man (1987)
7. The Survivor (1981)
8. Trouble in Paradise (1989)
9. Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)
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