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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 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 1985  PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure
Director: George Miller, George Ogilvie
Cast: Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence, Adam Cockburn, Frank Thring, Angelo Rossitto, Paul Larsson, Angry Anderson, Robert Grubb, George Spartels, Edwin Hodgeman, Bob Hornery, Andrew Oh, Lee Rice, Ollie Hall
Mad Max (Mel Gibson) has been roaming the Australian desert when he arrives in Bartertown, which is ruled by Aunt Entity (Tina Turner). Aunt Entity wants to get rid of her competing overlord Master (Angelo Rossitto) who rides on the back of Blaster (Paul Larsson). Aunt Entity forces Max to fight Blaster in the Thunderdome arena, and, when Max refuses to kill Blaster, he is banished into a sand storm. A band of tribal teens and children rescues Max, and he agrees to help them find their Tomorrow Morrow Land–a feat that will require saving them from the desert and from Aunt Entity. Lots of adventures lie in wait.
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My Brilliant Career 1979 G, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Cast: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes, Robert Grubb, Max Cullen, Patricia Kennedy, Aileen Britton, Tony Hughes, Peter Whitford, Alan Hopgood
Set in Australia at the end of the 19th century, this is an excellent film relating the story of young Sybylla Melvyn (Judy Davis) who is determined to be a writer and enjoy an independent lifestyle.
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| 1. Gallipoli (1981)
2. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
3. My Brilliant Career (1979)
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