Amy 1998  PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Nadia Tass
Cast: Rachel Griffiths, Alana De Roma, Ben Mendelsohn, Nick Barker, Kerry Armstrong, Jeremy Trigatti, William Zappa, Torquil Neilson, Sullivan Stapleton, Mary Ward, Susie Porter, Frank Gallacher
Four-year-old Amy (Alana De Roma) witnessed her father's accidental death by electrocution and has appeared to be deaf and mute ever since. Her mother (Rachel Griffiths) has refused child-welfare workers' advice of sending Amy to a special school and is hiding out with Amy in Melbourne where one of the neighbors (Ben Mendelsohn) realizes that Amy is NOT deaf and can communicate through music.
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Bootmen 2000  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dein Perry
Cast: Adam Garcia, Sophie Lee, Sam Worthington, William Zappa, Richard Carter, Susie Porter, Anthony Hayes, Christopher Horsey, Andrew Kaluski, Matt Lee
The tap dancing is great, but the plot is nothing but corny in this story about Sean's (Adam Garcia) efforts to roundup his pals and put together a show in blue-collar Newcastle–Australia's sixth largest city. This one is worth viewing for the tap dancing alone.
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 Crush 1992 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Alison Maclean
Cast: Marcia Gay Harden, Donogh Rees, Caitlin Bossley, William Zappa, Pete Smith, Joe Brazier, Geoffrey Southern, Shirley Wilson, David Stott, Denise Lyness, Jennifer Karehana, Harata Soloman, Phil McLachlan, Trish Howie, Caroline De Lore
On their drive through the New Zealand countryside to interview an author, Colin Iseman (William Zappa), literary critics Lane (Marcia Gay Harden) and Christina (Donogh Rees) are involved in a car crash that leaves Christina brain-damaged. Lane takes over the assignment, arrives at Colin's home, and becomes attracted to Colin's 15-year-old daughter, Angela (Caitlin Bossley). When Lane begins an affair with Colin, her relationship with Angela takes a turn for the worse, and Angela turns to the injured Christina for solace.
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Mad Max 2 1981  R, 94 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: The Road Warrior
Director: George Miller
Cast: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Emil Minty, Virginia Hey, Vernon Wells, Michael Preston, Max Phipps, Kjell Nilsson, William Zappa, Arkie Whiteley, Steve J. Spears, David Downer, Moira Claux, Syd Heylen, David Slingsby
World War III has come and gone. There are just a few survivors, and they are fighting over what is left in gasoline. In this exciting sequel to "Mad Max," Max (Mel Gibson), who has been wandering the Australian outback following the death of his wife and child, comes to the rescue. The survivors hire Max to aid them in protecting their oil refinery that is under siege by a band of sadomasochistic motorcyclists led by The Humungus (Kjell Nilsson) and his warrior Wez (Vernon Wells). The climax, featuring a thrilling car chase scene, is the highlight of this film.
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Man-Thing 2005  R, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Horror
Director: Brett Leonard
Cast: Matthew Le Nevez, Rachael Taylor, Jack Thompson, Rawiri Paratene, Alex O'Lachlan, Steve Bastoni, Robert Mammone, Patrick Thompson, William Zappa, John Batchelor, Ian Bliss, Brett Leonard
The new sheriff (Matthew Le Nevez) is immediately faced with a major problem. Oil company executive Frederic Schist (Jack Thompson) and his son (Patrick Thompson) are at odds with the local citizens because they believe that Schist's oil company has cheated them out of their land. Now, dead bodies are showing up in the swamp. Schist blames the deaths on a local, Rene (Steve Bastoni), while the citizens are convinced that a swamp monster, Man-Thing, is the culprit. With help from a school teacher (Rachael Taylor), the sheriff sets out to investigate what is really going on in the swamp.
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Quigley Down Under 1990  PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, Alan Rickman, Chris Haywood, Ron Haddrick, Tony Bonner, Jerome Ehlers, Conor McDermottroe, Roger Ward, Ben Mendelsohn, William Zappa
American cowboy Matthew Quigley (Tom Selleck) answers an ad placed by Australian rancher Elliott Marston (Alan Rickman) to come to his ranch and shoot dingoes. Upon arrival at the Marston Ranch, Quigley learns that Marston wants him to shoot aborigines. Quigley refuses, Marston tries to kill him, Quigley escapes with ex-patriot American Crazy Cora (Laura San Giacomo), and aborigines take care of the fleeing couple. But, by story's end, Marston still must be dealt with. 2 User Reviews
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| | Anonymous 09/22/2007 | | mstrick says it all...one of the best westerns that I have ever see. |
| | Outstanding western! | mstrick 01/28/2007 | This is one of my favorite westerns. I consider it to be outstanding. The uncut version is best. Usually when they show it on TV they cut out some of the best parts for time. Perhaps if someone other than Alan Rickman had played the role of Elliott Marston, the movie would be taken more seriously.
Watch it for yourself and see if you don;t thoroughly enjoy it! |
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| 1. Amy (1998)
2. Bootmen (2000)
3. Crush (1992)
4. Mad Max 2 (1981)
aka: The Road Warrior
5. Man-Thing (2005)
6. Quigley Down Under (1990)
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