Number 96 (1974)

Further adventures of the Number 96 crew, on the big screen. After a devastating experience at the hands of a group of bikies Vera Collins recovers at the home of socialite friend Claire ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Benardos

Writers:

David Sale, Johnny Whyte

Stars:

Johnny Lockwood, Philippa Baker, Gordon McDougall

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Lockwood	...	Aldo Godolfus
Philippa Baker	...	Roma Godolfus
Gordon McDougall	...	Les Whittaker
Sheila Kennelly	...	Norma Whittaker
Pat McDonald	...	Dorrie Evans
Ron Shand	...	Herb Evans
Bunney Brooke	...	Flo Patterson (as Bunny Brooke)
Joe Hasham	...	Don Finlayson
Tom Oliver	...	Jack Sellars
Rebecca Gilling	...	Diana Moore
Lynn Rainbow	...	Sonia Hunter
Alister Smart	...	Duncan Hunter
James Elliott	...	Alf Sutcliffe
Elisabeth Kirkby	...	Lucy Sutcliffe
Jeff Kevin	...	Arnold Feather

Storyline

Further adventures of the Number 96 crew, on the big screen. After a devastating experience at the hands of a group of bikies Vera Collins recovers at the home of socialite friend Claire Houghton where she meets distinguished politician Nicholas Brent. She is romanced by him and worries that her shady past may harm his career but abruptly calls off the affair after a shock meeting with his son Tony. Dorrie and Herb begin arrangements for the celebration of their Ruby wedding anniversary with Roma, Arnold, Norma and Dudley all crossing wires and duplicating tasks while attempting to help out and cut costs. However a shocking discovery by Flo threatens to halt the celebrations and brings a new man into Dorrie's life. Meanwhile Aldo struggles to work two jobs after accidentally losing the money he had secretly pocketed in the deli to avoid paying income tax on it, and Lucy is suitably unimpressed after Les ropes Alf into his latest money-spinner; a sauna in the building's basement. Simon...

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | male nudity | female frontal nudity | homosexual | sex | 

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Taglines:

A major Australian motion picture in color with all your favourite stars!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 1974 (Australia)

Also Known As:

No. 96

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cash-Harmon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

David Sale and Johnny Whyte storylined the film together then split the writing chores 50/50.

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Goofs

At the end of the movie, the closing credits for the residents of Flat 7 (Vera) and Flat 8 (Alf, Lucy and Arnold), although presented in the same style as the TV series, are accidentally transposed.

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Crazy Credits

The 'epilogue' is prefaced with "Oh, what the Hell let's have a Happy Ending."

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Connections

Featured in Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Paperboy, theme from 'Number 96'"
(Steve Grey)

User Reviews

Number 96 is a wonderful Australian comedy movie

Number 96 encapsulates the best of the 1970s TV series of the same name which has been a major influence on more recent comedy shows like Kath & Kim. Number 96 also captures the flavour of the 1970s in Australia which was a transitional time from the values of the 195os represented by Dorry Evans to the coming of age of the baby boomers most strongly portrayed by Don Finlayson. The different values are not, however, placed in conflict, but are presented as a continuum comically sharing the same world.

As the movie is about the lives of the occupants of a block of flats in Paddington, the film is fast paced and holds your attention as you jump from a snippet of the life of one character to another which are all finally connected through various events at the flats. Apparently some viewers became so engrossed in the TV series that the makers received requests from viewers for a a flat at Number 96.