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Overview

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6.3/10   49 votes
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Director:
Tim Burstall
Writer:
David Williamson (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
November 1975 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
When he wasn't fighting...he was getting in OTHER trouble! [Video Australia] more
Plot:
Tony Petersen, a married electrician and ex-footballer, goes to university to study English. Petersen is odd man out at the uni... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Good film of its day, but a bit muddled. more (2 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jack Thompson ... Tony Petersen
Jacki Weaver ... Susie Petersen
Wendy Hughes ... Dr. Patricia 'Trish' Kent
Belinda Giblin ... Moira
Arthur Dignam ... Prof. Charles Kent
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell ... Father
Helen Morse ... Jane

John Ewart ... Peter
David Phillips ... Heinz
Christine Amor ... Annie
Sandra McGregor ... Marge
Joey Hohenfels ... Debbie
Amanda Hunt ... Carol
George Mallaby ... Executive
Anne Scott-Pendlebury ... Peggy (as Anne Pendlebury)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
'Jock' Petersen (USA)
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Runtime:
107 min | USA:97 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
New Zealand:(Banned) | Australia:R | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Company:
Hexagon Productions more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Tony Petersen: If you tried your best, and you still fail, it can only mean one thing... you are a dumb prick. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Good film of its day, but a bit muddled., 23 September 2001
Author: wombat_1 from Sydney, Australia

I certainly support wholeheartedly the sentiments expressed in other comments. They almost "say it all". Only a few additional comments.

The film seems a little uncertain of itself. Is it a drama? A comedy? A statement of University life in the 70s? A vehicle for some soft-core porn? It certainly is all of those, but which is the foreground and which is the background?

The funniest part of this movie would have to be where Petersen, heavily disguised as who-only-knows, prepares to have sex in public on the grounds of Melbourne University. It's good to see that this part of the movie, at least, doesn't take itself seriously.

Overall, a very good view of some aspects of mid-70s life. Quite good acting by famous Australian actors/actresses, before they became really famous.

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