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4 August 1975 (Australia) morePlot Keywords:
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1 win moreUser Comments:
An obnoxious mess.... with one exception moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | John Jarratt | ... | McCarthy |
 | Judy Morris | ... | Miss Russell |
| Kate Fitzpatrick | ... | Andrea |
| Sandra McGregor | ... | Vera |
| Barry Humphries | ... | Col Ball-Miller |
| John Frawley | ... | Webster |
| Colin Croft | ... | Tranter |
| Chris Haywood | ... | Warburton |
| Colin Drake | ... | Ackerman |
| Ron Fraser | ... | Twentyman |
| Max Gillies | ... | Stan |
| Dennis Miller | ... | Macguinness |
| Lou Richards | ... | Lou Arnold |
| Jim Bowles | ... | Les |
| Jack Dyer | ... | Jack Diehard |
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106 minCountry:
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Australia:MFilming Locations:
Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaFun Stuff
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The number worn by Macarthy (39) is coincidentally the same number worn by one of the best forwards to play for the Swans in the1980s, Warwick Capper. moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the match against Richmond, the commentator gives the score as South Melbourne 8 5 53 to Richmond 13 13 91. In the next shot, the scoreboard shows the score as South Melbourne 9 11 65 to Richmond 17 6 108. moreFAQ
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It's been surprising how few sports-related films have been made in Australia considering how obsessed the country is about sport and how it's treated as a major factor in the national mindset.
Therefore it's particularly disappointing that this film about the indigenous sport of Aussie Rules football - centred around country footballer McCarthy kidnapped to play in the big city league - is such a dud. You know it's in trouble in the pre-credits sequence which is full of mindless, inane activity and bad mugging by the actors, resulting in zero entertainment value.
And it never really recovers. The main culprit is the frenetic, tiresome direction by David Baker which never allows anything of promise to develop. And for all the 'anything goes' attitude the film is desperate to portray, the plot is relentlessly obvious and predictable.
One aspect does survive though - the central romance between McCarthy and a teacher played by Judy Morris is quite sweet and even moving at times. Credit for this goes to Morris' genuine and affecting performance, especially impressive in the context of the caricatured hysteria from most of the cast.