High Rolling in a Hot Corvette (1977)
"High Rolling" (original title)

Two fun-loving carnival workers take a vacation with the hope of finding plenty of sex and drugs. Their "quest" is fulfilled when they encounter a dope-peddler and two exotic nightclub dancers.

Director:

Igor Auzins

Writer:

Forrest Redlich

Stars:

Joseph Bottoms, Grigor Taylor, Wendy Hughes

Cast

Credited cast:
Joseph Bottoms	...	Texas
Grigor Taylor	...	Albee (as Greg Taylor)
Wendy Hughes	...	Barbie
John Clayton	...	Arnold
Judy Davis	...	Lynn
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christine Amor	...	First Teenage Girl
Simon Chilvers	...	Sideshow Boss
Chantal Contouri	...	Bus Hostess
Peter Cummins	...	Bus driver
Terry Gill	...	Nightclub Waiter
Robert Hewitt	...	Frank
Sandra McGregor	...	Susie
Gus Mercurio	...	Ernie
Mario Milano	...	Country Fighter
Steve Millichamp	...	Bouncer (as Steven Millichamp)

Storyline

Two fun-loving carnival workers take a vacation with the hope of finding plenty of sex and drugs. Their "quest" is fulfilled when they encounter a dope-peddler and two exotic nightclub dancers.

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Plot Keywords:

carnival | sheep | corvette | robbery | marijuana | 

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Taglines:

High Rolling - a good time movie [Theatrical Australia]

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

High Rolling in a Hot Corvette

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hexagon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The nickname given to Lynn (Judy Davis) was Spunk Bubble.

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Connections

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

User Reviews

Rolls to a stop.

For a film chock full of as many staples of classic Ozploitation cinema as High Rolling, one could be forgiven for ignoring its obvious flaws and instead enjoying the film solely as a feel-good, road-trip shambles. Indeed, High Rolling starts off that way, but many of its initially entertaining quirks wear off rapidly, resulting in an empty shell of a viewing experience with little to offer on the grounds of character, plot, humour or basic escapism.

Joseph Bottoms and Grigor Taylor play Tex and Alby, two knockabouts who abandon their directionless jobs at a travelling carnival in search of some on-the-road hijinks. Along the way, they hijack a Corvette, get lucky with a couple of nightclub singers and find themselves on the run from the mob.

The film's place in Australian history remains firmly held, if only for the solid debut appearance of one of the country's most reliable exports in Judy Davis (My Brilliant Career, Barton Fink). Meanwhile, the occasional likability of her two male leads fails to win out against a woeful screenplay and Bottoms' distracting overacting, making High Rolling a throwaway piece of entertainment at best, and an utter waste of time at worst.

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