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Puberty Blues (1981)

R 87 min  -  Comedy | Drama  -   10 December 1981 (Australia)
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The mating rituals of two teenage surf chicks from the southern suburbs of Sydney.

Director:

Bruce Beresford
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nell Schofield ...
Debbie Vickers
Jad Capelja Jad Capelja ...
Sue Knight
Geoff Rhoe Geoff Rhoe ...
Garry
Tony Hughes Tony Hughes ...
Danny
Sandy Paul Sandy Paul ...
Tracy
Leander Brett Leander Brett ...
Cheryl
Jay Hackett Jay Hackett ...
Bruce
Ned Lander Ned Lander ...
Strach
Joanne Olsen Joanne Olsen ...
Vicki
Julie Medana Julie Medana ...
Kim
Michael Shearman Michael Shearman ...
Glenn
Dean Dunstone Dean Dunstone ...
Seagull
Tina Robinson Hansen Tina Robinson Hansen ...
Freda (as Tina Robinson)
Nerida Clark Nerida Clark ...
Carol
Kirrily Nolan Kirrily Nolan ...
Mrs. Vickers
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Storyline

Meet Sue, a teenage Australian girl in the late 70s, whose life mainly consists of doing what everyone else does - watch the surfing boys and have sex with the same surfing boys. The girls have to follow lots of strange customs, e.g. do not eat or go to the bathroom when a boy is around. Ugly girls have two choices - being bitches and hate boys, or being generally cheap and looked down upon by everyone. The afternoons are spent on the beaches, in the backseats of car or at home-alone-parties where sex and alcohol are the main ingredients. Parents and teachers are trying to straighten the kids out, but that is not easy. Written by Rune Dahl Fitjar <rfitjar@online.no>  

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Plot Keywords:

Sex | Surfing | Teacher | Boredom | Cheating On A Test  | See more »

Taglines:

The coolest things to do are the things they say we can't do.

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Al diablo la pubertad See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$7,381 (USA) (17 July 1983) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$237,000 (USA) (25 September 1983)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Limelight Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Eric Hahn cameos as the kneeboarder who gets dropped-in on by a footsie grom. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Debbie's hair changes length throughout the film. See more »

Quotes

Debbie Vickers: It stinks.
Sue Knight: What?
Debbie Vickers: Everything.
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Soundtracks

"Nobody Takes Me Seriously"
Written by Tim Finn See more »