Ginger Meggs (1982)

The escapades of Ginger Meggs, local larrikin. He's trying to win the heart of Minnie Peters, but the pressures of school, his rival Eddie Coogan and bully Tiger Kelly make life tough for ... See full summary »

Director:

Jonathan Dawson

Writers:

Jim Bancks (creator), Michael Latimer (screenplay),

Stars:

Garry McDonald, Ross Higgins, Gwen Plumb

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Garry McDonald	...	Mr. John Meggs
Ross Higgins	...	Mr. Floggswell
Gwen Plumb	...	Miss Leach
Harold Hopkins	...	Mr. Fox
John Wood	...	Constable Brady
Hugh Keays-Byrne	...	Captain Hook
John Clayton	...	Mr. Wentworth
Terry Camilleri	...	Mr. Crackett
Coral Drouyn	...	Mrs. Sarah Meggs (as Coral Kelly)
Candy Raymond	...	Alex's Mother
Drew Forsythe	...	Tiger Kelly
Paul Daniel	...	Ginger Meggs
Mark Spain	...	Benny
Daniel Cumerford	...	Eddie Coogan
Shelley Armsworth	...	Minnie Peters

Storyline

The escapades of Ginger Meggs, local larrikin. He's trying to win the heart of Minnie Peters, but the pressures of school, his rival Eddie Coogan and bully Tiger Kelly make life tough for him. Besides, there's fishing to be done!

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Plot Keywords:

bully | fishing | lighting a match | monkey | mother son relationship | 

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Taglines:

The Movie.

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Genres:

Comedy | History

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 December 1982 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Ginger Meggs: The Movie

Filming Locations:

48 Woodbine Street, Bowral, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

John Sexton Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

While on set one day, Ginger's monkey attacked Paul Daniel, pulling out a clump of Paul's hair.

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Goofs

When Ginger is on the bicycle, chasing Min and the runaway horse, Ginger passes the same garage twice in two different shots.

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Soundtracks

"Ginger Meggs"
Written by Michael Latimer
Arranged by John Stuart
Vocals by "The Kids"
Snare Drum by Scott Johnston

User Reviews

I remember this one too..

It's good to see that someone else saw this movie as well, because I remember as a kid watching it, and again when I was about 14, for old time's sake...I remember thinking 'oh my gosh, the acting is SOOOOOO bad!'

But the happy ending was what sucked me into watching the movie again and again as a child. I used to have such a crush on the kid who played Eddie Coogan, but was shocked to see that he was sadly hit by a train not too long after Ginger Meggs was made.

I can still vaguely remember the song that plays at the beginning and end of the movie, it went something like, 'Ginger Ginger Meggs...hey there Ginger!'

I remember the tune, just not the lyrics...but would love to hire it out again one day, just for a laugh, although I'm not sure whether it is still available. Definitely a movie to watch when you're not sober, makes it all the more funnier :-)