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Robert Caswell (written by)
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Dramatisation of the life of the Australian rock singer from his peak success in the 1950s. | add synopsis
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I have the utmost faith that one day Johnny O'keefe will be immortalised with a great bio-pic!, more (3 total)

Cast

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Terry Serio ... Johnny O'Keefe
John McTiernan ... Lee Gordon
Marcelle Schmitz ... Marianne O'Keefe
Candy Raymond ... Maureen O'Keefe

Tony Barry ... Alan Heffernan
Melissa Jaffer ... Thelma O'Keefe
John Paramor ... Bill Haley
Steve Shaw ... Catfish Purser
Greg Stone ... Deejay Doublebass
John Polson ... Deejay Saxophone
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Alexander ... Brother Marzorini
Leanne Bundy ... Widgie
Elizabeth Burton ... Stripper
Greg Curran ... Bit Part
Diana Davidson ... Matriach
Slim DeGrey ... Taxi Driver
Paul Flaherty ... Bit Part
Donna Gubbay ... Bit Part
Ollie Hall
Liz Harris ... Valda Marshall
Alton Harvey ... Ed Sullivan
Chris Hession ... Bit Part
Ross Higgins ... Voice Overs
Nick Holland ... Smythe
Robbie McGregor ... Australian Doctor
Chuck McKinney ... Little Richard
Ian 'Molly' Meldrum ... Himself (as Ian Meldrum)
Nique Needles ... Col Joye
Russell Newman ... Ray O'Keefe
Jan Ringrose ... Sally
Arthur Sherman ... Clay
Ritchie Singer ... Max Moore
Simone Taylor ... Dixie
Rob Thomas ... Festival Manager
Roger Ward ... Police Sergeant
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100 min (2 parts)
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1 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
I have the utmost faith that one day Johnny O'keefe will be immortalised with a great bio-pic!,, 20 February 2006
3/10

However this movie is not it. Johnny O'Keefe's life is cut down to two hours with so many crucial events cut out. This movie does not even focus on all the great stuff he did, how he put Australian music on the map, how he was an inspiration to young Australian musicians everywhere, instead all it focuses on is the morbid details like him being temporarily placed into a mental hospital. The actor who plays O'Keefe does an awful job, and you don't even hear any original O'Keefe songs throughout the movie! The clichéd ending is absolutely horrific! This movie is a disgrace to the great Johnny O'keefe. The stage play of the same name was a lot better and serves as a far more fitting tribute to the legend that is Johnny O'keefe.

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