Alice to Nowhere (1986– )

A nurse who has been hired to staff a remote outpost in the Australian outback unwittingly carries a stash of jewels taken in a foiled robbery. The robbers track her to the outback, and are... See full summary »

Stars:

John Waters, Steve Jacobs, Rosey Jones

Cast

Credited cast:
John Waters	...	Johnny Parson
Steve Jacobs	...	Dave Mitchell
Rosey Jones	...	Barbara Dean
Esben Storm	...	Frog Gardiner
Ruth Cracknell	...	Mrs. Spencer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bruce Atkins
John Clayton
Peter Fisher
Ron Graham	...	Denzil Leary
Gerard Maguire	...	Tim Sanderson
Joy Smithers	...	Betty Spencer
Martin Vaughan	...	Jack 'The Dogger' Harris
Slawomir Wabik	...	Ivan

Storyline

A nurse who has been hired to staff a remote outpost in the Australian outback unwittingly carries a stash of jewels taken in a foiled robbery. The robbers track her to the outback, and are determined to let nothing--and no one--get in the way of them retrieving their loot.

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Plot Keywords:

outback | outpost | remote | australian outback | robber | 

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Taglines:

In Australia's outback, they would kill or be killed in a hijack to hell

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Crawford Productions [au]

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 June 1986 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Hijack to Hell

Filming Locations:

Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 2,800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Crawford Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The truck seen was actually a 1965 Army Truck. Three trucks were utilized for the production. One of the trucks took six weeks to build due to the number of modifications. One of the trucks had to be converted to diesel so it could drive through water for the river crossing sequences.

User Reviews

Much better "Australian outback" movie than that stupid Croc Dundee.

People who live in the "bush" (no matter what country) have to be hardy, resourceful self-sufficient people. And of course this applies to both the "good" and the "bad". This movie shows that very well, without "preaching" it.

This movie is quite long. It was shown in Australia as a mini-series, spread out over two nights.

The bathing scene at the waterhole is very sensuous and beautiful. Quite erotic without being the slightest bit pornographic; and with no nudity as such!

Finally, a truly spectacular scene near the end, with the truck crossing the flooded Diamontina river.