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5.4/10   103 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Geoffrey Atherden (additional material)
Steele Rudd (plays)
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Release Date:
20 July 1995 (Australia) more
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Tagline:
Cripes! Just what this country needs... a bloody good laugh!
Plot:
Tired of local corruption and the harshness of his life a bushman demonstrates the true Aussie spirit and decides to run for parliament. | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Low vote but a classic Australian flick more (3 total)

Cast

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Leo McKern ... Dad Rudd
Joan Sutherland ... Mother Rudd

Geoffrey Rush ... Dave Rudd
Ray Barrett ... Dwyer
Barry Otto ... J.P.Riley
Nicholas Eadie ... Cyril Riley

Noah Taylor ... Joe
Robert Menzies ... Cranky Jack
Essie Davis ... Kate
Celia Ireland ... Sarah
David Field ... Dan
Murray Bartlett ... Sandy Tayler
Pat Bishop ... Maude White
Cathy Campbell ... Lily White
John Gaden ... Rev McFarlane
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
On Our Selection (Australia) (TV title)
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Runtime:
107 min
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Fun Stuff

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The movie was made to honor Australia's centenary of film and cinema. more
Movie Connections:
Remake of On Our Selection (1920) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Low vote but a classic Australian flick, 23 February 2005
9/10
Author: rastusguard-online from Australia

This film was a delight to anyone that has watched Australian Cinema from the days before commercialism. To not borrow from my native vernacular, because it can offend, it pokes fun at itself - a humour north Americans will find a little difficult to figure out. If you don't go looking for anything serious, you'll find this film a little uncut gem.

Leo McKern is simply a delight, with borrowed glimpses of Rumpole. Dame Joan is wooden, but obviously draws some benefit from her staged-operatic experiences.

Barry Otto has played better roles, but is well suited to the almost dodgy conservative and Noah Taylor and Geoff Rush team up again and play very funny parts. If you're Australian or a Brit you'll probably like this film in spades, if you're an American, you'd probably not get it apart from the fact that the Australian actors speak good English. PS humour has a u in it - OK!

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