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Release Date:
25 March 1999 (Australia) moreTagline:
He's hard, tough ... and doesn't give a XXXX for anything ... except romantic novelsPlot:
Jack Willis is a handsome roadtrain driver with a secret - he has just become a top-selling romance novelist... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Wonderful Movie! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Claudia Karvan | ... | Ruby Vale | |
| Hugh Jackman | ... | Jack Willis | |
| Angie Milliken | ... | Ziggy Keane | |
| Andrew S. Gilbert | ... | Hamish | |
| Jeanie Drynan | ... | Suzie | |
| Bruce Venables | ... | Artie | |
| Barry Rugless | ... | Mad Pete | |
| Barry Lea | ... | Policeman | |
| Steven Colling | ... | Cafe Drinker | |
| Randel Ross | ... | Auctioneer | |
| Bill Watson | ... | Mr. Reece | |
| Scott Nugent | ... | Bag Pipe Player | |
| Brooke Fairley | ... | Dancing Girl | |
| Ross Marsden | ... | Country Pub drinker | |
| Charles Little | ... | Errol (as Charlie Little) |
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96 min | Canada:93 min (Ontario)Country:
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Nindigully pub, prominently featured in the film as the Boomerang café, is a real life pub, essentially a town in itself (population 6), located 45 km from the nearest town. It is the oldest hotel (pub) in Queensland, operating continuously since 1864. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During the opening credits, the road train is filmed from the air. A helicopter's shadow (presumably the helicopter doing the filming) can be seen briefly on the ground below. moreMovie Connections:
Featured in "60 Minutes: On Thin Ice/The Memory Pill/Love Her Way (#29.1)" (2007) moreSoundtrack:
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This is a great, sweet movie. Hugh Jackman and Claudia Karvan are wonderful in this lighthearted, funny, romantic film. I loved the fact that the two main characters in this movie do not follow the stereotypes for their genders and yet both characters still seem real. The friendship between Jack and Ruby is wonderful and I think it's great to see characters who are friends before they become romantically involved.
A simple but very entertaining film that I will watch again and again.