A married electrician and former football star begins a degree in English at university, where he has an affair with his professor's wife.
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Title: Petersen (1974)
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| Jack Thompson | ... | Tony Petersen | |
| Jacki Weaver | ... | Susie Petersen | |
| Wendy Hughes | ... | Dr. Patricia 'Trish' Kent | |
| Arthur Dignam | ... | Prof. Charles Kent | |
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Belinda Giblin | ... | Moira |
| Charles 'Bud' Tingwell | ... | Father (as Charles Tingwell) | |
| John Ewart | ... | Peter | |
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David Phillips | ... | Heinz |
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Sandra McGregor | ... | Marge (as Sandy McGregor) |
| Helen Morse | ... | Jane | |
| John Orcsik | ... | Walter | |
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Robert Hewett | ... | 1st Bikie |
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Christine Amor | ... | Annie |
| Sandy Gore | ... | Suburban Housewife | |
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George Mallaby | ... | Executive |
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Tony Petersen, a married electrician and ex-footballer, goes to university to study English. Petersen is odd man out at the uni. He receives extracurricular help from his stuffy professor's beautiful lecturer wife in her office. Their get-togethers there are quite rootine. The professor is also seeing one of his students after class. Petersen and the professor's wife talk about having a baby. But then she accepts an appointment to Oxford, provoking a rage in Petersen... Written by David Stanko
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character name as title | slow motion scene | surname as title | pubic hair | male pubic hair |Taglines:
To big bad "Jock" Petersen...love is just another four letter word! See more »Genres:
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One of quite a number of Australian R-rated classified (18+ classification) films from Hexagon Productions made during the 1970s. See more »Goofs
When Petersen is driving Trish's car, a shot of the car going over a bridge shows just a driver, followed by shot of the car with Petersen and Trish See more »Alternate Versions
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EnglishRelease Date:
November 1975 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Jock Petersen See more »Filming Locations:
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I certainly support wholeheartedly the sentiments expressed in other comments. They almost "say it all". Only a few additional comments.
The film seems a little uncertain of itself. Is it a drama? A comedy? A statement of University life in the 70s? A vehicle for some soft-core porn? It certainly is all of those, but which is the foreground and which is the background?
The funniest part of this movie would have to be where Petersen, heavily disguised as who-only-knows, prepares to have sex in public on the grounds of Melbourne University. It's good to see that this part of the movie, at least, doesn't take itself seriously.
Overall, a very good view of some aspects of mid-70s life. Quite good acting by famous Australian actors/actresses, before they became really famous.