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Dimboola

  • 19791979
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
116
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Dimboola (1979)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Dimboola follows the interaction of various characters at a country wedding reception.Dimboola follows the interaction of various characters at a country wedding reception.Dimboola follows the interaction of various characters at a country wedding reception.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
116
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • John Duigan
  • Writers
    • John Hibberd(screenplay by)
    • John Power(play)
  • Stars
    • Bruce Spence
    • Natalie Bate
    • Max Gillies
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Duigan
  • Writers
    • John Hibberd(screenplay by)
    • John Power(play)
  • Stars
    • Bruce Spence
    • Natalie Bate
    • Max Gillies
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    • 6User reviews
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    Bruce Spence
    Bruce Spence
    • Morrie McAdam
    Natalie Bate
    • Maureen Delaney
    Max Gillies
    Max Gillies
    • Vivian Worcester-Jones
    Bill Garner
    • Dangles
    Jack Perry
    • Horrie
    Dick May
    • Shovel
    Esme Melville
    • April
    Terry McDermott
    Terry McDermott
    • Darcy
    Alan Rowe
    • Angus
    • (as Allan Rowe)
    Irene Hewitt
    • Florence
    Kerry Dwyer
    • Shirl
    Val Jellay
    Val Jellay
    • Aggie
    Barrie Barkla
    • Reverend Potts
    Tim Robertson
    Tim Robertson
    • Father O'Shea
    Laurel Frank
    • Jackleen
    Sue Ingleton
    • Marilyn
    Claire Dobbin
    • Worms
    Chad Morgan
    • Bayonet
    • Director
      • John Duigan
    • Writers
      • John Hibberd(screenplay by)
      • John Power(play)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The Australian Film Commission (AFC) financed $8000 (Australian) in script development for this film but later rejected two applications for production financing.
    • Quotes

      Mutton, Bayonet: [singing] A marriage is made to be broken / The ring you wear is a horseshoe token / The bonds you forge at the altar / Are really a yoke and a halter.

    • Connections
      Featured in Ozploitation Trailer Explosion (2014)

    User reviews6

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    1/10
    Mind-numbingly bad
    There are so many reasons to leave this movie in the local video store discount bin where it belongs. Over-acting. Lit like a cheap 70's soap. Poorly-composed shooting. Awful sound. Cut like the editor didn't care.

    It looks like something first-year film-school students would make on borrowed equipment for about $5K. Some have found it difficult to believe that it cost more than a third of a million dollars to make this dreck. I find it difficult to believe anyone would want their name associated with it. It should be Alan Smithee all round -cast and crew. I would be embarrassed to be in it. Heck, I was embarrassed just to be watching it.

    Lest you think I'm being too harsh, and it was a "film of it's time, this thing was released in 1979. That's the same year as Mad Max. As Life of Brian, Kramer v Kramer, 10, The Empire Strikes Back, and Alien.

    Dimboola is a mediocre film of modest ambition. It sets the bar very low, and then totally fails to clear it.
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    • Aug 10, 2012

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    • Release date
      • May 11, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Pram Factory Productions
      • New South Wales Film Corporation
      • Victorian Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • A$350,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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