River Street (1996)

Ben, an arrogant, hustling property developer is wrongly arrested and things from bad to worse when he accidentally punches a policeman at the station. Sentenced to community service at a ... See full summary »

Director:

Tony Mahood

Writers:

Philip Ryall, Tony Mahood (original story idea)

Stars:

Aden Young, Bill Hunter, Essie Davis

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aden Young	...	Ben Egan
Bill Hunter	...	Vincent Pierce
Essie Davis	...	Wendy Davis
Tammy Macintosh	...	Sharon Pierce
Stig Wemyss	...	Michael
Megan Rees	...	Young Wife
Ruby Rees	...	Baby (as Ruby Rees Wemyss)
Mark Hennessy	...	Young Husband
James Wardlaw	...	The Shooge
Joy Smithers	...	Marcia
Suzi Dougherty	...	Jill Egan
Jackson Dillon	...	Jack
Mitchell Dillon	...	Jack
Christopher Lyons	...	Cricket Boy (as Chris Lyons)
Tristan Tatt	...	Cricket Boy

Storyline

Ben, an arrogant, hustling property developer is wrongly arrested and things from bad to worse when he accidentally punches a policeman at the station. Sentenced to community service at a local day centre, Ben's influence with a young tearaway forces him to question his values and he learns to see life from a different angle when he falls in love with Wendy, the centre's formidable and devoted manager...

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Plot Keywords:

community service | australia | youth center | wedding | voice over narration | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Hallelujah
Written by Leonard Cohen
Performed by David McCormack

User Reviews

Another good Aussie Film

River Street would without a doubt be one of those feel good movies. yet i think that this great film, a film that seems to have been unnoticed by the movie going public on the whole. River Street sends the message that what you want to be is not necessity what you actually and that it is possible to find love in some of the most unexpected places. basically the plot is that Ben an ambitious Real estate agent who is going to marry the boss' daughter and that he has been given the deal of a life time being that he was offered a %50 stake in a real estate deal and all he has to do is attend the auction. Yet everything goes wrong and he is sentenced to 100 hours community service at the River Street Drop in centre.

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 July 1997 (Australia)

Also Known As:

River street - La frode

Company Credits

Production Co:

House & Moorhouse Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color