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List Of Films Set In Sydney
The following is a partial list of films set in Sydney. 1910s * ''The Sentimental Bloke'' (1919) 1920s * ''The Kid Stakes'' (1927) 1950s * ''Kangaroo (1952 film), Kangaroo'' (1952) 1960s * ''They're a Weird Mob (film), They're a Weird Mob'' (1966) 1970s * ''Stone (1974 film), Stone'' (1974) * ''Caddie (film), Caddie'' (1976) * ''The FJ Holden'' (1977) * ''The Night the Prowler'' (1978) 1980s * ''Puberty Blues (film), Puberty Blues'' (1981) * ''Winter of Our Dreams'' (1981) * ''Dead Easy (1982 film), Dead Easy'' (1982) * ''Heatwave (film), Heatwave'' (1982) * ''Starstruck (1982 film), Starstruck'' (1982) * ''BMX_Bandits_(film), BMX Bandits'' (1983) * ''Bliss_(1985_film), Bliss'' (1985) * ''Around the World in Eighty Ways'' (1987) * ''Emerald City (film), Emerald City'' (1988) 1990s * ''The Rescuers Down Under'' (1990) * ''Strictly Ballroom'' (1992) * ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' (1994) * ''Muriel's Wedding'' (1994) * ''The Sum of U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2024 was 5,557,233, which is about 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City. There is ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impossible 2
Impossible, Imposible or Impossibles may refer to: Music * ''ImPossible'' (album), a 2016 album by Divinity Roxx * ''The Impossible'' (album), a 1981 album by Ken Lockie Groups * The Impossibles (American band), a 1990s indie-ska group from Austin, Texas * The Impossibles (Australian band), an Australian band * The Impossibles (Thai band), a 1970s Thai rock band Songs * "Impossible" (Captain Hollywood Project song) (1993) * "The Impossible" (song), a country music song by Joe Nichols (2002) * "Impossible" (Edyta Górniak song) (2003) * "Impossible" (Kanye West song) (2006) * "Impossible" (Travis Scott song) (2015) * "Impossible" (Daniel Merriweather song) (2009) * "Impossible" (Måns Zelmerlöw song) (2009) * "Impossible" (Anberlin song) (2010) * "Impossible" (Shontelle song) (2010), covered by James Arthur (2012) * "Impossible", from Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1957 musical ''Cinderella'' * "Impossible", a song written by Steve Allen and recorded by Nat King Cole for hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Looking For Alibrandi (film)
''Looking for Alibrandi'' is a 2000 Australian coming-of-age film directed by Kate Woods and written by Melina Marchetta (which she adapted from her 1992 novel of the same name). The film is set in 1990s Sydney, New South Wales and features a cast of Australian actors, including Pia Miranda as Josephine Alibrandi, the film's main character; Anthony LaPaglia as her father, Michael Andretti, who left her and her mother before her birth; and Kick Gurry as Josie's love interest, Jacob Coote. The film won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film in 2000.. Plot Josephine (nicknamed "Josie") Alibrandi ( Pia Miranda) is an ambitious and outspoken 17-year-old Italian-Australian teenager who lives in Glebe, an inner-western suburb in Sydney, and is in her final year of high school. Josie is a scholarship student (also vice-captain) at the prestigious Catholic girls school St Martha’s (which is located in the eastern suburbs of Sydney), where she is completing her HSC. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Hands (1999 Film)
''Two Hands'' is a 1999 Australian crime comedy film written and directed by Gregor Jordan. The film stars Heath Ledger as Jimmy, a young man in debt to Pando, a local gangster played by Bryan Brown, and also stars Rose Byrne, David Field, and Susie Porter. It won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film in 1999. It was screened at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, but did not receive a theatrical release in the United States, releasing straight to DVD in December 2005. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999 the soundtrack was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack Album.ARIA Award previous winners. Plot Jimmy, while working as bouncer at a strip club in Kings Cross, is approached by local mob boss Pando who says he has work for him. Pando gives Jimmy $10,000 to deliver to a woman in Bondi, and when she appears not to be home, he goes for a swim at the beach across the road. Unfortunately the $10,000 is stolen by two street kids while he is swimming, leaving hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erskineville Kings
''Erskineville Kings'' is a 1999 Australian drama film directed and produced by Alan White. The film was produced by Radical Media made for Palace Films on a minimal budget. It was released on 1 January 1999. The lead actor, Hugh Jackman, in his film debut, won the Film Critics Circle of Australia award for Best Male Actor, Plot The film deals with the story of two brothers. Barky (Marty Denniss) is 25 years old and returning to Sydney after two years of living in the northern sugar cane growing areas. He has returned home to attend the funeral of his father. The film begins with Barky's arrival at Central station at dawn, seeking the whereabouts of his brother, Wace (Hugh Jackman). We learn from flashbacks that he left home two years ago to escape the clutches of his father's violent rages. Wace, the older brother, is not too happy about Barky's prolonged absence, having been left to manage looking after the father in his last years of life. After walking through the streets he f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strange Planet
''Strange Planet'' is a 1999 Australian dramedy film directed by Emma-Kate Croghan and starring Claudia Karvan, Naomi Watts, Alice Garner and Hugo Weaving. The film takes place in Sydney between New Year's Eve 1998 and January 2000. It was Croghan's follow up to ''Love and Other Catastrophes'' and used many of the same cast and crew. Plot The film explores the lives of three male friends and three female friends over the course of one year. Judy has an affair with her married boss. Sally is a party girl open to all experiences. Alice is morally strict but feels stuck. Ewan is a lawyer who hates the law. Joel is left by his wife. Neil is desperate for love. Cast *Claudia Karvan as Judy *Naomi Watts as Alice *Alice Garner as Sally * Tom Long as Ewan *Aaron Jeffery as Joel *Gennie Nevinson as Therapist *Felix Williamson as Neil *Hugo Weaving as Steven * Rebecca Frith as Amanda * Ling-Hsueh Tang as Verna * Helen Thomson as Lulu * Marshall Napier as Robert * Kate Beahan as Poppy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boys (1998 Film)
''The Boys'' is a 1998 Australian drama film directed by Rowan Woods. The screenplay by Stephen Sewell is based on the play by Gordon Graham, with Graham influenced by the 1986 murder of Anita Cobby, with the play first performed by Griffin Theatre Company under the direction of Alex Galeazzi. Plot After serving time in prison for an assault on a liquor store employee, Brett Sprague is released from prison and returns home to his two brothers and their girlfriends, mother and stepfather. Things have changed, and as Brett begins to drink his way through the day, he regains his "top-dog" position one argument at a time. This power trip gets Brett and his brothers united in rage against their girlfriends and mother, and they are involved in a heinous crime. The aftermath of the night unfolds through the story with flashforwards. Cast * David Wenham – Brett Sprague * Toni Collette – Michelle * Lynette Curran – Sandra Sprague * John Polson – Glenn Sprague * Anthony Hayes � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dating The Enemy
''Dating the Enemy'' is a 1996 Australian romantic comedy film written and directed by Megan Simpson Huberman, starring Claudia Karvan and Guy Pearce. It tells the story of a male-female couple in Sydney who swap bodies and have to live each other's lives, learning about life as the other gender and to more fully empathise with each other. The film was a success upon release and has become a cult classic in subsequent years, gaining some recognition as a film that indirectly deals with transgender issues. In 2024, it was restored by cinematographer Steve Arnold and reissued on Blu-ray by Umbrella Entertainment, with new artwork by ''New Yorker'' artist Margalit Cutler. Plot One Valentine's Day evening in Sydney, Brett (Guy Pearce) and Tash (Claudia Karvan) meet at a party over a saucy strip version of ''Trivial Pursuit''. The brash and self-confident Brett works as the presenter of a TV music show, while Tash is a studious and self-conscious science journalist for ''The Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleon (1995 Film)
''Napoleon'' is a 1995 Australian family adventure film directed by Mario Andreacchio, and written by Michael Bourchier, Mario Andreacchio, and Mark Saltzman about a Golden retriever puppy who runs away from his city home to be a wild dog. Plot In Sydney, Australia, a puppy named Muffin is living with a human family and his own mother. He, calling himself "Napoleon" and pretending to be tough, wishes that he could live with the wild dogs, so that he can hear howling in the distance. The family has a birthday party and one of the decorations is a basket with balloons strapped to it. Out of curiosity, "Napoleon" hops inside it, inadvertently pulling the ropes loose from its tether, causing the basket to float away. "Napoleon" flies high above Sydney and heads out to the sea. A galah named Birdo drops down on the side of his basket and offers to help him get down. Birdo's idea of help is to pop the balloons suspending the basket, causing "Napoleon" to land unharmed on a beachh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sum Of Us (film)
''The Sum of Us'' is a 1994 Australian LGBT-related comedy drama film directed by Kevin Dowling and Geoff Burton. The film is based on the 1990 play of the same name by David Stevens, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Russell Crowe and Jack Thompson. The screen adaptation mimics the play's device of breaking the fourth wall with direct to camera conversational asides by both Harry and Jeff Mitchell. Plot Widower Harry Mitchell (Thompson) lives with his gay son Jeff (Crowe), with both men struggling in their searches for true love. Harry is completely comfortable with his son's sexuality, and is almost over-eager in his support for his son's search for a boyfriend. Harry meets an attractive but judgmental divorcee through a dating service, and this leads to some conflict between the two main characters. However, when Harry suffers a stroke and loses the power of speech, the story takes a darker turn, becoming a meditation on the enduring strength of love, both f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muriel's Wedding
''Muriel's Wedding'' is a 1994 comedy-drama film written and directed by P.J. Hogan. The film, which stars Toni Collette, Bill Hunter and Rachel Griffiths, focuses on the socially awkward Muriel whose ambition is to have a glamorous wedding and improve her personal life by moving from her dead-end hometown, the fictional Porpoise Spit, to Sydney. The film premiered at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and was released in Australia on 29 September 1994. It received positive reviews and earned multiple award nominations, including a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Collette). Plot Socially awkward young Muriel Heslop is the target of ridicule by her shallow and snobbish friends, Tania, Cheryl, Janine and Nicole. A devoted ABBA fan, she often daydreams of a glamorous wedding to get her away from the dead-end beach town of Porpoise Spit and her domineering father Bill, a corrupt politician who constantly belittles his entir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
