''Fantasy Man'' is a 1984 Australian film about a man who has a mid life crisis and has fantasies.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p318-319

Premise

Nick Bailey as a mid life crisis. His wife Liz is concerned. His neighbour Betty suggests marriage counselling. Nick fantasizes in the shower about the girl who sells hamburgers near his work.

Cast

* Harold Hopkins as Nick Bailey *

Jeanie Drynan Jeanie Drynan is an Australian film and television actress well known for her roles in the television series '' Class of '74'', as Muriel's mother in the 1994 film ''Muriel's Wedding'' and as solicitor Angela Jeffries in the cult classic telev ...

as Liz Bailey *

Kerry Mack Kerry Mack (born 1957) is an Australian actress best known for starring in ''Hostage'' and playing Jessie Miller in '' The Lancaster Miller Affair''. She also appeared in the video clip for the Sharon O'Neill song " Maxine". Select credits *'' S ...

as Donna *

Kate Fitzpatrick Kerry Kathleen Fitzpatrick (born 1 October 1947) known as Kate Fitzpatrick, is an Australian television, film, and theatre actress. Early years Kate grew up in the Adelaide suburb of Dover Gardens, and it was in Adelaide that her love for cl ...

as Betty *

John Howitt John Howitt (6 July 1852 – 9 June 1923) FRIBA was an architect based in Nottingham. History He was the son of William Howitt of Underwood. He was educated at Holly Mount School, Nottingham and the Nottingham School of Art. He was articled to ...

as Howard *

Brian Moll Brian Percy Moll (19 May 1925 – 9 August 2013) was a British-born Australian comedian character actor of stage, television and film and director and producer who emigrated to Australia from his native England in 1950. Quitting his job as a pub ...

as Lofty

Reception

''The Age'' called it "baffling, inane and eventually tiresome."

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