''Bushfire Moon'' is a 1987 Australian
drama film
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about a young boy, Ned, who thinks a
swagman
A swagman (also called a swaggie, sundowner or tussocker) was a transient labourer who travelled by foot from farm to farm carrying his belongings in a swag. The term originated in Australia in the 19th century and was later used in New Zealan ...
is
Santa Claus.
It was released in the United States as “The Christmas Visitor” on the Disney Channel and as “Miracle Down Under” on VHS.
Cast
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Dee Wallace
Deanna Wallace (née Bowers; born December 14, 1948), also known as Dee Wallace Stone, is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Mary Taylor, the mother in the 1982 blockbuster film '' E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial''. She i ...
... Elizabeth O'Day
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John Waters
John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including '' Multiple Maniacs'' (1970), '' Pink Flamingos'' (1972) and '' Fe ...
... Patrick O'Day
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Charles Tingwell
Charles William Tingwell AM (3 January 1923 – 15 May 2009), known professionally as Bud Tingwell or Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, was an Australian film, television, theatre and radio actor. One of the veterans of Australian film, he acted in his ...
... Max Bell
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Bill Kerr
William Henry Kerr (10 June 1922 – 28 August 2014) was a British and Australian actor, comedian, and vaudevillian.
Born in South Africa, he started his career as a child actor in Australia, before emigrating to Britain after the Second Wor ...
... Trevor Watson
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Grant Piro
Grant Piro is an Australian actor. He is best known as the host of the children's television show '' Couch Potato'' on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He also appeared as Captain Schnepel in Escape From Pretoria.
Career
He began his ca ...
... Angus Watson
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Nadine Garner ... Sarah O’Day
* Andrew Ferguson ... Ned O'Day
See also
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List of Christmas films
References
External links
''Bushfire Moon''at
IMDb
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''Bushfire Moon''at Oz Movies
Films directed by George T. Miller
Christmas adventure films
Australian Christmas films
1990s Christmas films
1990s English-language films
1980s English-language films
1980s Australian films
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