''Strange Planet'' is a 1999 Australian comedy directed by Emma-Kate Croghan and starring

Claudia Karvan Claudia Karvan (born 19 May 1972) is an Australian actress, producer and scriptwriter. As a child actor, she first appeared in the film, '' Molly'' (1983) and followed with an adolescent role in '' High Tide'' (1987). She portrayed a teacher i ...

. 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

as Judy *

Naomi Watts Naomi Ellen Watts (born 28 September 1968) is a British actress. After her family moved to Australia, she made her film debut there in the drama ''For Love Alone'' (1986) and then appeared in three television series, '' Hey Dad..!'' (1990), '' ...

as Alice *

Alice Garner Alice Miriam Olivia Garner is an Australian actor, author, musician, teacher and historian. She is the daughter of Australian novelist and screenwriter Helen Garner and playwright, historian and actor Bill Garner. Acting life and career Garn ...

as Sally * Tom Long as Ewan *

Aaron Jeffery Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award-winning New Zealand-Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Terry Watson in '' Water Rats'', as Alex Ryan in ''McLeod's Daughters'', and as Matt "Fletch" Fletcher in '' Wentworth''. Early and persona ...

as Joel * Gennie Nevinson as Therapist *

Felix Williamson Felix Williamson is an Australian actor. Early life Williamson is the stepson of playwright David Williamson. From age 13–17, he trained at the Australian Theatre for Young People in Sydney, Australia, learning the foundations of acting. ...

as Neil *

Hugo Weaving Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is an English actor. Born in Colonial Nigeria to English parents, he has resided in Australia for the entirety of his career. He is the recipient of six Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts A ...

*Rebecca Firth

Production

At one stage it was planned that the film would be shot at the same time as another movie, ''Revolver'' which would be directed by Emma Kate Crogan while Stavros Kazantzidis would make ''Strange Planet''. However, in the end Crogan directed ''Planet'' and ''Revolver'' was never made.

Reception

The film was a commercial disappointment and as of 2019 Croghan has not directed another feature film.Jim Schembri, "Aren't you...?", ''The Age'', 6 May 2005
Retrieved 12 November 2012

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