Gary Waddell
Biography: Gary Waddell is an Australian actor. He was nominated for the 2012 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in The King is Dead! and for an AFI award for his role in 1975 film Pure Shit. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: August 07, 1952
Deathday: N/A
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The FJ Holden
1977-04-29
The FJ Holden
Overview: Suburban Australia in the late 70s. It was the era of the drive-in movie, the Chico Roll girl and the beloved FJ Holden. Boasting drunken fist fights, back seat sex, illegal drag racing, a classic Oz rock soundtrack (featuring Ol'55, Skyhooks and Renee Geyer) and the screen debut of future star Sigrid Thornton. THE FJ HOLDEN forged a strong connection with 70s mainstream youth audiences and today
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-04-29
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Pure Shit
1975-08-15
Pure Shit
Overview: Four young heroin addicts scour the streets of Melbourne in search of some good-quality narcotics – or as they call it, 'pure shit’. In the space of 48 hours, a friend dies of an overdose, they are ripped off by criminals and arrested and assaulted by police. They bungle a break-in, get chased by hooligans and one is sent to a methadone clinic. The search for drugs veers between farce and tragedy, but it never stops.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-08-15
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The Survival of Kindness
2023-05-04
The Survival of Kindness
Overview: In a cage on a trailer in the middle of the desert, BlackWoman is abandoned, left to die. But BlackWoman seems not ready. She escapes, journeying through pestilence and persecution, from desert to mountain and finally to city, on a quest for an unknown beginning. But the city is more uncertain even than the desert, and recaptured, BlackWoman must find another escape. Or does she?
Genres: Mystery Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-05-04
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Twentieth Century Oz
1976-07-29
Twentieth Century Oz
Overview: Dorothy is a sixteen-year-old groupie riding with a rock band when, suddenly, the van is in a road accident, and she hits her head. She wakes up in a fantasy world as gritty and realistic as the one she came from and learns she killed a young thug in the process. A gay clothier called the Good Fairy gives her a pair of red shoes as a reward to help her see the last concert of the Wizard, an androgynous rock singer. She is pursed by the thug's brother who attempts to rape her on several occasions. She also meets a dumb surfer, a heartless mechanic, and a cowardly biker.
Genres: Music Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-07-29
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The King Is Dead!
2012-07-12
The King Is Dead!
Overview: A happy, unsuspecting couple, Max (Dan Wyllie) and Therese (Bojana Novakovic), buy a house in what appears to be a quiet, friendly neighbourhood. Settling in well, they make friends with a nice family on one side and soon meet a more interesting family on the other side. But interesting soon becomes loud and loud soon becomes intolerable. When the intolerable becomes violent and the police are powerless, Max and Therese attempt to take matters into their own hands.
Genres: Drama Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-12
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Grievous Bodily Harm
1988-10-26
Grievous Bodily Harm
Overview: A schoolteacher (John Waters) becomes obsessed with the idea that his wife (Joy Bell) did not die in a car accident, as everyone else thinks.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-26
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The Blue Lightning
1986-05-07
The Blue Lightning
Overview: Harry Wingate, a rugged adventurer, is hired by a gem collector to retrieve a priceless opal, known as "The Blue Lightning," from Lester McInally, a super-criminal with an army of killers operating in the Australian outback.
Genres: Drama Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-07
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The Proposition
2005-10-06
The Proposition
Overview: In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Drama Thriller Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-06
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In Search of Anna
1979-07-28
In Search of Anna
Overview: Tony is released from prison and goes in search of what once was happiness: Anna. He hits the road hoping to find her and makes a friend along the way.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-07-28
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Stir
1980-05-11
Stir
Overview: Filmed in the Clare Valley, Gladstone and the Flinders Ranges in South Australia, this prison movie was inspired by the true life prison riot at Bathurst Jail in 1974 and its subsequent Royal Commission into New South Wales Prisons.
Genres: Thriller Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-05-11
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Lennie Cahill Shoots Through
2003-11-05
Lennie Cahill Shoots Through
Overview: An unsolved crime, a retiring cop and a dying crim determined not to take his regrets to the grave.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-05
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Gettin' Square
2003-10-09
Gettin' Square
Overview: Gettin' Square is about starting over, keeping clean and going straight. Barry Wirth is fresh out of prison and determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But like his mate Johnny 'Spit' Spiteri and reformed gangster turned restaurateur Dabba, he finds out the hard way that there are old scores and a few new ones that'll make getting square a lot harder than he thought.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-09
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Tripe
1989-01-28
Tripe
Overview: A black comedy about a family terrorised by their father who feeds his family tripe at every meal, every day. Eventually, the kids revolt, but it isn't long before the eldest son steps into his father's shoes.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-28
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Blue Fire Lady
1977-12-09
Blue Fire Lady
Overview: Jenny Grey a horse loving country girl leaves her widowed father to move to the city after her father's frustrations towards Jenny and her desires to ride horses, after her mother had died from a horse-riding accident. Jenny finds work at a country race track and becomes obsessed with a troublesome horse called "Blue Fire Lady". "Blue Fire Lady" shows promise in Jenny's hands, but around everyone else misbehaves and shows no discipline. When "Blue Fire Lady" is put up for auction it is up to Jenny to either buy her or prove her.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-09
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The Facts of Life Down Under
1987-02-15
The Facts of Life Down Under
Overview: Blair, Tootie, Natalie, Jo, Beverly Ann, and Andy visit the land down under. Blair and Jo are warned of a planned jewel heist; Beverly Ann visits a beau from many years ago; Natalie is stranded in the outback; and Tootie meets a Yale student who pretends to be a young Aborigine.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-15
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Man-Thing
2005-04-21
Man-Thing
Overview: Agents of an oil tycoon vanish while exploring a swamp marked for drilling. The local sheriff investigates and faces a Seminole legend come to life: Man-Thing, a shambling swamp-monster whose touch burns those who feel fear.
Genres: Action Horror Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-21
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Joanne Lees: Murder In The Outback
2007-03-18
Joanne Lees: Murder In The Outback
Overview: After surviving the terrifying outback abduction of her boyfriend, Joanne Lees became the victim of a relentless trial by media across two continents. With no body to speak of, reported 'sightings' of Peter, and revelations Joanne had cheated on her boyfriend, the public and media in both Britain and Australia refused to accept Joanne's innocence on face value. This is the story of one young woman's courage in the face of one of the most mysterious crimes in Australian history.
Genres: Thriller Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-18
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Dirty Deeds
2002-07-18
Dirty Deeds
Overview: Set in 1960s Sydney, this is the story of an Australian gangster whose booming business, buoyed by the influx of U.S. soldiers in town for R&R during their tours in Vietnam, attracts the attention of first the Chicago mafia, and then their East Coast competitors.
Genres: Crime Comedy Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-07-18
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The Highest Honour
1982-05-15
The Highest Honour
Overview: After a highly successful raid on Singapore Harbour, soldiers of Z Special Unit lead a new expedition in Singapore, with disastrous results.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-05-15
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Chopper
2000-06-21
Chopper
Overview: The true and infamous story of Australia's notorious criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read and his years of crime, interest in violence, drugs and prostitutes.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-21
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Maslin Beach
1997-01-01
Maslin Beach
Overview: Set on a famous nudist beach, Maslin Beach is a film about crazy people involved in crazy misunderstandings and romantic squabbles, a naked and hilarious search for the meaning of life. And it's also a gentle story about love. Simon attempts to summon the courage to face the truth about his relationship with Marcie over the course of one afternoon, leading to a bittersweet jolt to his life. With other relationships on the beach interfering with his objective to propose, a myriad of characters attempt to make sense of life, love and it all.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne
2011-04-11
A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne
Overview: Australian television film based on alleged events surrounding the death of Caroline Byrne in June 1995. Byrne was found in the early morning of 8 June at the base of a cliff at The Gap, a notorious suicide spot in Sydney.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-11
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Scorched
2009-11-08
Scorched
Overview: In a climate change ravaged world in 2012, after 240 days without rain Sydney has only two weeks of water left. When the city is then ringed by severe bushfires, the question becomes, how do you fight fire when you have no water?
Genres: Drama Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-08
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Cody: The Tipoff
1994-06-01
Cody: The Tipoff
Overview: Cody's childhood friend Mack provides a tip about a burglary in progress. Mack later turns up dead and Cody investigates another friend Jimmy Catter.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-01
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Black and White
2002-10-31
Black and White
Overview: Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics, the skills of his two gifted but naïve defense lawyers are put to the test.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-31
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