Richard Moir
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Biography: Richard Moir (born 1950) is an Australian former actor and editor. He is known for many Australian film roles and in the TV soap opera Prisoner as the original character of electrician Eddie Cook. In 1990, Moir was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, the degenerative effects of which gradually brought his acting career to a premature end in 1999. Moir later underwent deep brain stimulation therapy, a process covered by the 2006 documentary The Bridge At Midnight Trembles. He was married to Australian actress Julie Nihill, and they have two daughters.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Queensland, Australia
Birthday: January 01, 1950
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Gender: Male
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Welcome to Woop Woop
Overview: A con artist escapes a deal gone wrong in New York and winds up in the Aussie outback in a strange town whose inhabitants are an oddball collection of misfits.
Genres: Music Comedy Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-13
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The Chain Reaction
Overview: Contaminated by a nuclear-plant spill, an Australian worker hides with a woman and tries to warn the public.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-09-25
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Running on Empty
Overview: Mike loves his fast cars and his hot women. When he fancies the girlfriend of the local street racing king, Fox, he gets way in over his head in racing for his girl, his money and his life. Through racing, sex, nightclubs and small road trips the film depicts what it was like to be a teenager in Australia in the 1980's.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-08-05
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Heatwave
Overview: During a Christmas heatwave, a community activist attempts to stop a redevelopment project that is displacing residents in the Kings Cross section of Sydney.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-08
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Isabelle Eberhardt
Overview: The true story of explorer, journalist and writer Isabelle Eberhardt, originally from Switzerland. She moved to Annaba in Algeria in 1897 with her mother, who preferred to live in the Algerian neighborhoods rather than the European neighborhoods that she hated, and converted to Islam. Her lifestyle shocked the French colonialists: she dressed like a man, frequented cafes and smoke shops. Fascinated by the desert, she traveled the Sahara under the identity of Si Mahmoud, she published articles and books on the world she discovered in southern Algeria, strongly criticizing the colonial authorities. Arriving in El Oued, the soldiers prevent him from continuing his journey. She disobeys and overhears officers shooting Arab prisoners. Arrested, she was accused of espionage and was expelled from Algeria. She married Slimane, a Muslim non-commissioned officer in 1901. Having become French through this marriage, she could now reside in Algeria.
Genres: Drama Adventure History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1991-11-21
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Sweet Dreamers
Overview: Two young Australian filmmakers meet in London and return home with dreams of making films that reflect their Australian ideals. A film about dreams and aspirations.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-05-06
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Minnamurra
Overview: Underrated leading man Jeff Fahey carries most of the dramatic weight of the Australian Wrangler. Fahey plays a handsome, athletic businessman who vies for the hand of rancher's daughter Tushika Bergen. Our hero must not only contend with his romantic rival, a dashing but dangerous cattleman, but also with a villainous creditor who craves the land left to Bergen by her late father. By nature of its plotline and setting, Wrangler can't help but invite comparisons to the popular The Man From Snowy River. Still, the stars and director Ian Barry keep up the appearances of freshness and originality
Genres: Adventure Drama Action Western Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-17
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Joey
Overview: Billy is a boy who is trying to save a baby kangaroo called Joey when it is caught and taken to Sydney. Linda, the young daughter of the U.S. Ambassador is helping Billy in his task.
Genres: Comedy Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-26
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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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An Indecent Obsession
Overview: Sister Honour Langtree (Wendy Hughes), is in charge of a military hospital for psychiatric patients. She however transgresses boundaries by developing a sexual attraction for a new patient.
Genres: War Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-23
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Wrong World
Overview: David Trueman is a young doctor who dreams of going to South America to practice medicine among the disenfranchised. Arriving in Bolivia, he encounters enough corruption and oppression to drive him away from his dreams and into the drug scene. Disillusioned and escaping to the U.S., he meets Mary, a young heroin addict who shares his angst. As the two commiserate, their bleak outlook lightens, promising a glimmer of hope for the both of them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-04
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Jilted
Overview: Two people who have had disastrous love affairs meet on a tropical island resort.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-01
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Not Dark Yet
Overview: Confined to his room in an aged care facility, an elderly man with a debilitating disease struggles with his sons abrupt departure.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-08-08
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The Challenge
Overview: The story of the 1983 America's Cup challenge, where the Australian team financed by business tycoon Alan Bond, finally wrests the cup from the New York Yacht Club, after an unbroken 132 year winning streak.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-29
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The Odd Angry Shot
Overview: A group of Australian SAS regiment soldiers are deployed to Vietnam around 1967/8 and encounter the realities of war, from the numbing boredom of camp life and long range patrols, raids and ambushes where nothing happens, to the the terror of enduring mortar barrages from an unseen enemy. Men die and are crippled in combat by firefights and booby traps, soldiers kill and capture the enemy, gather intelligence and retake ground only to cede it again whilst battling against the bureaucracy and obstinacy of the conventional military hierarchy. In the end they return to civilization, forever changed by their experiences but glad to return to the life they once knew.
Genres: War Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-03-01
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Remember Me
Overview: A woman recently returned to work is contacted by her former husband who has been in a mental institution. She is torn between her still strong desire for him, and her fear, which comes from events in their past. She cannot control his intrusion into both her current life and her second marriage, and tragedy ensues.
Genres: Mystery Drama Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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Hard Knuckle
Overview: In the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Australia, the most popular sport is Hard Knuckle, a bloodier form of pool. Harry is a pool hustler, wants to beat Knuckle champ Top Dog, to get his bike back.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-09
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The Plains of Heaven
Overview: Two technicians manning a tracking station on the Victorian High Plains pursue opposite ways of coping with isolation. The ageing Cunningham seems to be rejuvenated by and obsessed with the landscape, while the younger Barker withdraws into the interior and technical world of the station.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-06-03
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27A
Overview: A middle-aged alcoholic is sentenced to six weeks in jail for a minor offense. While there he undergoes psychiatric treatment for his alcoholism and is committed to a hospital for the criminally insane for the duration of his sentence. However, under Section 27A of the Queensland Mental Health Act, he can be detained indefinitely until the hospital authorities declare him eligible for release.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-06-05
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Going Down
Overview: Karli's over the Sydney scene and its small-pond bohemian excesses. That's why she's moving to New York City in the morning. But over the course of one unforgettable night, Karli's best friends will show her that a little Sydney goes a long way .
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-07-01
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The Bridge at Midnight Trembles
Overview: On March 15, 2004, Richard Moir underwent an operation for Parkinson's Disease. Called Deep Brain Stimulation, electrodes are placed in the brain that are powered by batteries placed in the chest. The current 'zaps' bad signals in the brain. This film gives you an insight into the daily life of a patient with Parkinson's Disease, which is a view you don't get as a doctor in a clinical practice.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-05
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One Way Ticket
Overview: Based on a true story, One Way Ticket is about a criminal named Webb. He has been arrested for murder and looks like he will be spending the rest of his days behind bars before he has an affair with a female guard. She helps him escape and they spend the next few days on the run. Can they make it?
Genres: Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Hanging About
Overview: A look at a situation that leads to a bad end. Carol Jerrems' only known extant fiml.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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