At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture

At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture is a 1983 Australian comedy film directed by Simon Heath and starring Steve Rackman, Gary Kliger, Alyson Best, Robert Baxter, and Angry Anderson, Adrian Bernotti The plot is about a small town visited by a government official. It is noticeable for the number of music acts that appear.[2]

At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture
Directed bySimon Heath
Written bySimon Heath
Produced byDavid Joseph
StarringSteve Rackman
Gary Kliger
Alyson Best
Robert Baxter
Angry Anderson
CinematographyDavid Eggby
Edited byJohn Scott
Production
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Bullamakanka Film Productions
Distributed byThorn EMI (video)
Release date
  • 1983 (1983)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$1.2 million[1]

Premise

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Rhino Jackson is seeking re-election as Mayor. He works with his son Taldo to hold a concert and win a horse race.

Claire and her father Walter own a property being taken over by Jackson.

Cast

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Musical acts

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Production

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According to David Stratton, "the film had a very troubled and lengthy production history which presumably accounts for the first two words tacked on to the title".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, May–June 1983 pp. 147–148
  2. ^ Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p9
  3. ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p154
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