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Starstruck (2 disc set) (1982) |
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Jackie Mullens (Jo Kennedy) is a reluctant barmaid in her family's struggling Sydney pub. She wants to be a singing star and her 14-year old oddball cousin Angus (Ross O'Donovan) has a crazy showbiz idea that might just make it happen for her. Manipulating the media, Angus pulls off a brazen publicity stunt that instantly turns Jackie into the celebrity of the day, bringing her to the attention of pop music guru Terry Lambert (John O'May). Now all Jackie needs to do is appear on the Oz TV rock show "Wow", make sure that her band, The Wombats, are selected to compete in the New Years Eve rock concert at the Sydney Opera house, win the $25,000 prize... and save the family pub from bankruptcy. Directed by Gilliam Armstrong ("My Brilliant Career", "Charlotte Gray") and featuring the hit single "Body and Soul" along with original music by The Swingers and Mental As Anything, "Starstruck" is an intoxicating, foot-tapping, infectiously upbeat new wave musical comedy.
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Must see fun film..you'll be humming a tune in you
Rennie
17 April 2016
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The musicians who worked on Starstruck read like Australian rock n roll royalty. The songs are absolutely fantastic and when you go home you'll be humming a tune in your head could not be more true. It's just the same old musical plot, but the locations, especially the Bridge Hotel, Sydney, and the bright almost cartoon like colour show a truly gifted piece of film making. This film should be on the curriculum in secondary school to show students that not all musical culture is from the USA. Absolutely love this film. Gillian Armstrong, Australian filmmaking legend.
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Must see fun film..you'll be humming a tune in you
Rennie
17 April 2016
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The musicians who worked on Starstruck read like Australian rock n roll royalty. The songs are absolutely fantastic and when you go home you'll be humming a tune in your head could not be more true. It's just the same old musical plot, but the locations, especially the Bridge Hotel, Sydney, and the bright almost cartoon like colour show a truly gifted piece of film making. This film should be on the curriculum in secondary school to show students that not all musical culture is from the USA. Absolutely love this film. Gillian Armstrong, Australian filmmaking legend.
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Must see fun film..you'll be humming a tune in you
Rennie
17 April 2016
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The musicians who worked on Starstruck read like Australian rock n roll royalty. The songs are absolutely fantastic and when you go home you'll be humming a tune in your head could not be more true. It's just the same old musical plot, but the locations, especially the Bridge Hotel, Sydney, and the bright almost cartoon like colour show a truly gifted piece of film making. This film should be on the curriculum in secondary school to show students that not all musical culture is from the USA. Absolutely love this film. Gillian Armstrong, Australian filmmaking legend.
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Must see fun film..you'll be humming a tune in you
Rennie
17 April 2016
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The musicians who worked on Starstruck read like Australian rock n roll royalty. The songs are absolutely fantastic and when you go home you'll be humming a tune in your head could not be more true. It's just the same old musical plot, but the locations, especially the Bridge Hotel, Sydney, and the bright almost cartoon like colour show a truly gifted piece of film making. This film should be on the curriculum in secondary school to show students that not all musical culture is from the USA. Absolutely love this film. Gillian Armstrong, Australian filmmaking legend.
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