Lance Curtis
Actor · 1954 – 1985
Lance Curtis was an Australian actor, writer and comedian who became well known in Australia in the early 1980s through his many radio, TV and film appearances. Curtis died in an accidental fall from a balcony, whilst hosting a party at his Sydney home on 9th June 1985.
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Movie5.4WarRomanceThis drama is set in World War II Australia, where an American Marine, Rebel is recuperating from wounds suffered in battle. He is weary of war and is intent on going AWOL and escaping from Australia. He becomes infatuated with a local singer, Kathy and pursues her. Kathy is married and initially is not interested in him, but later begins to love Rebel. Kathy receives a letter advising her that her husband was killed in battle. The local police and the U.S. Military are searching for Rebel as an AWOL soldier. Rebel arranges to escape Austalia by a cargo ship, but eventually allows himself to be arrested in order to keep the local police from arresting Kathy for harboring him
Rebel
1985 · 11 votes
MovieFamilyComedyDoctors and Nurses is a gimmick film, a down under age reversal trick in the style of Alan Parker's 'Bugsy Malone'. A bunch of kids play the game of Doctors and Nurses - of the inoffensive dress-up kind - tending a bunch of adults suffering from a variety of ailments.
Doctors & Nurses
1981
Movie5.1ComedyNothing and no one is safe in this biting satire of the trials and tribulations of young marrieds buying their first home. "Emoh Ruo" takes direct aim at the financial institutions, builders, furniture salesmen, television commercials and almost any other of the many sharks in our society who lie in waiting, ready to help eager young couples commit economic suicide for their little piece of Australia. "Emoh Ruo" is the story of the Tunkley family. Terry cleans houses for a living - but what she'd really like is a house of her own. Her husband Des is quite content to go on living in a caravan. Terry spots an advertisement for 'The Buckingham', a low-budget project home. For Terri it's love at first sight but it isn't till she reveals the depth of her desperation that Des relents and sells his boat so they'll have enough for the deposit. Excitedly they move to the outskirts of Sydney to begin their new life but they soon discover the dream can turn into a nightmare.
Emoh Ruo
1985 · 4 votes
Movie4.0ComedyDarren (David Argue) works at a Melbourne ice rink as the driver of an ice resurfacing machine. When he answers correctly in a radio competition, he wins a car and a trip to the Victorian snow field of Falls Creek.
Snow: The Movie
1982 · 3 votes