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The Journalist (1979 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Journalist' is a 1979 Australian sex comedy about the romantic adventures of a journalist (Jack Thompson). It has the reputation as one of the worst Australian films of all time.David Stratton, 'The Last New Wave', Angus and Robertson, 1979 p 92-95
Plot
Journalist Simon Morris has trouble with his love life. He is separated from his wife Wendy and daughter Suzie and lives with his girlfriend Liz.
Production
Money came from Roadshow, who wanted Jack Thompson to play the lead, and the New South Wales Film Corporation. The shoot started January 1979 and went for four weeks.
Reception
The film was very poorly received critically and commercially. Thornhill:
'The Journalist' was a misfire completely and I think it was my fault entirely. We should never have had Jack Thompson. He was just miscast. He's not a comedian. He's a serious, solid actor. We should have had Sam Neill in the lead role and you would have had a debonair roue - it was meant to be a debonair roue. It was meant to be a piece of fluff, a piece of effervescent fluff that came out feeling like lard.[https://archive.today/20130222162845/http://www.signis.net/malone/tiki-index.php?page=Michael+Thornhill&bl Interview with Michael Thornhill, Signist, 2 November 1998]. Retrieved 14 October 2012
Robert Macklin wrote a novelisation of the script for $5,000.
References
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