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At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture
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Wikipedia article
'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.Scott Murray, 'Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p9
Premise
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
*Steve Rackman as Rhino Jackson
*Gary Kliger as Waldo Jackson
*Alyson Best as Clare Hampton
*Robert Baxter as Senator
*Angry Anderson as Senator's Aide
*Bassia Carole as Sister Mary
*Debbie Matts as Maureen
*John Stone as Wally
*Mark Hembrow as L D
*Iain Gardiner as T M
*Frank Thring as Television Producer
*Molly Meldrum as a priest
*John Farnham as a policeman
*Derryn Hinch as a gangster henchman
*Peter Russell Clarke as a gangster henchman
*Gordon Elliott as a gangster
*Adrian Bernotti as Rocko
*Naomi Lisner formerly known as Naomi Lewis as Sam https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4541715/
Musical acts
*Australian Crawl*Tony Catz Band
*Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons
*The Radiators
*Rose Tattoo
*The Skyhooks
*The Sunnyboys
*Wendy And The Rocketts
*Uncanny X-Men
Production
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".David Stratton, 'The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p154
References
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