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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA teenage girl, with dreams of becoming a famous singer, tries to secure a spot on a local televised talent show.A teenage girl, with dreams of becoming a famous singer, tries to secure a spot on a local televised talent show.A teenage girl, with dreams of becoming a famous singer, tries to secure a spot on a local televised talent show.
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I saw this during the Australian wave of films. I was being inundated on sort of dark pieces and this was an eye opener to say the least. I hadn't expected such a bright and lively piece. This is a wonderful piece of work. Everything fits. The cast is perfect. Each so in tune with their roles, each ringing true in dialogue and action. The music is both stylistically correct and true to the genre. Many times tunes written for movies that are rock or pop oriented turn out to be lame, musically incorrect, or both. This is not the case here.
Gillian Armstrong shows an airy touch, while still maintaining that solid control of characters and visually precise scene setup she has demonstrated in other films, such as "My Brilliant Career" and the sadly overlooked "Oscar and Lucinda". All in all this is an enjoyable experience. Nothing earthshattering or profound but good workmanship and totally fun.
Gillian Armstrong shows an airy touch, while still maintaining that solid control of characters and visually precise scene setup she has demonstrated in other films, such as "My Brilliant Career" and the sadly overlooked "Oscar and Lucinda". All in all this is an enjoyable experience. Nothing earthshattering or profound but good workmanship and totally fun.
I saw this movie when it was originally released in America in the early 1980's. I enjoyed the film quite a bit and eventually bought the soundtrack. I just rented the film on video and it still holds up for me after all these years. It is still simple, quirky, vibrant and lively just as I remembered it. The characters are well drawn and very unique and the dance numbers are just as quirky as the rest of the movie. The "Body and Soul" number in the pub literally gets everyone in on the act and it is a highlight of the film for me. I read where director Gillian Armstrong said the reason she made the film after scoring with a period piece like "My Brilliant Career" is because she wanted to do something unusual and little unexpected. She (and all involved) very much succeed. The soundtrack has 1980's style new wave influenced pop. Whether you enjoy the rest of the movie will probably depend on whether you enjoy that style of music. If you do, give this movie a look, if you do not, then pass on it.
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Fun comedy musical with a quirky mix of retro kitsch and early 1980s New Wave music and styles.
Bright and talented aspiring singer Jackie Mullens (played by the bright and talented Jo Kennedy) wants to make it in showbiz, aided and abetted by her precocious 14-year-old cousin/manager/songwriter Angus (Ross O'Donovan). The Mullens family members seem to have showbiz backgrounds (ballroom dancing and fortune telling) but now all live in, and run, a cool kitschy pub next to the Sydney harbour bridge that caters to a boisterous working-class crowd. Jackie is romantically pursued by Robbie (Ned Lander) from her backing band, while she is infatuated with TV talent show host Terry (John O'May).
Kennedy and O'Donovan are fantastic in the lead roles. Kennedy is a great singer, and the various musical numbers work really well. Some songs are presented like early 1980s music videos, others take inspiration from Busby Berkeley.
Bright and talented aspiring singer Jackie Mullens (played by the bright and talented Jo Kennedy) wants to make it in showbiz, aided and abetted by her precocious 14-year-old cousin/manager/songwriter Angus (Ross O'Donovan). The Mullens family members seem to have showbiz backgrounds (ballroom dancing and fortune telling) but now all live in, and run, a cool kitschy pub next to the Sydney harbour bridge that caters to a boisterous working-class crowd. Jackie is romantically pursued by Robbie (Ned Lander) from her backing band, while she is infatuated with TV talent show host Terry (John O'May).
Kennedy and O'Donovan are fantastic in the lead roles. Kennedy is a great singer, and the various musical numbers work really well. Some songs are presented like early 1980s music videos, others take inspiration from Busby Berkeley.
One of the best original rock musicals! I have just seen the DVD release, having not seen the movie in about 20 years and it holds up very well. It is not at all dated. All of the songs, except for the one which is intentionally bad, are great memorable songs...apparently thanks to Phil Judd of The Swingers. Casting really makes the film. Great chemistry between the two cousins Jackie (Joe Kennedy) and Angus (Ross O Donovan).
Although the plot is somewhat thin, as is typical for this type of movie, it moves along quite nicely and has good light-hearted humor.
See the movie, you will not be disappointed.
Although the plot is somewhat thin, as is typical for this type of movie, it moves along quite nicely and has good light-hearted humor.
See the movie, you will not be disappointed.
The director of "My Brilliant Career", the Production Designer of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", a choreographer working without trained dancers, several script writers and many composers bring a low-budget post-punk vitality to Sydney Australia.
As the commentary on the DVD mentions, the prints of Starstruck seem to have been severely cut in different releases, and this print has at least one song hacked out of the release I saw in 1982. Still, the bouncy energy survives. Teenage lust and ambition are tempered with working class family values. The homage to Richard Lester and gay Busby Berkeley routine are still hilarious, and the finale will have your toes a-tapping.
As the commentary on the DVD mentions, the prints of Starstruck seem to have been severely cut in different releases, and this print has at least one song hacked out of the release I saw in 1982. Still, the bouncy energy survives. Teenage lust and ambition are tempered with working class family values. The homage to Richard Lester and gay Busby Berkeley routine are still hilarious, and the finale will have your toes a-tapping.
Lo sapevi?
- QuizReportedly, famed Australian rock music bands INXS and Men at Work wanted to participate in the picture but were turned-down by the production.
- BlooperAt the beginning of the "Gimme Love" number, Jackie and Angus are briefly seen dancing on the nightclub floor several moments before they actually arrive at the club on their motorcycle. (This continuity error is not present in an alternative take of the sequence that features on the DVD as an extra.)
- Versioni alternativeOne of the US home video versions deletes the first chorus of the title song. The original US cable version deleted the song "It's Not Enough."
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- Budget
- 2.500.000 A$ (previsto)
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- 691 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 45 minuti
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- 1.78 : 1
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