Backroads

1977
1h

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A black and white lowlife duo drives around Australia's Outback in a stolen vehicle and finds trouble after trouble.A black and white lowlife duo drives around Australia's Outback in a stolen vehicle and finds trouble after trouble.A black and white lowlife duo drives around Australia's Outback in a stolen vehicle and finds trouble after trouble.

Director
- Phillip Noyce
Writers
- Josephine Emery
- Phillip Noyce
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

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YOUR RATING

Director
- Phillip Noyce
Writers
- Josephine Emery
- Phillip Noyce
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
This is one of a handful of mid-late 1970s Australian feature films that were road movies. The pictures include High Rolling (1977), American Happy Day (1977), Oz (1976), Cosy Cool (1977), In Search of Anna (1978) and Backroads (1977).

Connections
Featured in Feature Film Lighting: Russell Boyd A.C.S. Interviewed by Peter Thompson (1985)

Soundtracks
Tarpaulin Muster
Written by Dougie Young

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Featured review

6/10

On the road with Noyce.

Early effort from director Noyce dealing with an Aboriginal and a white man on the road to self destruction. It brings up important issues on racial relationships in Australia but not enough time was given to this important topic.