At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture

At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture
At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture
Directed by	Simon Heath
Written by	Simon Heath
Produced by	David Joseph
Starring	Steve Rackman; Gary Kliger; Alyson Best; Robert Baxter; Angry Anderson
Cinematography	David Eggby
Edited by	John Scott
Production; company	Bullamakanka Film Productions
Distributed by	Thorn EMI (video)
Release date	1983;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$1.2 million

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.^[2]

Premise[edit]

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[edit]

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
Norman Coburn aa Walter Williams
Naomi Lisner formerly known as Naomi Lewis as Sam https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4541715/

Musical acts[edit]

Production[edit]

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".^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, May–June 1983 pp. 147–148
^ Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p9
^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p154