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Films A-Z 1974-79 1980-84 1985-89 1990-94 1995-99 2000-04 |
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Little Fish (Porchlight Films)Directed by Rowan Woods |
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A crime thriller about a woman trying to escape her past as a heroin addict. |
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Mary Bryant -- TV Mini-Series (Ten Network)
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"The true story of a female petty criminal who was sent to Australia as a convict, but escaped and was captured before being sent to Britain for trial." |
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To the Ends of the Earth -- TV Mini-Series (BBC/Power)with Benedict Cumberbatch, Jared Harris and Victoria Hamilton Based on Rites of Passage, Close Quarters, Fire Down Below by William Golding |
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"An intimate journey on an epic scale, charting in dazzling and visceral detail the rite of passage of Edmund Talbot, a young English aristocrat as he experiences life on board a passenger ship making its hazardous sea voyage from England to Australia in the early 19th century." |
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The Brush Off -- TV Movie (Huntaway Films)with David Wenham, Mick Molloy, Deborah Kennedy, John Clarke Based on The Brush Off by Shane Maloney |
"Based on Shane Maloney's popular Murray Whelan books, Murray is a 30-something, divorced father of one who works as an adviser to a Labor government minister. When Agnelli is demoted to Minister for Arts and Water, he decides to earn brownie points by raising funds for the next election campaign. Murray is on the case, meeting with philanthropists and arts connoisseurs. This is where the trouble begins." |
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Stiff -- TV Movie (Huntaway Films)with David Wenham, Mick Molloy, Deborah Kennedy Based on Stiff by Shane Maloney |
Lionel Merricks |
"Based on Shane Maloney's popular Murray Whelan books, Murray is a 30-something, divorced father of one who works as an adviser to a Labor government minister. A body found in the freezer of the Meatworks in Murray's boss Agnelli's electorate causes panic in the ranks. Agnelli sees it as a Machiavellian plot by his political rivals to stir up trouble with the unions and precipitate his demise." |
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Lizzie's Dad |
Wimbledon (Dimension/Universal - Working Title Films)
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A British tennis player is given a wild card for Wimbledon and
he plans to make it his final tournament, but then falls in love with a
hot shot young American tennis star and his luck begins to change.
Filmed on location at The
All England Lawn Tennis Club. "I think ... I'm a tennis dad from hell." -- Sam Neill |
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Yes (GreeneStreet Films)Directed by Sally Potter |
(photo courtesy of Nicola Dove Photography) |
The story of "a passionate love affair between a married American scientist and a Lebanese cook living in exile in London." |
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Jessica -- TV Mini-Series (Screentime and Channel Ten)Directed by Peter Andrikidis Based on Jessica by Bryce Courtenay |
Runche |
"It is a sweeping saga of love, deceit and sacrifice set during the early years of the twentieth century in the farmlands around Narrandera – then a frontier town in rural New South Wales, Australia." Official Press Release. "I played a drunken clapped-out barrister with a nose like a tomato. That was a bit of a leap, that part. I don't know where the character came from. I suppose I dredged up some residual memories of drunks in the Groucho Club." -- Sam Neill |
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The Man |
Perfect StrangersDirected by Gaylene Preston |
A "bent thriller about the sheer terror of living happily ever
after". Official
Press Release from Huntaway Films. Synopsis. ""I invented a whole back story for him - but I never told Rachael. I never even told her his name. That was all secret men's business " -- Sam Neill |
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Victor Komarovsky (picture courtesy of Granada) |
Doctor Zhivago -- TV Mini-Series (ITV/Granada)Directed by Giacomo Campiotti Based on Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak |
A remake of the love story written by Boris Pasternak. Official Press Release from Granada. "It’s not very often you get asked to play people that are
just so bad. You can’t pass that up too often. ... I love
all my characters, but I have a love/hate relationship with
Komarovsky. I despise him, but am rooting for him. I’m on
his side". -- Sam Neill |
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Dirty Deeds (Nine Films & Television)Directed by David Caesar |
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In 1960s Sydney, the success of illegal businesses set up to feed off of Vietnam soldiers on R&R elicits the interest of the Chicago mob who come to get a piece of the action. Official Press Release from Dirty Deeds Productions Pty Ltd. Synopsis. "They had this incredible power on the screen, doing this really heavy stuff on the first day they were together, where Sam's character had to give Bryan's a dressing down in front of the young policemen. It was really one of the most hilarious things I've ever seen, seeing the two of them trying to keep a straight face." -- producer Deborah Balderstone |
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Submerged -- TV Movie (NBC)Directed by James Keach Based on The Terrible Hours by Peter Maas |
Swede Momsen (picture courtesy of Stanley Brooks) |
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A moment-by-moment account of the sinking and rescue of the American submarine USS Squalus months before World War II began. |
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Himself, presenter |
Space (a.k.a. Final Frontiers a.k.a. Hyperspace) -- TV Mini-Series (BBC)Companion Book: Space: Our Final Frontier by John Gribbin (BBC Consumer Publishing) |
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Scientific documentary mini-series about the beginnings of time and the universe. Official Press Release from the BBC. “It’s about the magic of space - that amazing moment we’ve all experienced when we look up at the stars and ask ourselves ‘where did we come from?’ and ‘are we alone ?’” -- Sam Neill |
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Jurassic Park III (Universal)Directed by Joe Johnston Novelization: Jurassic Park III by Scott Ciemcin (Random House Children's Publishing, 2001) Storybook: Jurassic Park III Storybook by Marc Cerasini (Random House, 2001) Dr. Alan Grant & Velociraptor Action Figures (Hasbro) Numerous other tie-in books and toys are and will be available. |
Dr. Alan Grant |
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More dinosaurs. More adventure. Official Press Release from Universal Studios. "We have a story that moves like an express train, and some new, very alarming dinosaurs. It should be pretty exciting, and I'm looking forward to seeing it myself." -- Sam Neill |
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Jonah Ludovic (picture courtesy of Andrea) |
The Zookeeper (Svendsen Films)Directed by Ralph Ziman |
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A man in a city torn by war continues to take care of the animals at the zoo where he works, while being forced to deal with a sociopathic captain of soldiers and fleeing refugees who try to find safety in his zoo. |
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The Dish (Working Dog)Directed by Rob Sitch |
Cliff Buxton |
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A chronicle of the goings-on at the Oz radio telescope that played a central role in communications for the 1969 moon landing. Intro and Synopsis "The most pleasurable experience to me was actually playing cricket on the dish. I'm not sure if this is something that happens very often, people playing cricket in the middle of a radio telescope" -- Sam Neill |
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Thomas Jefferson |
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal -- TV Mini-Series (CBS/Craig Anderson Productions)Directed by Charles Haid Screenplay and more: Sally Hemings: An American Scandal: The Struggle to Tell the Controversial True Story, by Tina Andrews (Malibu Press, 2001) |
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The mini-series posits that President Thomas Jefferson did indeed have a decades long affair with his slave Sally Hemings and that in fact it was a love affair on both sides. The mini-series charts the course of this relationship from the time Jefferson served as ambassador to France in the 1780s until his death in 1826. Synopsis. "If you're doing something like this, you must do some sort of justice to the character -- if for no other reason then that Jefferson is a much beloved character in American history ... It's such an opportunity as an actor if you're playing a character with so much material that is known about him." -- Sam Neill |
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Numero Bruno -- TV Documentary (TV One and Hoodwink Productions)Directed by Steve LaHood |
Himself |
Documentary tracing the life and career of Kiwi acting legend (and musical performer) Bruno Lawrence. |
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Professor Mortlock |
My Mother Frank (Beyond Films)Directed by Mark Lamprell |
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David is a university student who lives with his mother Frank, a woman still grieving over the death of her husband. When Frank decides to go back to university, David must learn to adapt as his mother reveals herself to be an actual person and individual, more than he ever expected. Synopsis. "I'm certainly the antagonist in this film -- if there's a bad guy, it's me. I'm here to serve the story ... I don't think he's really a bad guy, he just goes about things the wrong way." -- Sam Neill |
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The Magic Pudding (Energee Entertainment)Based on The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay |
Sam Sawnoff, the penguin bold (voice) |
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Bunyip Bluegum, a koala, joins the Noble Society of Puddin' Owners. Together with members Sam Sawnoff and Bill Barnacle, he helps to protect Albert, the Magic Pudding from puddin' thieves and to keep the pudding from getting itself into trouble when it tries to run away. Synopsis. "The most fun I had was working with Hugo, specifically doing the songs. I'd never been asked to sing in a film before and we had a great time with it!" -- Sam Neill |
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Final Update: January 15, 2005