Release Date: Sep 18, 1980 Limited
Release Date: Sep 18, 1980 Limited
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Bruce Beresford directed this adaptation of David Williamson's play (Williamson also scripted) about the ever-widening gap between professional sport and its boardroom intrigues. Jack Thompson is Laurie, a once popular ball player on the Australian Rules football circuit, but now an ineffective coach who tries to spark a mediocre football team into winning the league championship. But as he struggles to motivate his players, he becomes increasingly disenchanted with the sport as he witnesses how
Sep 18, 1980 Limited
May 14, 1992
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This is the only movie to feature my beloved team the mighty Collingwood Football Club, so that alone gets it a pass mark. It also features Aussie legends Graham Kennedy and Jack Thompson. It was one of a handful of movie roles for Kennedy, who made his name as a TV personality, and it's a shame because he really was a
November 5, 2011
Really good funny movie. You don't just have to be a Collingwood supporter to find it funny.
March 28, 2010
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