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5.9/10   328 votes
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Writers:
Gabrielle Carey (novel)
Margaret Kelly (written by)
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Release Date:
10 December 1981 (Australia) more
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Plot:
The mating rituals of two teenage surf chicks from the southern suburbs of Sydney. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Nell Schofield ... Debbie Vickers
Jad Capelja ... Sue Knight
Geoff Rhoe ... Garry
Tony Hughes ... Danny
Sandy Paul ... Tracy
Leander Brett ... Cheryl
Jay Hackett ... Bruce
Ned Lander ... Strach
Joanne Olsen ... Vicki
Julie Medana ... Kim
Michael Shearman ... Glenn
Dean Dunstone ... Seagull
Tina Robinson Hansen ... Freda (as Tina Robinson)
Nerida Clark ... Carol
Kirrily Nolan ... Mrs. Vickers
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Additional Details

Runtime:
87 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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Continuity: Debbie's hair changes length throughout the film. more
Quotes:
Debbie Vickers: It stinks.
Sue Knight: What?
Debbie Vickers: Everything.
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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
HAS SOME MERIT, 11 March 2003
6/10
Author: jdaniels-4 from Sydney, Australia



Unintentionally hilarious? Well sometimes yes, but it's also a film that deserves to be more than just "forgotten" Why? because it depicts, in a fairly accurate manner, a slice of Australian culture from the 1970's. Based on the book of the same name by Kathy Lette & Gabrielle Carey, it's the story of two teenage girls growing up near the beachside suburb of Cronulla. Watching the film today, you wish that the characters weren't so one-dimensional, and that a more balanced view of society wasn't shown, but this is the girls' story & it's told from their perspective. Anyone who lived near a beach or even just went to school in Australia around that time can surely recognise some of the scenes depicted. Other people may be merely baffled however, as films with a strong cultural relevance sometimes have little or no meaning to outsiders. Good or bad though, this is not an Australian film to simply dismissed.

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