The Facts of Life Down Under (1987) (TV)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Stuart Margolin

Writer:

Gordon Cotler (writer)

Release Date:

15 February 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Blair, Tootie, Natalie, Jo, Beverly Ann, and Andy visit the land down under. Blair and Jo are warned...

Plot Keywords:

College | Vacation

Cast

Cloris Leachman	...	Beverly Ann Stickle
Lisa Whelchel	...	Blair Warner
Kim Fields	...	Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
Mindy Cohn	...	Natalie Green
Mackenzie Astin	...	Andy Moffett
Nancy McKeon	...	Joanne 'Jo' Polniaczek
Mario Van Peebles	...	David Johnson
Joss McWilliam	...	Nick Aintree
Jay Hackett	...	Kevin Colton
Andrew McKaige	...	Ren Calley
Noel Trevarthen	...	Roger Pitt
Misty Bernard	...	Jane Willis
Barbara-Jane Cole	...	Miss Carstairs
Garry Waddell	...	Hugo
Kristoffer Greaves	...	Denny

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Ashton Park, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Crawford Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Golden Girls: Strange Bedfellows (#3.7)" (1987)

G'Day Mate! Welcome to the Land Down Under!

This movie has a little more thrill than the first one. Atfer the first trip to Paris 5 years ago, the gang: Blair(Lisa Whelchel), Tootie(Kim Fields), Natalie(Mindy Cohn), and Jo(Nancy McKeown). This time, the go to the Land Down Under:(Australia) where there's an International problem going on there. A jewel heist, and a Communist plot are in the ploy. Blair and Jo get caught up in the heist, Natalie get lost in the Outback where she is found by an outdoors-man. It was funny when the camel licked her feet while she was asleep. And Tootie meets this fake Aborigine who turned out to be a Yale student. It was also great when Natalie foiled the plan with a boomerang. The only difference in this movie is actress Cloris Leachman playing Edna's sister Beverly Ann. She has a old love that was living there, and she wanted to reminisce the old times with the guy. A very good movie, very different though, I didn't care about what was original and what wasn't, I knew about Charlotte Rae's departure from the show earlier. This movie doesn't hurt anything. It had plenty of action. 4 out of 5 stars!