No Worries (1994)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

David Elfick

Writer:

David Holman (writer)

Release Date:

8 December 1994 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Tagline:

No rain. No crops. No money. No worries.

Plot:

A family is forced off their farm due to drought, and move to Sydney. |

Plot Keywords:

Drought | Farm | Australian Outback | Runaway | Young Girl

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Christopher Aliendi	...	Sean O'Keefe
Bob Baines	...	Tom Drew
Ray Barrett	...	Old Burkey
Ashley Bindon	...	Raymond Drew
Amy Burnicle	...	Narella
Annie Byron	...	Mrs. Burke
Gary Cooper	...	Tim Rush
Joel Emerton	...	Kerry Hay
Rhondda Findleton	...	Maggie Gregg
Deborah Galanos	...	Gina
Andrew S. Gilbert	...	Uncle Kev
Maureen Green	...	Kim Drew
John Hargreaves	...	Clive Ryan
David Holman	...	Vicar
Harold Hopkins	...	John Burke
Paul Hunt	...	Sugermill Worker
Geraldine James	...	Anne O'Dwyer
Nicole Johnson	...	Lisa
Paul Jones	...	Don Palmer
David Kaff	...	Nathan Burke
Brooke Lindsay	...	Tina
Susan Lyons	...	Ellen Bell
Jack Mayers	...	Mal
Geoff Morrell	...	Ben Bell
Grant Noy	...	'Buddha' Ward
Fiona Press	...	Mrs. Palmer
Don Stockham	...	Auctioneer's Assistant
Peter Stonham	...	Dale
Amy Terelinck	...	Matilda Bell
Anita Thompson	...	Laura Hay
Steven Vidler	...	Gary Hay
Simon Westaway	...	Auctioneer
Bill Young	...	Mr. Carmody

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Australia | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Palm Beach Pictures

Ugh

"No Worries" was filmed in my old hometown of Gilgandra NSW (technically on the sheepfarms in the shire, as well as nearby Dubbo) and there were even a couple of girls in my class at Gilgandra Public School (as well as a friend's old house that Matilda's family lived in) who featured as extras in the film.

Having said that, I'm aware that some people might expect me to feel that the film was enjoyable. And for city folks, maybe it was. But as a country girl, I can tell ya that things were depressing enough having to struggle to make a living through the on-going drought without having had it made into a film.

(Actually, it's not like things have improved, not even now I'm living in the "city".)

We were forced to travel to Dubbo to see the film, which turned out to be the most tortuous experience of my life! It was nasty. The word for it is "UGH".

My advice to you is: don't watch it! (Unless of course, you're an insomniac. Then feel free - it'll solve all your troubles! ^_^)

But anyway, that's all I can advise. Besides all my already mentioned complaints, the fact that an 11-yr-old country girl would run away TO THE OCEAN to get home is just total...rubbish.

(Uh, that is what happened, yes? It's been so long since I've subjected myself to the horrendous experience of it all!)