List of Australian films of 1982 explained

1982

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Attack Force Z Action / Drama / War IMDb
The Battle of Broken Hill Robin Levinson feature film [1]
The Best of Friends Michael Robertson Drama / Romance Feature film
The Black Forest Paul Williams feature film
Breakfast in Paris John D. LamondDrama / Romance Feature film IMDb
Brothers Terry Bourke Drama / Thriller / War Feature film shot in New Zealand
Café of Love Jinks DulhuntyCraig Ashley, Mary Lou StewartShortIMDb
The Clinic Comedy Feature film IMDb
Corpse James ClaydenAnn Eckersley, Christopher KnowlesAvant-GardeIMDb
Crosstalk Sci-Fi / Thriller Feature film IMDb
A Dangerous Summer Quentin Masters Drama / Thriller Feature film
The Dark Room Paul HarmonDrama / Thriller Feature film IMDb
Dead Easy Bert DelingAction / Thriller Feature film IMDb
Dead Kids Michael Laughlin feature film
Desolation Angels Christopher FitchettDrama / Horror / Thriller Feature filmIMDb aka Fair Game
Dot and Santa Claus
Double Deal Brian Kavanagh Louis Jourdan, Angela Punch McGregor, Diane Craig, Warwick Comber, Peter Cummins, Bruce Spence, June Jago, Kerry Walker, Joan Letch, Danee Lindsay, Sean Myers, Robin Cuming, Harold Baigent, Kerry Daniel, Brenda Beddison, Don BridgesDrama / Thriller Feature film
Duet for Four Tim BurstallDrama / Romance Feature film IMDb
Dusty John Richardson Adventure Family Feature film
Early Frost Terry O'Connor Drama / Horror / Thriller Feature film Drama / Horror / Thriller Feature film IMDb
An Exercise in Discipline: PeelJane CampionTim Pye, Katie PyeShort IMDb
Far East Drama / Thriller / War Feature film IMDb
Fighting Back Michael CaulfieldDrama Feature film IMDb
Fluteman Peter MaxwellDrama Feature film IMDb
Freedom Scott HicksAction / Adventure / Drama Feature film IMDb
Ginger Meggs Comedy Family Feature film IMDb
Going Down Haydn Keenan Drama Feature film
Goodbye Paradise Carl Schultz Drama / Thriller / War Feature film
Greetings from Wollongong Mary CallaghanKevin Budgen, Shirley Faulkner, Syd Long ShortIMDb
Heatwave Drama / Mystery / Thriller Feature film IMDb
The Highest Honor Peter Maxwell, Seiji MaruyamaJohn Howard, Atsuo Nakamura, Stuart Wilson, War / Drama Feature film IMDb aka Southern Cross
Journey to the End of Night Bill TammerDocumentaryIMDb
Kitty and the Bagman Donald CrombieCrime / Drama Feature film IMDb
Lady Stay Dead Terry Bourke feature film
The Little Feller Colin EgglestonDrama / Thriller TV film IMDb
Lonely Hearts Drama IMDb
Lousy Little Sixpence Gerald Bostock, Alec MorganGeraldine Briggs, Flo Caldwell, Chicka DixonDocumentaryIMDb
The Man from Snowy River Drama / Adventure / Romance Feature film IMDb
Midnite Spares Quentin Masters Action / Drama Feature film
Monkey Grip Drama / Musical Feature film IMDB, Screened at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival[2]
A Most Attractive Man Rivka Hartman Comedy / Drama ABC TV film
Moving Out Michael Pattinson Drama Feature film
The Mystery at Castle House Peter MaxwellSimone Buchanan, Jeremy Shadlow, Scott Nicholas, Aileen Britton, Henri Szeps, John Cobley, Ray Meagher, Carole Skinner, Ronald Mee Lee. Robin Bowering, Robert Geammel, Tony LeeCrime / Family / Mystery Feature film IMDB aka Mystery At Castle House
Next of Kin Tony Williams Horror / Thriller Feature film IMDb
Norman Loves RoseComedy / Romance Feature film IMDb
Now and Forever Adrian Carr Drama / Romance Feature film
On the Run Mende Brown Drama / Thriller Feature film
Outbreak of Hostilities Drama / War TV film
The Pirate Movie Adventure / Musical Feature film IMDb
The Plains of Heaven Drama Feature film IMDb
The Return of Captain Invincible Comedy / Fantasy / Musical Feature film
Running on Empty John Clark Action / Drama Feature film IMDb aka "Fast Lane Fever"
Shadows Royden IrvineShortIMDb
The Sharkcallers of Kontu Dennis O'RourkeDocumentaryIMDb
A Slice of Life John Lamond Comedy / Romance Feature film
Southern Cross Peter Maxwell Action / Adventure / War Feature film aka The Highest Honour
Robert GibsonComedy Feature filmIMDb
Squizzy Taylor Kevin James DobsonBiography / Drama Feature film IMDb
Starstruck Comedy / Drama / Musical Feature film IMDb
Storm Riders Dick Hoole, David LourieDocumentaryIMDb
Sweet Dreamers Tom CowanDrama / Romance Feature film IMDb
Taurus Rising Drama TV film / TV Pilot to series (1982)
Tennis Elbow John ThomsonDavid Swann, Mark Neal, Lance CurtisShortIMDb
Turkey Shoot Action / Drama / Thriller / Horror Feature film IMDb
Warriors of the Deep Documentary drama IMDb
We of the Never Never Historical / Drama Feature filmIMDb, Based on popular Australian autobiographical novel by Jeannie Gunn, first published in 1908[3]
Wilde's Domain Drama ABC TV film
With Prejudice Esben StormMax Cullen, David Slingsby, Scott Burgess, John Ley, Max Cullen, Richard Moir, Chris Haywood, Terry Serio, Paul Sonkkila, Peter Whitford, Tony Barry, John Clayton, Tim McKenzie, John ClaytonDrama Feature film IMDb
The Year of Living Dangerously Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt, Michael Murphy, Bill Kerr, Noel Ferrier, Bembol Roco, Paul Sonkkila, Ali Nur, Dominador Robridillo, Joel Agona, Mike Emperio, Kuh Ledesma, Cecily Polson, Drama / Romance / Thriller / War Feature filmIMDb, Entered into the 1983 Cannes Film Festival,[4] Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Film Year Book . Al Clark . 1983.
  2. Web site: 2014-05-02. Official Selection 1982 : Un Certain Regard – Festival de Cannes 2014 (International Film Festival). 2021-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502033557/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/1982/unCertainRegard.html. 2 May 2014.
  3. Web site: Curator's notes We of the Never Never (1982) on ASO – Australia's audio and visual heritage online. 2021-05-25. aso.gov.au.
  4. Web site: 2016-03-16. Official Selection 1983 : In Competition – Festival de Cannes 2016 (International Film Festival). 2021-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160316141641/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/1983/inCompetition.html. 16 March 2016.
  5. Web site: The 56th Academy Awards 1984. 2021-05-25. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. en.