Buddies

"One day it's "she'll be right".....then it's "have a go".....and finally an explosive battle of men and their machines."

1983 1h 37m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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Mike and Johnny are two mates who are mining sapphires in Emerald. Another bloke is trying to move in on their claim and things get ugly

“One day it's "she'll be right".....then it's "have a go".....and finally an explosive battle of men and their machines.”

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Cast

Colin Friels
Mike
Harold Hopkins
Johnny
Kris McQuade
Stella
Simon Chilvers
Alfred
Bruce Spence
Ted
Norman Kaye
George
Dennis Miller
Andy
Dinah Shearing
Merl

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arch Nicholson
Writers: John Dingwall
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Arch Nicholson, shot by David Eggby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Martyn Down shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Colin Friels and Harold Hopkins and Kris McQuade carry the top of the cast.

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Marketing tagline: "One day it's "she'll be right".....then it's "have a go".....and finally an explosive battle of men and their machines.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0085278 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Arch Nicholson directs. David Eggby behind the camera. Martyn Down cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Arch Nicholson, shot by David Eggby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Martyn Down shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Colin Friels and Harold Hopkins and Kris McQuade carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "One day it's "she'll be right".....then it's "have a go".....and finally an explosive battle of men and their machines.".
6IMDB entry: tt0085278 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.