Sweetie (1989)
- Starring:
- Genevieve Lemon, Karen Colston, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jane Campion
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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New Zealand-born filmmaker Jane Campion directs the darkly humorous family drama Sweetie. Thin and mousy Kay (Karen Colson) works in a factory and lives a dreary existence with her well-meaning boyfriend, Louis (Tom Lycos). One day, her sister Dawn (Genevieve Lemon) arrives with her so-called manager, Bob (Michael Lake). Nicknamed Sweetie, Dawn is everything Kay is not: boisterous, impulsive, and overweight. Kay is consumed with uptight phobias, while Dawn hangs on to her unrealistic childhood dreams of show business. Meanwhile, their parents, Gordon (Jon Darling) and Flo (Dorothy Barry), are involved in a strange separation. Kay, Louis, and Gordon trick Dawn so they can visit Flo at a ranch in the Australian outback. Everyone gets together back at the family home where Dawn pulls an immature stunt, exposing the psychological realities of the situation. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 99 mins
Complete Cast:
- Genevieve Lemon - Dawn/Sweetie
- Tom Lycos - Louis
- Dorothy Barry - Flo
- Andre Pataczek - Clayton
- Bronwyn Morgan - Sue
- Emma Fowler - Little Sweetie
- Bruce Currie - Man with Saw
- Diana Armer - Melony
- Larry Brand - Sweetie's Funeral
- Shirley Sheppard - Nosy Neighbor
- Ken Porter - Lead Jakaroo
- Kristoffer Pershouse - Boy in Tree
- Cedric McLaughlan - Sweetie's Funeral
- John Negroponte
- Sean Callinan - Simboo
- Paul Livingston - Teddy Schneller
- Robyn Frank - Ruth
- Karen Colston - Kay
- Jon Darling - Gordon
- Michael Lake - Bob
- Jean Hadgraft - Mrs. Schneller
- Norm Galton - Notary
- Irene Curtis - Mandy
- Ben Cochrane - Boy in Tree
- Gerard Lee - Lead Jackaroo
- Charles Abbott - Meditation teacher
- Doug Ramsey - Sweetie's Funeral
- Norman Phillips - Nosy Neighbor
- Barbara Middleton - Clayton's Mum
- Warren Hensley - Man handshaker
- Ann Merchant - Paula
- Sean Fennell - Boy clerk
- Louise Fox - Cheryl
- Director(s):
- Jane Campion
- Writer(s):
- Jane Campion, Gerard Lee, Gerald Lee
- Producer(s):
- John Maynard
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Profanity, Not For Children, Adult Situations, Sexual Situations)
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- 1990 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Foreign Film
