Cliff Neate Movies
- 1989
The Australian Compo is a life-is-tough opus centering around college-grad Jeremy Stafford. Unleashed on the world with all sorts of wonderful notions as to how to better the lot of his fellow men, Stafford takes a job at a government unemployment-compensation office. As he dispenses "compo" to the laid-off and the fired, he begins to chafe at the bureaucracy and poor management attending his job. Before long, his idealism has been hammered into plodding conformity. Or maybe it hasn't, so keep watching. Compo serves to prove that the phrase "We are the government, and we're here to help you," doesn't fly in Australia, either. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bruce Kerr, Christopher Barry, (more)
Ned Kelly (Mick Jagger) is the legendary outlaw of the Australian outback sought by authorities for stealing horses. At age 20, Ned has already served a three-year prison term at hard labor. When Ned's mother (Clarissa Kaye) is arrested and jailed on a bogus murder charge, Ned offers to surrender in exchange for his mother's freedom. When the authorities refuse, the Kelly brothers go on a robbing rampage. Cornered by the law in a saloon, Ned's brothers commit suicide rather than be taken alive. Shel Silverstein wrote the music performed by Waylon Jennings, Jagger and Glen Tomasetti. Australian folk songs are also included in this story taken from a popular 19th-century ballad. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jack Allan, Claire Balmford, (more)
