Anna-Maria Winchester Movies
- 1988
In this irreverent, off-the-wall Australian comedy, Amanda Dole is a beautiful woman who emerges from the forest in search of her parents after being raised by dingoes. She stumbles into a haunted film studio occupied by a demented doctor (Esben Storm) and his disabled, daffy wife (Arna-Maria Winchester). David Argue plays the inept hero who tries to keep himself and the Dingo Girl one step ahead of vampires, Nazis, a crooked cop, and other urban nightmares. This campy comedy became a cult classic. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- David Argue, Amanda Dole, (more)
- 1988
When a girl is pushed to her death from a university tower, her fellow student (Penny Cook) remains unconcerned until her ex-husband (Patrick Frost) is accused of the murder. She then begins to investigate the crime, and unravels a mysterious conspiracy involving university keys. ~ John Bush, Rovi
Danny Molloy (Rodney Harvey) is a wisecracking kid from Brooklyn who travels to the Australian outback in this light teen comedy. He searches for his long-lost father Nat (Bruno Lawrence) after the death of his mother. Kulu (Bobby Smith) is an aborigine with psychic powers who warns Danny of impending danger. The prophecy comes true when Danny's drug-running father soon is injured crashing his plane in a remote region of the outback. Anna-Maria Winchester co-stars with Miranda Otto. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bruno Lawrence, Rodney Harvey, (more)
- 1987
A group of college coeds are targeted for murder by an unknown assailant in this Australian thriller. A woman is hospitalized after she is attacked and thrown from a window. The mystery murderer finishes the job while she is confined to her bed. In a take-off of Psycho, a female detective is murdered on a stairway, while a scissor-stabbing death recalls the notorious scene from Dial M For Murder. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Penny Cook, Anna-Maria Winchester, (more)
- 1980
- R
The Chain Reaction is an Australian-made drama about a nuclear accident and its effect on the workers of the plant. Oates (Patrick Ward) knows of the accident and the eventual effects it will have on the workers and the surrounding community, and he tries to tell them but the owners of the reactor try to have him eliminated before he can do so. The cast includes Mel Gibson in an uncredited role as a mechanic. Also released as Nuclear Run, this thriller, with an intelligent script by Ian Barry, is worth a view. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi
- 1976
The Australian Eliza Fraser tries for the wig-and-bodice bawdiness of Tom Jones. The title character, played by Susannah York, is an 18th century lass who is shipwrecked together with Trevor Howard on a remote Australian island. Her lively exploits among the refugees help to make Eliza famous--or rather, notorious--throughout the British empire. Once rescued, Eliza earns her keep at county fairs by regaling audiences with her own tales of her adventures. Tim Burstall both wrote and directed Eliza Fraser from an original screenplay by David Williamson. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Castle, Abigail, (more)
- 1975
- PG
In this lively sports drama, Jeff Rayburn has no direction in his life since he competed in the Olympic games as a swimmer. The American had been simply bumming around Australia until he teamed up with biker Dave Ferguson and began sidecar racing. When not involved in racing, the two tussle for the love of the wealthy heiress Lynn Carson. While Ferguson is a nice fellow, he is notorious for taking risks that endanger the lives of his partners. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ben Murphy, Wendy Hughes, (more)
- 1974
Alvin Purple (Graeme Blundell), the lothario hero of the Australian low-budgeter Alvin Purple (1974), "rides again" in this slapped-together sequel. This time, Alvin has more to contend with than the requisite beautiful girls who find him irresistable. It seems that there's an American gangster around and about, "Balls" McGee (also played by Graeme Blundell), who's the spitting image of our hero. The predictability of the plotline is enlivened by the film's unending stream of vulgar sight gags and scatological dialogue. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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