Joe Bugner Movies
Desmond (Nick Moran) and Frank (Phil Davis) are ill equipped to handle the 20,000 pounds in mob money that they acquire: before they know it, a beautiful woman seduces it away from Frank, and now they have henchmen banging down their door. There's only one way that they'll escape with their lives and their legs -- they need to come up with 20,000 pounds. Luckily for them, an aging criminal who is spending the rest of his life behind bars is in a vulnerable position. In order to inherit his millions, he needs to produce an heir. He regularly sends a container of his sperm to his mistress, but if Desmond and Frank intercept and hold the "baby juice" for ransom, it could solve their problems. Unfortunately for them, it could also create many more. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Nick Moran, Phil Davis, (more)
- 2003
Australian filmmaker Jonathan Teplitzky directs the crime comedy Gettin' Square. Barry Wirth (Sam Worthington) is an ex-con who just wants to stay on the right side of the law. David Wenham plays Johnny "Spit" Spitieri, a zany, lovable drug addict who knew Barry in prison. They both get paroled by officer Annie Flynn (Freya Stafford) and plan to play it straight this time. They get jobs at the Texas Rose, a restaurant owned by Darren Barrington (Timothy Spall), another ex-con trying to go straight. Barry, Spit, and Darren team up against the local gang boss Chicka Martin (Gary Sweet).Things get messed up when Darren's shifty accountant Warren Halliwell (Steven Tandy) finds himself the interest of the Criminal Investigation Commission. Gettin' Square was the opening film at the 2003 Brisbane Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Starring:
- Sam Worthington, David Wenham, (more)
- 1993
- R
In this adventure fantasy, the theft of a cursed stone causes all sorts of trouble for the hapless Cordeaux family, who find themselves drawn to mysterious Sher Mountain, where an enigmatic and angry guardian waits. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1991
- R
Set in New South Wales, Australia, a local hairdresser falls in love with an enigmatic wanderer and leaves her tiny hometown behind to travel along with him. She is madly in love with him, but eventually comes to question her infatuation when she begins suspecting him of being a killer, a hunch fueled by the corpses that seem to follow them wherever they go. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Linda Blair, Jerome Ehlers, (more)
- 1990
In this Australian supernatural thriller, a special stone is stolen by a pack of goons from an extremely old man. The good guys and the goons wind up in a really dangerous and wild part of the outback, and help comes in the form of a ghost, played by boxing champ Joe Bugner. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Phillip Avalon, Abigail, (more)
Trinity series star Bud Spencer returns to the Wild West in director Michele Lupo's comic tale of an outlaw drifter, Buddy, who is mistaken for a doctor after his Indian companion inadvertently steals a bag of surgical instruments. When a band of murderous outlaws attempts to overrun the small town Buddy is passing through, the presumed medico shows that his true talent is cracking skulls. Music is composed by Ennio Morricone. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 1979
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The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid is an Italian comedy western, not so much "spaghetti" as "pablum." Tough sheriff Bud Spencer experiences a Close Encounter on the lone prairie. From out of a visiting spacecraft steps Cary Guffey, who befriends Spencer on the spot. Gaining a reputation as "The Satellite Kid," Guffey becomes the fastest gun--or laser--in the West. The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid bypassed the dying drive-in circuit to make its American debut on cable TV. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
A retired football great heads back to the gridiron to coach a fledgling team and prove he still has that magic touch in this classic Bud Spencer sports comedy. "The Bulldozer" (Spencer) was a football giant with an ego the size of Texas. Refusing to believe that he could ever be defeated out on the gridiron, "The Bulldozer" eventually turned his back on the sport lest he risk being proven wrong. While the former star did prove successful at ducking out of the limelight and beginning a career as an anonymous fisherman, things took a turn for the worst when his boat was destroyed by a submarine. Subsequently unemployed, "The Bulldozer" reluctantly accepted a position coaching a minor-league team. Regardless of his "has been" status, however, "The Bulldozer" still knows that he's the best football player there is, and he's prepared to prove it to the entire world. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
