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Foundation date 1 january 1988
Endemol Australia (formerly known as Southern Star Group,Southern Star Productions, Southern Star/Hanna-Barbera Australia & Taft-Hardie Group Pty. Ltd.) is Australia's largest independent television production and distribution group. The company is currently a subsidiary of Endemol and has been since 2009.
Filmography of Endemol Australia (9 films)
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, 3hGenres Drama
Actors Lachy Hulme, Luke Ford, Maeve Dermody, Heather Mitchell
Episode 1: The rivalry between the families dates back to a brawl in 1960, when Sir Frank Packer was trying to take over the Anglican Press, which owned a printing press that would help him take on the Murdoch-acquired Cumberland Press. When publisher Francis James refused to sell, Kerry Packer and some burly friends were sent down to help him change his mind. According to legend, they broke in and forcefully evicted the people still inside, cut the phone lines, changed the locks and barricaded the windows. Francis called upon Rupert Murdoch and boxer turned editor Frank Browne for help. Despite Packer having been an amateur boxer himself, he emerged with black eyes and a badly swollen face. The brawl made headlines in the Murdoch papers.
Beaconsfield (2012)
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Shane Jacobson, Lachy Hulme, Cameron Daddo, Anthony Hayes, Michala Banas, Sacha Horler
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War (2012)
, 1h30Genres Drama
Actors Lachy Hulme, Matthew Le Nevez, Brendan Cowell, Abe Forsythe, Cariba Heine, Clayton Watson
The Ashes is the pinnacle of world cricket with two old enemies, Australia and England, going head to head. This series is the story of World Series Cricket and its creator, Australian media mogul Kerry Packer, who signed up the world's greatest players and set up a parallel cricket competition.
Rough Diamonds (1995)
, 1h28Genres Drama
Actors Jason Donovan, Peter Phelps, Max Cullen, Roger Ward, Steven Tandy, Gerry Skilton
Mike Tyrell drives a cattle truck and hits a car picked on the side of the road that belongs to ex-singer Chrissie.
, 30minutesDirected by Milton Gray
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about health care
Actors Jason Marsden, Lindsay Parker, Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Townsend Coleman, Jeff Bergman, Joey Dedio
In Corey's bedroom, an unseen person steals her piggy bank from her dresser. The theft is witnessed by Papa Smurf, who emerges from a Smurfs comic book with the other Smurfs and alerts the other cartoon characters in the room (Garfield as a lamp, ALF from a framed picture, Baby Kermit as an alarm clock, Winnie the Pooh as a doll, Alvin and the Chipmunks from a record sleeve, and Slimer who passes through a wall).
Mad Scientist (1988)
, 30minutesDirected by Buzz Potamkin
Genres Comedy, Animation
Actors Danny Mann, Brian Cummings
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Erskineville Kings (1999)
, 1h30Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Hugh Jackman, Joel Edgerton, Roy Billing, Roxane Wilson, Aaron Blabey, Paul Dawber
The film deals with the story of two brothers. Barky (Marty Denniss) is 25 years old and returning to Sydney after two years of living in the northern sugar cane growing areas. He has returned home to attend the funeral of his father (Paul Dawber). The film begins with Barky's arrival at Central station at dawn, seeking the whereabouts of his brother, Wace (Hugh Jackman). We learn from flashbacks that he left home two years ago to escape the clutches of his father’s violent rages. Wace, the older brother, is not too happy about Barky’s prolonged absence, having been left to manage looking after the father in his last years of life. After walking through the streets he finds an old mate of his, Wayne (Joel Edgerton), who assures him of the location of his brother. He succeeds in finding his brother through the help of Wayne and friends, who all end up at a pub where it is revealed that Barky and Wace's mother left the family fifteen years earlier and that Wace hastened his father's death after he was struck down by a stroke. Barky also crosses paths with his ex-girlfriend, Lanny, and manages to rekindle the relationship.
Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997)
, 1h35Directed by Chris Kennedy
Genres Comedy
Actors Miranda Otto, Richard Roxburgh, Matt Day, Wayne Pygram, Gus Mercurio, Tom Long
Following a passion for country music, Ralph leaves his father’s sheep farm in a remote Australian town, armed with a guitar and a plane ticket to Nashville, Tennessee. He hopes to hitchhike to Sydney Airport where his take-off into a successful country/western singing career will hopefully begin.
Angel Baby (1995)
, 1h45Directed by Michael Rymer
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors John Lynch, Jacqueline McKenzie, Colin Friels, Deborra-Lee Furness, Daniel Daperis, Robyn Nevin
Harry (Lynch) and Kate (McKenzie) meet during therapy and fall passionately in love. They move in together and Kate gets pregnant. In the hospital, Kate dies while giving birth to their daughter. Harry asks his brother to take care of his daughter and walks to the bridge where Kate and Harry once stood to "fly". The film ends there and Harry's further actions are open for interpretation.