Tender Hooks is a 1989 Australian film starring Jo Kennedy. It was the directorial debut of Mary Callaghan who had made an acclaimed short Greetings from Wollongong.
GenresThriller ActorsPaul Mercurio, Dee Smart, Colin Friels, John Polson, Bob Maza, Glenda Linscott Rating47% Traumatisé par la mort accidentelle de sa jeune soeur, Tom vit seul dans une station service isolée au milieu du désert. Des voleurs de diamants en cavale débarquent dans cet endroit perdu. Charlie, la maîtresse de Conner, le chef du gang, tombe sous le charme mystérieux de Tom... Mais qui est Tom ? Que cache son attitude étrange ?
, 1h26 Directed byRowan Woods GenresDrama, Crime ThemesSeafaring films, Transport films ActorsDavid Wenham, Toni Collette, Lynette Curran, John Polson, Anthony Hayes, Anna Lise Phillips Rating68% After serving time in prison for an assault on a liquor store-owner, Brett Sprague is released from prison and returns home to his two brothers and their girlfriends, mother, stepfather, and girlfriend. Things have changed, and as Brett begins to drink his way through the day, he regains his "top-dog" position one argument at a time. This power-trip gets Brett and his brothers united in rage against their girlfriends and mother, and they are involved in a heinous crime. The aftermath of the night unfolds through the story with flashforwards.
GenresDrama ActorsJacqueline McKenzie, John Polson, Rebecca Gibney, Jeremy Sims, Jonathan Firth, Jerome Ehlers Rating74% In 1966, Catherine Macaleese (Jacqueline McKenzie) is counting the days until she meets her father, a distant childhood memory, and starts a new life with him in England. Heather Randall (Rebecca Gibney) is Catherine's cousin and closest friend who puts her marriage plans on hold to travel on the Oriana. Richard Turner (John Polson), an aspiring journalist, decides to try his luck on Fleet Street, and promises his fiancée, Sandy, that he will return in a few months. Jack Gill (Jeremy Sims), heading along a path of self-destruction, embarks on the journey at the last minute. On board, Jack disappears with the group's money and the trio arrive penniless. The only contact they have is a friend of Jack's, the mysterious Terence Foster-Burrows (Jonathan Firth). He shows little surprise for their predicament and offers them rooms in the Palace.
, 1h25 GenresDrama, Thriller, Comedy ThemesSeafaring films, Transport films ActorsBen Mendelsohn, Jeremy Sims, John Polson, Celia Ireland, Graeme Blundell, David Wenham Rating63% The story follows two fictional characters Mick and Kev who have nothing to offer. They are stereotypical bogans with a taste for cheap thrills. Kev's hobby is being angry, his motto is "Maximum fear, minimum time". He is unemployed with "attitude," an antagonistic manner. Mick is his best friend ("mate") and together they kill time drinking beer, watching the Idiot Box and looking for action on the street.