Jack Thompson

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Libido (1973): Dir. Tim Burstall, Fred Schepisi, David Baker
Feat. Jack Thompson, Robyn Nevin, Judy Morris; A straight–faced portmanteau film, with each of four tales centring around themes of eroticism and emotional betrayal. Scripted by four…
Kojak Collection, The (The Marcus-Nelson Murders, The Belarus File, The Price of Justice) (1973-1987): Dir. Joseph Sargent, Robert Markowitz, Alan Metzger
Feat. Telly Savalas, Marjoe Gortner, Jose Ferrer…; Telly Savalas stars as the tough but witty sleuth who became a small screen icon in the 1970's. This set features the three feature–length TV…
Sunday Too Far Away (1975): Dir. Ken Hannam
Feat. Jack Thompson; One the hidden treasures of 70s Australian cinema, set around a desolate Outback shearing quarters, where Jack Thompson tries to organise the…
Mad Dog Morgan (1976): Dir. Phillipe Mora
Feat. Dennis Hopper, David Gulpilil, Jack Thompson…; Graphic, mostly entertaining account of the exploits of bushranger Daniel Morgan, who terrorised the Australian goldfields in the 19th…
Caddie (1976): Dir. Donald Crombie
Feat. Helen Morse, Drew Forsythe, Jack Thompson…; Key film of the Australian cinema renaissance with Helen Morse exceptional as a young solo mother struggling to get by in a male dominated…
Breaker Morant (1979): Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown; An unjust court–martial in the Boer War provides much tension in one of the great Oz dramas.
Club, The (1980): Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Jack Thompson, Graham Kennedy, Frank Wilson; Doing for Australian Rules football what DON'S PARTY did for Australian politics, this examines in brawling, bawdy detail the behind–scenes…
Bad Blood (1981): Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Jack Thompson, Carol Burns, Denis Lill; A gripping drama based on the factual account of Stan Graham, who in 1941 murdered four policemen and sparked one of the greatest manhunts in New…
Man from Snowy River , The (1981): Dir. George Miller
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Jack Thompson; Sterling entertainment in the old fashioned sense, this Western has both spectacle and a big–hearted story of a man who must prove himself to…
Woman Called Golda, A (1982): Dir. Alan Gibson
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Ned Beatty, Judy Davis…; Much–praised biopic in which Ingrid Bergman gives her final performance as Israeli Prime Minister and so–called "mother of Israel', Golda…
Waterfront (Mini-series) (1983): Dir. Chris Thompson
Feat. Jack Thompson, Greta Scacchi; Intense mini–series depiction of labour relations hotting–up on the Melbourne waterfront in post–WWII Australia. Jack Thompson…
Burke and Wills (1985): Dir. Graeme Clifford
Feat. Jack Thompson, Nigel Havers, Greta Scacchi; True blue Aussie classic chronicling the famous journey of two ill–prepared explorers across the unforgiving outback.
Ground Zero (1987): Dir. Bruce Myles, Michael Pattinson
Feat. Colin Friels, Jack Thompson, Donald Pleasence; Colin Friels reveals a high–level government cover–up involving radioactive contamination in this brisk Australian thriller. Based on…
Wind (1992): Dir. Carroll Ballard
Feat. Matthew Modine, Jennifer Grey, Cliff Robertson…; Matthew Modine and Jennifer Grey play a yachtie couple determined to win the America's cup from the Ozzies.
Far Off Place, A (1993): Dir. Mikael Soloman
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Randall, Jack Thompson…; Quality drama follows two teenagers across the African desert after they witness a poacher's deadly assault. Superb location photography, but maybe…
Sum of Us, The (1994): Dir. Kevin Dowling, Geoff Burton
Feat. Jack Thompson, Russell Crowe; Jack Thompson and Russell Crowe star in this screen adaptation of David Stevens' heralded stageplay as the ultra–liberal widower and his…
Flight of the Albatross (1995): Dir. Werner Meyer
Feat. Julia Brendler, Jack Thompson; Teenager Julia Brendler migrates from Germany to New Zealand to renuite with her mother, a scientist studying the albatross colony on a remote island.
Broken Arrow (1996): Dir. John Woo
Feat. John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis…; When John Travolta nicks off with a couple of nuclear warheads, its enough to transform his (former) air–force buddy (Christian Slater) into…
Last Dance (1996): Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid…; In some kind of bid for dramatic range, Sharon Stone tackles the important issues – as a woman on death row – but no amount of Clairol…
Under the Lighthouse Dancing (1996): Dir. Graeme Rattigan
Feat. Jack Thompson, Jacqueline McKenzie; Jack Thompson and Jaqueline McKenzie are fiances whose mystery–weekend on an idyllic Aussie island may or may not end in a surprise wedding.…
Yolngu Boy (2000): Dir. Stephen Johnson
Feat. Jack Thompson; Three contrasting aboriginal boys from Arnhem Land, North Australia undertake a harsh journey out of loyalty when the petrol–sniffing habits of…
Magic Pudding, The (2000): Feat. Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, Hugo Weaving…; Based on Norman Lindsay's hilarious classic book about Albert, a magic pudding and his three companions who must defend him against the Pudding…
Oyster Farmer (2004): Dir. Anna Reeves
Feat. David Field, Jack Thompson, Kerry Armstrong…; Richly steeped in atmospheric Aussie locales and boondock lingo, this appealing drama follows a footloose young man (O'Lachlan) from Sydney to care…
December Boys (2007): Dir. Rod Hardy
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Jack Thompson, Kris McQuade…; Sunbaked, nostalgic Aussie coming–of–age drama centred on four teenage orphans whose tight friendships are tested when a family looks…
Ten Empty (2007): Dir. Anthony Hayes
Feat. Brendan Cowell, Jack Thompson, Lucy Bell…; A prodigal son returning from Sydney to his suburban family home is forced to face up to the stark reality of a father and brother struggling to cope…
Australia (2008): Dir. Baz Luhrmann
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham…; Aussie golden boy Baz Luhrmann's larger–than–life epic sees an English aristocrat and cattle driver attempt to save an inherited outback…
Great Gatsby, The (2013): Dir. Baz Luhrmann
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan…; Noisy, impetuous, boisterous, the film suffers from Luhrman’s usual ADHD direction. It’s as if he can’t bring himself to just let the camera…
Mystery Road (2013): Dir. Ivan Sen
Feat. Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten…; In this sparse and evocative Outback murder mystery, a detective returns to his fractured hometown to investigate the death of a young girl.
Around the Block (2013): Dir. Sarah Spillane
Feat. Christina Ricci, Daniel Henshall, Jack Thompson…; Christina Ricci plays a tough but compassionate teacher working in Sydney's Redfern suburb who is drawn to a troubled aboriginal student with a…
Bonnie and Clyde (TV Mini-Series) (2013): Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Emile Hirsch, Holliday Grainger, Sarah Hyland…; The legend of depression era outlaws Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker is given the full treatment in this evocative History Channel drama.

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