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Alice's avatar

Well, I can contribute that Harold Holt, an Australian prime minister, disappeared in 1967 while swimming and his body was never found. For Australian viewers, that reference would be pretty unsubtle.

This film could perhaps be paired with other oddball Australian films such as "Picnic at Hanging Rock," "Wake in Fright" and "Walkabout." Or then again, maybe not.

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Cheryl Bulbach's avatar

I thought that the consensus was that he had been eaten by sharks.

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Scott Clevenger's avatar

I mean, that's the first thing I thought of.

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Alice's avatar

It's certainly possible. But the party line was "disappeared and body never found." Kind of sounds like the Mayor of Amity Beach was involved.

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Scott Clevenger's avatar

Thanks, Alice. That actually explains something that really perplexed me: why the drowning/disappearance is given such perfunctory treatment on screen, yet is referenced endlessly in the dialogue.

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Carl Salonen's avatar

<<crypto-Antipodeans>>

THAT'S IT!

That's the name of my Kiwi Bitcoin!

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Carl Salonen's avatar

<<Bozo of Nazareth>>

"Peter! Peter! Come smell my flower! WOKKAWOKKA!"

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Cheryl Bulbach's avatar

I feel cheated. I didn’t see a single clown when I was in Australia.

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Scott Clevenger's avatar

You. Lucked. OUT.

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Michael Zakes's avatar

they were probably just floating out of your line of sight

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Carl Salonen's avatar

You needed to find a fried out combi, on a hippy trail, head full of zombie.

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Patrick Scott Whitson's avatar

Well, now I simply must watch this

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Scott Clevenger's avatar

Well...Okay, Patrick. But Management Accepts No Responsibility for the results.

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Patrick Scott Whitson's avatar

Accepted. I'm just tired of the run of the mill stuff that's infected Hollywood for 40+ years it seems, not that there hasn't been a few gems here and there

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