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Director
  
Nadia Tass

Initial release
  
1988

Duration
  

Country
  
Australia

5.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Comedy, Drama

Screenplay
  
David Parker

Writer
  
David Parker

Language
  
English

Rikky and Pete movie poster

Music director
  
Eddie Rayner, Phil Judd, Brian Baker

Cast
  
Nina Landis
(Rikky),
Stephen Kearney
(Pete),
Tetchie Agbayani
,
Bill Hunter

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Rikky and pete trailer 1988


Rikky and Pete is a 1988 Australian film directed by Nadia Tass, written by David Parker, and starring Stephen Kearney and Nina Landis.

Contents

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Plot

Rikky Menzies (Nina Landis) is an out-of-work geologist and aspiring singer (vocals by Wendy Matthews). Her brother Pete Menzies (Stephen Kearney) is a misfit inventor. To find peace of mind and escape the ire of Police Sergeant Whitstead (Bill Hunter), they travel the outbacks of Australia until they reach the desert mining town of Mount Isa and its own zany individualists.

Cast

  • Stephen Kearney as Pete Menzies
  • Nina Landis as Rikky Menzies
  • Tetchie Agbayani as Flossie
  • Bill Hunter as Whitstead
  • Bruno Lawrence as Sonny
  • Bruce Spence as Ben
  • Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Adam
  • Dorothy Alison as Mrs. Menzies
  • Don Reid as Mr. Menzies
  • Peter Cummins as Delahunty
  • Peter Hehir as Desk Sergeant
  • Ralph Cotterill as George Pottinger
  • Roderick Williams as Holy Joe
  • Denis Lees as Fingers
  • Robert Baxter as Truckyard Man
  • Production

    While United Artists provided $3 million of the budget, the rest of the money raised privately in Australia through 10BA. Shooting took place in Melbourne and Broken Hill.

    Box office

    Rikky and Pete grossed A$1,071,875 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $2,014,185 in 2009 dollars.

    Soundtrack

  • Score by Eddie Rayner and Brian Baker
  • Songs for Noel's Cowards by Phil Judd
  • "Recurring Dream" by Crowded House
  • "Run A Mile" by Schnell Fenster
  • "Perfect World" by Blue Healers
  • Songs by Keith Glass and the Honky Tonks
  • References

    Rikky and Pete Wikipedia
    Rikky and Pete IMDbRikky and Pete themoviedb.org


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