The Journalist
Brief Synopsis
Comedy about a womanizing journalist on a Sydney newspaper who confronts job problems and impotence in the context of Australian media and politics of the 1970's. A somewhat lesser Australian film comparable to the American film Shampoo.
Cast & Crew
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Michael Thornhill
Director
Jack Thompson
Simon Morris
Elizabeth Alexander
Liz Corbet
Sam Neill
Rex
Carol Raye
Maggie
Charles Tingwell
Sid Mitchel--The Dean
Film Details
Also Known As
Journalist
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1979
Production Company
Screen Nsw
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 23m
Color
Color
Synopsis
Comedy about a womanizing journalist on a Sydney newspaper who confronts job problems and impotence in the context of Australian media and politics of the 1970's. A somewhat lesser Australian film comparable to the American film Shampoo.
Director
Michael Thornhill
Director
Cast
Jack Thompson
Simon Morris
Elizabeth Alexander
Liz Corbet
Sam Neill
Rex
Carol Raye
Maggie
Charles Tingwell
Sid Mitchel--The Dean
Penne Hackforth-jones
Gillie Griffiths
Stuart Wagstaff
Courtney Lewers
Jane Harders
Wendy Morris
Michelle Jarman
Susie Morris
Candy Raymond
Sunshine
Michelle Rupena
Imelda
Jude Kuring
Kate
Slim Degray
Senior Interviewer
Ray Marshall
Senior Investigator
Frankie J Holden
Investigator
Frank Wilson
Vic Parsons
Martyn Sanderson
Bert
Fiona Sullivan
Rosemary
Ron Mee Lee
Ken Chow
Brian Anderson
Hugh
Fiona Coleman
Sally
Jodi Hanson
Sarah
Wally Sullivan
Nicholson
Ken Goodlet
Editorial Director
Dennis Miller
Junior Interviewer
Ray Meagher
Investigator
Ray Bennett
Attendant
John Foster
Doctor
Margo Lee
Editor
Laurel Mcgowan
Jane
Bill Redmond
Gallery Owner
Pamela Gibbons
Treisha
Beryl Cheers
Regina Braine
Victoria Nicholls
Phillipa
Ray Marshall
Crew
Jenny Green
Art Direction
Wayne Kent-healing
Music
Tim D. Lloyd
Sound
Tim Lloyd
Sound
Donald M. Mcalpine
Director Of Photography
Pom Oliver
Production Manager
Pom Oliver
Producer
Brian Rosen
1st Assistant Director
Michael Thornhill
Screenwriter
Tim Wellburn
Editor
Ron Williams
Editor
Edna Wilson
Screenwriter
Film Details
Also Known As
Journalist
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1979
Production Company
Screen Nsw
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 23m
Color
Color
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1979
Released in United States November 1979
Released in United States 1979
Released in United States November 1979 (Premiered in Australia November 1979.)
