List of Australian films of 1980

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1980

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Arcade Lorrae Desmond, Garth Meade, Syd Heylen, Coral Kelly, Peggy Toppano, Anne Semler, Patrick Ward, Olga Tamara, Aileen Britton, Allan Penney, Bill Charlton, Jeremy Kewley, Christine Harris Drama TV film / TV pilot to 1980 series
Bedfellows Julian Pringle John Waters, Carol Burns Drama ABC TV filmScreened as Australian Theatre Festival
Bellamy: The Massage Girl MurdersGary Conway John Stanton, Tim Elston, James Condon, Sally Conabere, Brian Young, John Krummel, Arna-Maria Winchester, Sean Scully, Adam Garnett, Jeremy Higgins, Tina Darby, Martin Harris, Brian Hinzelwood, Gordon Lishman, Phillip Hinton, Peter Meredith, Kevin Healy, Mandi Climpson, Donald Carter, Charlotte Calder, Lyn Collingwood, Steve Rackman, Faye Donaldson Crime / Drama / Thriller TV film / TV Pilot to series (1980-1981)
Big Toys Chris Thomson Diane Cilento, Colin Friels, Kate Fitzpatrick, John Gaden, Max Cullen Comedy ABC TV filmScreened as Australian Theatre Festival
Blood Money Christopher Fitchett John Flaus, Chrissie James, Bryan Brown, Sophie Murphy, Peter Curtin, Sue Jones, John Proper, Michael Carman, Peter Stratford Crime / Drama Short Feature film IMDb
Breaker Morant Bruce Beresford Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Terence Donovan, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Rod Mullinar Drama Feature film IMDb, Won ten awards at the AFI awards and won an award at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival
The Chain Reaction Ian Barry Steve Bisley, Arna-Maria Winchester, Ross Thompson, Richard Moir, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Patrick Ward, Ralph Cotterill, Lorna Lesley, Frankie J Holden, Kym Gyngell,Action / Thriller Feature film

IMDb

The Club Bruce Beresford Jack Thompson, Graham Kennedy, Frank Wilson, John Howard, Harold Hopkins, Alan Cassell, Maurie Fields, Maggie DoyleComedy / Drama Feature film IMDb
The Coast Town Kids Peter Maxwell John Wood, Frank Gallacher, Alan Hopgood, Peter Felmingham, Robert Korosy, Sally Wilde, Justin Stanford Drama / Family TV film / TV Pilot
The Comeback Kit Laughlin Arnold Schwarzenegger Action Documentary IMDb
Coralie Lansdowne Says No Michael Carson Wendy Hughes, David Waters, Brian Blain, Elaine Mangan, Mary Lou Stewart, Basil Clarke, Robert Coleby Drama ABC TV filmScreened as Australian Theatre Festival
Cornflakes for TeaJohn Colquhoun Howard Kloester, Linda Hartley, Beverley Dunn, Tamblyn Lord, Bunney Brooke, Bruce Kerr, Kerry Armstrong, Candy Raymond, Vince D'Amico, Peggy Nichols, Max Cullen Family TV film
Dead Man's Float Peter Sharp Sally Boyden, Greg Rowe, Jacqui Gordon, Rick Ireland, Gus Mercurio, Bill Hunter, Sue Jones, John Heywood, Chris Haywood, Bunney Brooke, Ernie Sigley, Brian Hannan Crime / Drama / Family TV film IMDb
Departmental Keith Wilkes Ray Barrett, Martin Vaughan, Gary Day, Rod WilliamsDrama ABC TV filmScreened as Australian Theatre Festival
The Department Brian Bell Richard Moir, Peter Sumner, Barbara Stephens, John Ewart, Anne Tenney Drama ABC TV filmScreened as Australian Theatre Festival
The Earthling Peter Collinson William Holden, Rick Schroder, Jack Thompson, Olivia Hamnett, Alwyn Kurts, Pat Evison, Ray Barrett, Jane Harders, Allan Penney, Tony Barry, Willie Fennell, Ray Meagher Adventure IMDb
Fatty Finn Maurice Murphy Bert Newton, Noni Hazlehurst, Ben Oxenbould, Rebecca Rigg, Lorraine Bayly, Gerard Kennedy, Henri Szeps, Greg Kelly, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Frank Wilson, Ross Higgins, Tony Alvarez, Jeremy Larsson Comedy / Family Feature film IMDb
Final Cut Ross Dimsey Lou Brown, Jennifer Cluff, David Clendenning, Thaddeus Smith, Narrelle Johnson, Carmen J McCall Drama / Thriller Feature film IMDb aka: "Death Games" [1] aka Death Games
Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better Gillian Armstrong Kerry Carlson, Diana Doman, Josie Petersen Documentary IMDb
The Girl Who Met Simone de Beauvoir in Paris Richard Wherrett Peter Carroll, John Clayton, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Judy Morris Short Film IMDb
Groping Alex Proyas, Salik Silverstein Tracey Wadey Short IMDb
Hard Knocks Don McLennan Tracy Mann, John Arnold, Kirsty Grant, Bill Hunter, Kim Rushworth, Max Cullen, Penelope Stewart, Hilton Bonner, Tony Bonner, Tony Barry Drama Feature film IMDb
Harlequin Simon Wincer Robert Powell, David Hemmings, Carmen Duncan, Broderick Crawford, Gus Mercurio, Alan Cassell, Mark Spain, John Frawley, Alyson Best Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Thriller Feature film IMDb
The Kingdom of Nek Chand Paul Cox Documentary Short IMDb
Lucinda Brayford John Gauci Wendy Hughes, Sam Neill, Barry Quin Drama IMDb
Manganinnie John Honey Mawuyul Yanthalawuy, Anna Ralph, Phillip Hinton Drama Feature film IMDb aka "Darkening Flame" [2]
...Maybe This Time Chris McGill Judy Morris, Bill Hunter, Michael Preston, Michele Fawdon, Leonard Teale, Chris Haywood, Rod Mullinar, Ken Shorter, Jill Perryman, Leonard Teale, Lorna Lesley, Celia de Burgh Drama Feature film

IMDb

Mystery Island Gene W. Scott Jayson Duncan, Niklas Juhlin, Michael McGlinchey, Melissa Woodhams, Bill Charlton, Ray Marshall, Ray Meagher, Allan Penney, Tom Richards Drama / Family TV film IMDb
Nightmares John D. Lamond Jenny Neumann, Gary Sweet, Nina Landis, Max Phipps, Edmund Pegge, Sue Jones, Briony Behets, John Michael Howson, Gary Day, Terry Besanko Horror / Thriller Feature film IMDb, aka "Stage Fright" [3]
Palm Beach Albie ThomsKenneth Brown, Nat Young, Bryan Brown Drama IMDb, shot in 1978
Pianoforte Antoinette Starkiewicz Short IMDb
Psychic Visions of the Future William Bemister Documentary Short IMDb
Raccolta d'invernoBrian McKenzieShort IMDb
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Slippery Slide Donald Crombie Simon Burke, Arkie Whiteley, Jon Blake, Gerry Duggan, Martin Harris, Barry Pierce, Craig Doyle, Tim Franklin, Brian Young, Ken Short, Maureen Gay, Noreen Le Mottee, Allen Harvey, Hazel Alger, John Denham, Bernard Pidd Drama TV film
Stepping Out Chris Noonan Chris Dobbin, Aldo Gennaro, Romayne Grace Documentary Short IMDb
Stir Stephen Wallace Bryan Brown, Max Phipps, Dennis Miller, Michael Gow, Gary Waddell, Phil Motherwell, Paul Sonkkila, Peter Kowitz, Ray Meagher, Syd Heylen Prison drama Feature film IMDb
Touch and Go Peter Maxwell Wendy Hughes, Chantal Contouri, Carmen Duncan, Jon English, Brian Blain, Jeanie Drynan, Christine Amor, Liddy Clark, John Bluthal, Barbara Stephens, Vince Martin, Beryl Cheers, Roger Ward, Les Foxcroft Crime /Comedy / Drama Feature film IMDb
Wronsky Ian Pringle Ross Thompson, Miranda Brown, Doug Ling, Phil Dagg, John Flaus Short Feature film [4]
Yap: How Did You Know We'd Like TV? Dennis O'Rourke Gabriel Avin, Mike Bermin, Mike BranchDocumentary Short IMDb

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References

  1. Death Games (1980) – IMDb , retrieved 23 May 2021
  2. Manganinnie (1980) – IMDb , retrieved 23 May 2021
  3. Stage Fright (1980) – IMDb , retrieved 23 May 2021
  4. Al Clark, ed. (1983). The Film Year Book.