Plugg (film)

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Plugg
Directed by Terry Bourke
Written byTerry Bourke
Produced byNinki Maslansky
StarringPeter Thompson
Norman Yemm
Cheryl Rixon
CinematographyBrian Probyn
Edited by Rod Hay
Music byBob Young
Production
company
Romac Productions
Release date
3 October 1975
Running time
88 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetAU$100,000 [1]

Plugg is a 1975 Australian sex comedy about a private investigator. [2]

Contents

Plot

Private detective Plugg is hired to watch a suspect escort agency. Inspector Closer comes after Plugg.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Perth and had a brief run in the cinemas of that city but not in many other areas. [1] [3]

Home media

DVD & streaming releases

TitleFormatEp #DiscsRelease DateSpecial FeaturesDistributors
PluggDVDFilm012 January 2019Theatrical Trailer (accessible at the end of the Feature)Umbrella Entertainment
PluggUmbrella StreamingFilm-2 January 2019NoneUmbrella Entertainment

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References

  1. 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 293
  2. Plugg at National Film and Sound Archive
  3. David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p264