简介：RichardFranklinisarealmaverickassociatedwithAustralianfilmsector.This,hisveryfirstfeature,hasthetwomainaxesofthis1970smovierevival-nostalgia(PicnicAtsuspendingRocket.al.)andintercourse(AlvinPurpleet.al.)butfailedtocapitalizeintheappealofeitherprobablybecauseofthedirector’sun-AustralianpenchantforHollywoodcinema(inadditiontothefactthatitwasn’textremelygreat,butthenneitherwasAlvinPurple).AsortofreducedrentCatBallou(itwascreatedonbudgetof$AU240,000)basedonthepopularbawdy“pome”alludedtowithinthename,itwasscriptedbyFranklinalongwithAlanHopgoodwhomskilledintheaforementionedsexualaxis,givingusnotjusttheAlvinPurplefilmsbutadditionallyPacificBanana.Itisnowmainlyofinterestasacuriowithto-begovernmentalsatiristMaxGilliesengagingasDeadEyeDick,ashortlookbythespianally-challengedGrahamBond(ABCTV’sAuntyJack)andasimilarlyunimpressivefull-frontalnudeappearanceby70squeenofTVsex,Abigail.AsaWesternspoofit'snotespeciallyfunnyandwhilsttherelationshipbetweentheintimatelyimpotentDeadEyeandpantsmanextraordinaire,MexicanPete(playedbySergeLazareff,anotherpopularfaceonthelittledisplayscreenthroughoutthe70s)isonaregularbasismentionedasaholdingdiscusstheco-dependentpsychologyofAustralianmateshipitdoesn'tresultinthemovieassuchanyevenmorewatchable.…