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The Ozploitation Podcast. Each month, Callum, November and Daria take a deep review of a movie from Australia's Ozploitation cinema, from its origins to its legacies. (Note: features spoilers and strong language!) Listen here or subscribe to https://anchor.fm/s/270b256c/podcast/rss . We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the lands where the show is recorded. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and contribution they make to the life of Canberra and the region. We also acknowledge all other First Nations Peoples on whose land we gather.

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#7 BMX Bandits

BMX Bandits (1983). Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, screenplay by Patrick Edgeworth based on a screenplay by Russell Hagg. Starring James Lugton, Angelo d’Angelo, Nicole Kidman, David Argue, John Ley and Bryan Marshall. Some may wonder if this is Ozploitation, but we didn’t wonder whether we wanted to review it this month, so here’s our talk of the tale of teenagers getting into the hi-jinx that comes with crossing small-time organised crime. BMX Bandits at IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt...

Mar 01, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 7

Valentine Sexytimes Special: Felicity & Centrespread

Felicity (1978). Directed by John D Lamond, screenplay by Felicity Robinson as told to Diane & John D Lamond. Starring Glory Annen, Joni Flynn, Chris Milne, Marilyn Rodgers, Gordon Charles and Jody Hanson. Centrespread (1981). Directed by Tony Paterson, screenplay by Robert Fogden and Michael Ralph. Starring Paul Trahair, Kylie Foster, Mark Watson, Ivor Louis, Jack Neate and Paula Carter. Time for a special adults-only episode as we indulge in the love and sex of a double-bill of Ozploitatio...

Feb 14, 2019•3 hr 23 min

#6 Fortress

Fortress (1985). Written by Everett De Roche from the novel by Gabrielle Lord. Directed by Arch Nicholson. Starring Rachel Ward, Sean Garlick, Rebecca Rigg, Asher Keddie, Marc Gray, Vernon Wells, David Bradshaw and Terence Donovan. A quartet of masked men kidnap the teacher and students from a small rural school, and their day doesn't get any better from there. The Podsploiteers can't help but be reminded of their own 1980s schooldays, and wonder how (or if) the film might be made today. Meanwhi...

Jan 31, 2019•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 6

#5 Long Weekend

Long Weekend (1978). Written by Everett De Roche, directed by Colin Eggleston. Starring Briony Behets and John Hargreaves. A couple having marital troubles go camping at the beach to have their marital troubles there instead. When it becomes clear that they don't treat their surroundings much better than they treat each other, those surroundings start to threaten their weekend - and their lives. Long Weekend at IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079482/ Long Weekend available at Umbrella: https...

Jan 01, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 5

#4 The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972). Written by Bruce Beresford and Barry Humphries, directed by Bruce Beresford. Starring Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, Mary Ann Severne, Peter Cook, Paul Bertram, Dick Bentley and Jenny Tomasin. When Ocker-about-town and hypermicturationist Barry and his Aunt Edna Everage pay a visit to England, they manage to be offensive to just about everyone. Except cinema audiences, who threw their hard-earned seventies money to them. The Adventures of Barry McKenzie ...

Dec 01, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 4

#3 Next of Kin (Halloween episode)

Next of Kin (1982). Written by Michael Health and Tony Williams, directed by Tony Williams. Starring Jacki Kerin, John Jarratt, Gerda Nicholson, Alex Scott, Charles McCallum, Bernadette Gibson, Robert Ratti, Vince Deltito and Tommy Dysart. Let the Undead Mistress introduce to you a tale of blood relatives and blood spilt. The team face their own past - or at least random television nostalgia. Next of Kin at IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084408/ Next of Kin at OzMovies: https://www.ozmovies...

Oct 31, 2018•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 6

#2 The Cars That Ate Paris

The Cars That Ate Paris (1974). Written and directed by Peter Weir. Starring Terry Camilleri, John Meillon, Kevin Miles, Chris Haywood, Bruce Spence, Max Phipps and Max Gillies. It's a title that everyone remembers, and now we review the film that goes with it. The team watch a strange small town and car crashes in Peter Weir's The Cars That Ate Paris . The Cars That Ate Paris at IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071282/ The Cars That Ate Paris at OzMovies: https://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/ca...

Sep 30, 2018•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 2

#1 Razorback

Welcome to a regular chat about some classic (and not-so-classic) Australian films from the Ozploitation oeuvre! Razorback (1984). Written by Everett De Roche, directed by Russell Mulcahy, . Starring Bill Kerr, Gregory Harrison, Arkie Whiteley, David Argue, Chris Haywood and Judy Morris. Nature horror! As a killer boar chomps its way through the Australian Outback, our reviewers take their first crack at defining just what Ozploitation is. We also take a quick tangent into the future to look at ...

Sep 01, 2018•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 1

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