Hard Knocks
Life wasn't meant to be easy.....but it wasn't meant to be this hard
1980 | 85m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Don McLennan |
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| Writer: | Hilton Bonner, Don McLennan |
| Staring: |
| A young girl with a background of urban poverty and juvenile crime, attempts to become a fashion model. The hypocrisy and double standards of society are juxtaposed against the confusion and frustration she feels as she struggles to become part of a community that has no place for her. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 23, 1980 |
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| Director: | Don McLennan |
| Writer: | Hilton Bonner, Don McLennan |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Australian Film Commission, Ukiyo Films, Andromeda Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $35,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2025 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tracy Mann | Samantha |
| Bill Hunter | Brady |
| Kim Rushworth | Tim |
| John Arnold | Munch |
| Kirsty Grant | Debbie |
| Hilton Bonner | Frank |
| Max Cullen | Newman |
| Tony Barry | Barry |
| Penelope Stewart | Raelene |
| Jack Allen | Father |
| Deborah Conway | Pip |
| Anne Phelan | |
| Tony Bonner |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Julie Cutler | Costume Designer |
| Zbigniew Friedrich | Director of Photography, Editor |
| Hilton Bonner | Writer |
| Rod McNicol | Production Manager |
| Roger Cowland | Visual Effects |
| Don McLennan | Director, Writer |
| Lloyd Carrick | Sound Recordist |
| Greig Pickhaver | Music Consultant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Don McLennan | Producer |
| Hilton Bonner | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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