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Director:
Bruce Beresford
Writers:
David Williamson (play)
David Williamson (written by)
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Release Date:
10 November 1976 (Australia) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
What a helluva night! more
Plot:
The movie Dons Party is about a wild house party in a suburban Australian neighbourhood. Don Henderson... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Watch the political maturity degenerate into drunken debauchery more

Cast

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Ray Barrett ... Mal
Clare Binney ... Susan
Pat Bishop ... Jenny
Graeme Blundell ... Simon
Jeanie Drynan ... Kath Henderson
John Hargreaves ... Don Henderson
Harold Hopkins ... Cooley
Graham Kennedy ... Mack
Veronica Lang ... Jody
Candy Raymond ... Kerry
Kit Taylor ... Evan
John Grey Gorton ... Himself (Prime Minister of Australia 1968-1971)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:R (original rating) | Australia:MA | UK:18

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Cooley: I wouldn't like to be in your shoes if you hit me. I'm a lawyer, I'll sue you for assault.
Don Henderson: I'm gonna smash your bloody teeth in.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Crashing the Party: The Making of 'Don's Party' (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
She's My Baby more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Watch the political maturity degenerate into drunken debauchery, 29 August 2006
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Author: larrakin from United Kingdom

Don is holding a party to celebrate the ousting of the hated long standing liberal government in late 60's Australia. What starts as a serious political debate degenerates into your typical drunken fumbling and fighting as the booze flows and high-browed ideas are replaced with attempts to wife swap and skinny dip in the neighbours pool. Some of the funniest moments are when Cooley starts reminiscing about some of his sexual conquests - "When I was 18 i knocked up a 50 year old barmaid in my dad's pub and all she said all night was thank you....THANK YOU!!!" Mack: He once took pity on a woman with a wooden leg. Cooley: She wasn't a bad $£%&....Once you got past the knee cap squeak! All in all a great example of a David Williamson play. Directed by Bruce Beresford (Breaker Morant, Driving Miss Daisy)

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