Rikky and Pete is a 1988 Australian film directed by Nadia Tass, written by David Parker, and starring Stephen Kearney and Nina Landis.
Plot Rikky Menzies is an out-of-work geologist and aspiring singer. Her brother Pete Menzies is a misfit inventor. To find peace of mind and escape the ire of Police Sergeant Whitstead, they travel the outback of Australia until they reach the desert mining town of Mount Isa and its own zany individualists.
Cast Stephen Kearney as Pete Menzies Nina Landis as Rikky Menzies Tetchie Agbayani as Flossie Bill Hunter as Whitstead Bruno Lawrence as Sonny Bruce Spence as Ben Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Adam Dorothy Alison as Mrs. Menzies Don Reid as Mr. Menzies Peter Cummins as Delahunty Peter Hehir as Desk Sergeant Ralph Cotterill as George Pottinger Roderick Williams as Holy Joe Denis Lees as Fingers Robert Baxter as Truckyard Man Alan Hopgood as Laughing uncle Christopher Mayer as Eureka Tavern drinker
Production Rikky and Pete was directed by Nadia Tass, written by David Parker,Philippa Hawker, "Rikky, Pete and mine over matter", Cinema Papers, May 1988 p26-28 and produced jointly by both, co-produced by New Zealand producer Tim White.
While United Artists provided $3 million of the budget, the rest of the money raised privately in Australia through 10BA. Shooting took place in Melbourne and Broken Hill.
Reception Box office Rikky and Pete grossed A$1,071,875 at the box office in Australia,Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office which is equivalent to $2,014,185 in 2009 dollars.
Soundtrack Most of the songs on the album were written and/or performed by alumni of Split Enz and their later bands Crowded House, The Makers, and Schnell Fenster.
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External links
Rikky and Pete at Oz Movies