At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture is a 1983 Australian comedy film directed by Simon Heath and starring Steve Rackman, Gary Kliger, Alyson Best, Robert Baxter, and Angry Anderson, Adrian Bernotti The plot is about a small town visited by a government official. It is noticeable for the number of music acts that appear.Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p9
Premise Rhino Jackson is seeking re-election as Mayor. He works with his son Taldo to hold a concert and win a horse race.
Claire and her father Walter own a property being taken over by Jackson.
Cast Steve Rackman as Rhino Jackson Gary Kliger as Waldo Jackson Alyson Best as Clare Hampton Robert Baxter as Senator Angry Anderson as Senator's Aide Bassia Carole as Sister Mary Debbie Matts as Maureen John Stone as Wally Mark Hembrow as L D Iain Gardiner as T M Frank Thring as Television Producer Molly Meldrum as a priest John Farnham as a policeman Derryn Hinch as a gangster henchman Peter Russell Clarke as a gangster henchman Gordon Elliott as a gangster Adrian Bernotti as Rocko Norman Coburn as Walter Williams Naomi Lisner as Sam
Musical acts Australian Crawl Tony Catz Band Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons The Radiators Rose Tattoo The Skyhooks The Sunnyboys Wendy And The Rocketts Uncanny X-Men
Production According to David Stratton, "the film had a very troubled and lengthy production history which presumably accounts for the first two words tacked on to the title".David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p154
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Film page at Oz Movies film information at Peter Malone at BFI film information at TCMDB