Wendy Cracked a Walnut (also known as ...Almost) is a 1990 Australian romantic fantasy/comedy film directed by Michael Pattinson and starring Rosanna Arquette and Bruce Spence.
Plot Wendy is unhappy with her life and with her preoccupied husband, Ronnie. She reads Mills and Boon romantic novels and dreams of a new life featuring a dream lover, Jake.
Cast Rosanna Arquette as Wendy Bruce Spence as Ronnie Hugo Weaving as Jake Kerry Walker as Deidre Doreen Warburton as Elsie Desiree Smith as Cynthia Susan Lyons as Caroline Betty Lucas as Mrs. Taggart Dennis Hoey as Sonny Taggart Douglas Hedge as Mr. Leveredge Barry Jenkins as Pierre Jan Adele as Majorie William McInnes as Ralph
Production It was the first theatrical film from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Reception The film wasn't well received critically or commercially. David Stratton of Variety called it "limply executed" and "unconvincing". It grossed only A$43,074 in Australia.
It was released in the U.S. direct-to-video under the title ...Almost.
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External links
Wendy Cracked a Walnut at Oz Movies