Getting wet

Australia, 1984

Film

Fifteen-year-old Alex has always adored Brenda, who has helped his mother around the house for years, but she hardly notices him. When his mother asks Brenda to go on their annual beach holiday to help her out, Alex thinks his chance has come to impress her. But, as usual, it is his older brother Michael who gets the girl. Alex thinks he will never be happy again - until he meets Margaret and his adolescent fantasies come true.

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Credits

director

P.J. Hogan

producer

Chris Fitchett

production company

AFTRS

writer

P.J. Hogan

Duration

00:23:11:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1984

Appears in

Group of items

AFTRS top 100 films. Compile 7

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1006983

Language

English

Audience classification

Mediatheque - not for children (ACMI classified)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

MPEG-2 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

Digital Betacam; Master

Digital Betacam; Sub-master

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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