| Uniform Title |
Goodbye Paradise (Motion picture : 1983) |
| Title |
Goodbye Paradise. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2019. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (118 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4035. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1983. |
| "A lot of people die in Surfers Paradise" -- Cover. |
| Credits |
Director, Carl Schultz ; writers, Bob Ellis, Denny Lawrence. |
| Performers |
Ray Barrett, Robyn Nevin, Guy Doleman, Lex Marinos, Paul Chubb, Kate Fitzpatrick. |
| Summary |
Goodbye Paradise is set in a hyper-corrupt Queensland on the verge of a right-wing coup. Ray Barret stars as a boozy investigative journalist who stumbles upon the coup plot while searching for a senator's wayward daughter. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; PAL ; Region all ; 4:3, 133:1. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Awards note |
Winner AFI 1982 Award Best Actor in a Lead Role - Ray Barrett ; Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted, Bob Ellis, Denny Lawrence ; Winner Australian Writers' Guild 1983 Awgie Award - Feature Film, Original, Bob Ellis, Denny Lawrence ; Winner Australian Cinematographers Society 1983 Cinematographer of the Year, John Searle. |
| Subjects |
Corruption (in politics) -- Australia -- Drama |
| Police corruption -- Australia -- Drama |
| Journalists -- Australia -- Drama |
| Alcoholics -- Australia -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Australia |
| Motion pictures, Australian |
| Surfers Paradise (Qld.) -- Drama |
| Genre |
Satirical films |
| Film noir |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Schultz, Carl, 1939- director. |
| Ellis, Bob, 1942-2016 screenwriter. |
| Lawrence, Denny screenwriter. |
| Barrett, Ray, 1927-2009 actor. |
| Nevin, Robyn actor. |
| Doleman, Guy, 1923-1996 actor. |
| Marinos, Lex actor. |
| Chubb, Paul actor. |
| Fitzpatrick, Kate, 1947- actor. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Barrett, Ray, 1927-2009 .
- Chubb, Paul .
- Doleman, Guy, 1923-1996 .
- Ellis, Bob, 1942-2016 .
- Fitzpatrick, Kate, 1947- .
- Lawrence, Denny .
- Marinos, Lex .
- Nevin, Robyn .
- Schultz, Carl, 1939- .
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