FUNNY THINGS HAPPEN DOWN UNDER (1965) an extremely rare "lost" musical/comedy with 16 year-old Olivia Newton John in one of the starring roles
NTSC playable on any US/Canada DVD machine
ATTENTION !!!! European & Australian PAL machine or PAL Blu-ray won't play this disc.
a Australian/New Zealand co-production film in English
screen aspect: fullscreen
duration: 90 min. (Uncut / Uncensored version) plus 45 min. bonus material
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While this film is technically clumsy [some of the scene edits look like they were cut with a hatchet], its charm is undeniable. And that's mostly because of Olivia Newton John's genuine allure.
A group of children living in rural Australia undertake several projects to raise money to save their clubhouse from demolition by a greedy land developer.
director: Joe McCormick
starring: Sue Haworth · Olivia Newton John · Ian Turpie · Bruce Barrie · Howard Morrison · Bill Hodge
starring: Sue Haworth · Olivia Newton John · Ian Turpie · Bruce Barrie · Howard Morrison · Bill Hodge
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The bonus material on this limited collector's edition:
1. All three songs from her first appearance on Boomeeride (1965)
When I Grow Up · Crawl Baby Crawl · Which of My Daughters (with Tony Cole)
2. Numerous duets with Pat Carroll from ATV - OS Go!! (1966-67)
3. Performing the Beatles' Here There and Everywhere (1968) on GTV
4. Segments and songs on BBC's Cliff Richards Show (1968-69)
5. Performing at the Tokyo Music Festival (1970) Japanese television
6. Olivia Newton John's first UK single Till You Say You'll Be Mine (1966)
7. Christmas Time Down Under (full segment from Funny Things Down Under) (1965)
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1. All three songs from her first appearance on Boomeeride (1965)
When I Grow Up · Crawl Baby Crawl · Which of My Daughters (with Tony Cole)
2. Numerous duets with Pat Carroll from ATV - OS Go!! (1966-67)
3. Performing the Beatles' Here There and Everywhere (1968) on GTV
4. Segments and songs on BBC's Cliff Richards Show (1968-69)
5. Performing at the Tokyo Music Festival (1970) Japanese television
6. Olivia Newton John's first UK single Till You Say You'll Be Mine (1966)
7. Christmas Time Down Under (full segment from Funny Things Down Under) (1965)
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