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Australian Made: The Movie
A montage of strips of writing with pictures of artists performing. From the top down: first is written: INXS – Jimmy Barnes. Second is a photo of INXS performing with a triangle of writing at upper left. Third is Australian Made is written. Fourth is split image with Divinyls' Chrissy Amphlett on left and Jimmy Barnes on right. Final section has writing with Divinyls – Models above Saints – Triffids – I'm Talking.
1988 VHS cover
Directed byRichard Lowenstein
Produced byJohn McLean
Ian Gow
StarringINXS
Divinyls
Models
The Triffids
The Saints
I'm Talking
Jimmy Barnes
CinematographyAndrew de Groot
Edited byJill Bilcock
Richard Lowenstein (add)
Peter Carrodus (add)
Christina de Podolinsky (add)
Jill Holt (add)
Robert Howard (add)
Music byMark Opitz
Distributed byVillage Roadshow, Hoyts
Release date
  • 2 July 1987 (1987-07-02)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box officeA$43,479 (Australia)[1]

Australian Made: The Movie is a July 1987 live concert film of the Australian Made tour from December 1986 to January 1987. The tour featured internationally performing Australian acts, INXS, Divinyls, Models, The Triffids, The Saints, I'm Talking, Mental As Anything and Jimmy Barnes.[2][3] The film was directed by INXS' video collaborator, Richard Lowenstein but did not contain any footage of Mental As Anything.[3][4] Concert segments were linked by Troy Davies interviewing audience members and musicians.[5]

Australian Made: The Movie was released in Australia on VHS in 1988. In 1989 in the United Kingdom, an edited VHS version, retitled as Australian Made: Featuring INXS Live, was issued which removed footage by Barnes. An edited DVD version was released in 2003 with all footage of The Triffids and Barnes removed. On 25 November 2016 a remastered version of the original film, with widescreen and remastered audio, was shown in Australian cinemas.[6]

Reception

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Professional reviews

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmovie [7]

Allmovie's Dan Pavlides summarised the film as depicting artists "which reflect the worldwide popularity of Australian rock music that emerged during the 1980s".[7]

Cast

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The cast includes:[8]

Artist Members
INXS Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, Tim Farriss, Michael Hutchence, Kirk Pengilly
Divinyls Chrissy Amphlett, Rick Grossman, Richard Harvey, Mark McEntee, Bjarne Ohlin
Models James Freud, Sean Kelly, Roger Mason, Barton Price, James Valentine. Included Zan Abeyratne, Wendy Matthews & Kate Ceberano on backing vocals.
The Triffids Jill Birt, Martyn Casey, Graham Lee, Alsy MacDonald, David McComb, Robert McComb
The Saints Chris Bailey, Richard Burgman, Ivor Hay, Arturo Larizza
I'm Talking Zan Abeyratne, Kate Ceberano, Stephen Charlesworth, Ian Cox, Robert Goodge, Barbara Hogarth, Warren McLean, Kevin Wiltshire
Jimmy Barnes Jimmy Barnes, Peter Kekel

Scenes

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Australian Made: The Movie

  1. Various artists / INXS – "Intro" / "Melting the Sun" (5:58)
  2. Jimmy Barnes – "Ride the Night Away" (5:31)
  3. The Triffids – "Wide Open Road" (5:46)
  4. I'm Talking – "Lead the Way" (6:25)
  5. The Saints – "Ghost Ships" (6:00)
  6. Divinyls – "Only Lonely" (3:47)
  7. Divinyls – "Temperamental" (3:59)
  8. Models – "Let's Kiss" (5:44)
  9. Models – "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" (4:44)
  10. INXS – "Burn for You" (4:12)
  11. Jimmy Barnes – "Lessons in Love" (5:44)
  12. INXS – "What You Need" (6:04)
  13. INXS – "The Loved One" (5:18)
  14. Jimmy Barnes – "Working Class Man" (4:01)
  15. INXS, Jimmy Barnes & a few friends – "Good Times" (4:28)
  16. INXS – "Good Times" (instrumental) / "End titles" (2:38)

Australian Made: Featuring INXS Live DVD version

  1. "Intro" – (2:56)
  2. INXS – "Melting the Sun" (3:26)
  3. I'm Talking – "Lead the Way" (4:20)
  4. The Saints – "Ghostships" (3:51)
  5. Models – "Let's Kiss" (3:31)
  6. Models – "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" (3:50)
  7. Divinyls – "Only Lonely" (2:59)
  8. Divinyls – "Temperamental" (3:55)
  9. INXS – "Burn for You" (4:00)
  10. INXS – "Mystify" (3:11)
  11. INXS – "What You Need" (4:36)
  12. INXS – "The Loved One" (4:58)
  13. INXS – "Don't Change" (6:49)

References

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  1. ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 3 November 2012
  2. ^ Jenkins, Jeff; Ian Meldrum (2007). Molly Meldrum presents 50 years of rock in Australia. Melbourne: Wilkinson Publishing. pp. 252–253. ISBN 978-1-921332-11-1.
  3. ^ a b Baker, Glenn A.; Bob King (1987). Glenn A. Baker (ed.). Australian made, gonna have a good time tonight : the authorised documentary of the event. Sydney, NSW: Fontana Collins. ISBN 0-00-636921-9. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  4. ^ "99/111/1 Performance costume, suit, cotton, used by Martin Plaza of Mental as Anything, Mambo, Australia, 1986". Powerhouse Museum. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Michael Hutchence Discography, INXS, Max Q, Dogs in Space". michaelhutchence.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  6. ^ Cashmere, Paul (31 October 2016). "Historic 'Australian Made' Concert To Receive Upgrade Release After 30 Years". Noise11.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b Pavlides, Dan. "Australian Made > Overview > Plot Synopsis". Allmovie (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  8. ^ For a more comprehensive cast click on the external link below.
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