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Over the Hill (1992 film)

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Over the Hill
Directed byGeorge T. Miller
Written byRobert Caswell
StarringOlympia Dukakis
Release date
30 June 1992 (1992-06-30)
Running time
99 min.
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Over the Hill is a 1992 Australian drama film directed by George T. Miller and starring Olympia Dukakis and Sigrid Thornton.[1]

The film was based on Canadian writer and publisher Gladys Taylor's 1984 book Alone in the Australian Outback, a memoir of her 1977 driving trip in Australia.[2]

Plot

Alma can't stand to have one more birthday without seeing her estranged daughter, Elizabeth, who lives in Sydney, Australia. But Alma doesn't fit into her daughter's political-hostess life even for a visit, and she finds more sympathy in her granddaughter. Alma, in a burst of rebellion, buys a supercharged hotrod and sets out on a voyage of self-discovery to Melbourne. Along the way, she meets con artists, gangsters, and a ponytailed white-knight in a camper and she finds not only adventure and romance, but also the courage to go back and face her relationship with her daughter and set it right.

Cast

Box office

Over the Hill grossed $87,672 at the box office in Australia.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://allmovie.com/work/cool-change-81721
  2. ^ "Film company will shoot true story of woman's adventures in Australia". Toronto Star, October 24, 1988.
  3. ^ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office