List of Australian films of 1987

1987
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Army WivesDenny LawrenceJulie Nihill, Philip Quast, Lian Lunson, Shane Connor, Peter Sumner, Marilyn Allen, Russell Newman, Linda Newton, Val LehmanDrama / Romance / War TV film
Around the World in Eighty WaysStephen MacLeanPhilip Quast, Allan Penney, Gosia Dobrowolska, Diana Davidson, Kelly Dingwall, Judith Fisher, John Howard, Kaarin Fairfax, Frank Lloyd, Richard CarterComedyIMDb
AussifiedRalph Lawrence MarsdenChris Waters, Amanda McNamara, Bronwyn GibbsDramaIMDb
Australian DreamJackie McKimmieNoni Hazlehurst, Graeme Blundell, John Jarratt, Barry Rugless, Jenny Mansfield, Caine O'Connel, James RicketsonComedy / Drama Feature filmIMDb
Australian Made: The MovieRichard LowensteinMichael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss, Tim Farriss, Kirk Pengilly, Garry Gary Beers, INXS, Zan Abeyratne, Kate Ceberano, I'm Talking, Christina Amphlett Divinyls, Chris Bailey, The SaintsRock / Music Feature filmIMDb
Bachelor GirlRivka HartmanLyn Pierse, Kim Gyngell, Jan Friedl, Bruce Spence, Doug Tremlett, Ruth Yaffe, Monica Maughan, Mark Little, John Flaus, Jane Turner, Tim RobertsonComedy / Romance Feature filmIMDb aka: "Passionately Single"[1]
BackstageJonathan HardyLaura Branigan, Michael Aitkens, Noel Ferrier, Rowena Wallace, Kim Gyngell, Ian Mune, Philip Holder, Len Kaserman, Simon Westaway, John FrawleyDrama Feature filmIMDb
BelindaPamela GibbonsDeanne Jeffs, Mary Regan, John Jarratt, Hazel Phillips, Kaarin Fairfax, Alan Cassell, Caz Lederman, Nico Lathouris, Gerda Nicolson, Joy SmithersBiography / Drama Feature film
The Bit PartBrendan MaherChris Haywood, Nicole Kidman, Katrina Foster, John Wood, Maurie Fields, Maureen Edwards, Maggie Millar, Deborra-Lee FurnessComedy / Drama Feature filmIMDb
BrainblastAndy NeylJulie Mitchell, Lisa-Jane Stockwell, Cathy Jukes, Toby Jones, James ScanlonComedy / Sci-fi Feature film
BullseyeCarl SchultzPaul Goddard, Kathryn Walker, John Wood, Paul Chubb, Bruce Spence, Lynette Curran, John Meillon, Kerry WalkerAdventure / Western Feature filmIMDb
CodaCraig LahiffPenny Cook, Arna-Maria Winchester, Liddy Clark, Olivia Hamnett, Patrick Frost, Bob Newman, Adrian Shirley, Hedley Cullen, Vivienne GreavesThriller TV film
Computer GhostsMarcus ColeNicholas Ryan, Emily Symons, Peter Whitford, Robbie McGregor, Christine Jeston, Noel Ferrier, Scott Burgess, Benita Collings, George SpartelsDrama / Fantasy TV filmaka Crooksnatchers / Hold The Circus
ContagionKarl ZwickyJohn Doyle, Nicola Bartlett, Ray Barrett, Pamela Hawksford, Jacqueline Brennan, Chris Betts, Reginald Cameron, Michael Simpson, Allen Harvey, Nathalie GaffneyHorror / Thriller Feature film
Danger Down UnderRuss MayberryLee Majors, Rebecca Gilling, Martin Vaughan, William Wallace, Bruce Hughes, Morgan Lewis, Moya O'Sullivan, Natalie McCurry, Georgie Parker, Paul Chubb, Patsy StephenDrama TV film / TV Pilot US Co-productionaka Harris Down Under (US) / Austral Downs / The Hawkesbury
Dangerous GameStephen HopkinsMarcus Graham, Miles Buchanan, Sandie Lillingston, John Polson, Kathryn WalkerDrama / Horror / Thriller Feature filmIMDb
Dark AgeArch NicholsonJohn Jarratt, Nikki Coghill, Max Phipps, Burnum Burnum, David Gulpilil, Ray Meagher, Jeff Ashby, Paul Bertram, Ken Radley, Ron Blanchard, Gerry Duggan, James FitzgeraldHorror / Thriller Feature filmIMDb
Day of the PantherBrian Trenchard-SmithEdward John Stazak, John Stanton, Jim Richards, Michael Carman, Zale Daniel, Paris Jefferson, Matthew Quatermaine, Linda Megier, Brian Fitzsimmons, Joe SchwaigerAction / Drama TV film
Dear CardholderBill BennettRobin Ramsay, Jennifer Cluff, Marion Chirgwin, Russell Newman, John Ewart, Peter Kowitz, Patrick Cook, Arianthe Galani, Bob EllisComedy Feature filmIMDb
Dogs in SpaceRichard LowensteinMichael Hutchence, Saskia Post, Nique Needles, Deanna Bond, Tony Helou, Chris HaywoodDrama Feature filmIMDb
Dot and the SmugglersYoram GrossBarbara Frawley, Ross Higgins, Robyn MooreAnimation / FamilyIMDB
Dot Goes to HollywoodYoram GrossBarbara Frawley, Ross Higgins, Robyn MooreAnimation / FamilyIMDb
Echoes of ParadisePhillip NoyceWendy Hughes, John Lone, Steven Jacobs, Rod Mullinar, Peta Toppano, Claudia Karvan, Rebecca Smart, Gillian Jones, Lynda StonerDrama / Romance Feature filmaka Shadows Of The Peacock IMDb
The Edge of PowerHenri SafranIvar Kants, Sheree da Costa, Henri Szeps, Anna-Maria Monticelli, Warwick Moss, Peter Corbett, Ric Hutton, John Stone, Vic Rooney, John Orcsik, Katherine ThomsonThriller TV filmIMDb
The Facts of Life Down UnderStuart MargolinCloris Leachman, Lisa Welchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Mackenzie Astin, Nancy McKeon, Mario van Peebles, Joss McWilliam, Noel Trevarthen, Gary Waddell, Joan Bruce, Sally Martin, Annie ByronDrama TV film US Co-production
FeathersJohn RuaneRebecca Gilling, James Laurie, Julie ForsythDrama Short filmIMDb, Screened at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival[2]
FeverCraig LahiffBill Hunter, Gary Sweet, Mary Regan, Lawrence Matt, Peter Goerecke, Rodney van der Wall, Carmel Young, Adrian Shirley, Jim HoltAction / Thriller Feature film
The First KangaroosFrank CvitanovichDennis Waterman, Chris Haywood, Dominic Sweeney, Philip Quast, Tony Martin, Nell Schofield, Clarissa Kaye-Mason, Jim Carter, Kelly Dingwall, Ian Gilmour, Andrew Ettingshausen, Wayne PearceBiography / Sports TV filmIMDb
Frenchman's FarmRon WayTracey Tainsh, David Reyne, Norman KayeAdventureIMDb
Future PastRob StewartNicholas Ryan, Imogene Annesley, John Ley, Cornelia Frances, Paula Duncan, Paul Blackwell, Doug Scroope, Cecily Polson, Bruce Venables, Gary DownDrama / Fantasy TV filmaka The Colonial Cavalry
Gallagher's TravelsMichael CaulfieldIvar Kants, Joanne Samuel, Stuart CampbellActionIMDb
The Good WifeKen CameronRachel Ward, Bryan Brown, Steven Vidler,Drama / Romance Feature filmIMDb aka The Umbrella Woman
Ground ZeroBruce Myles, Michael PattinsonColin Friels, Jack Thompson, Donald Pleasence, Natalie Bate, Burnum Burnum, Simon Chilvers, Steve Dodd, Kim Gyngell, Neil Fitzpatrick, Mark Mitchell, Alan Hopgood, Brian James, Bob Maza, Peter CumminsAction / Drama Feature filmIMDb, Entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival[3]
Hard KnuckleLex MarinosSteve Bisley, Richard Moir, Gary Day, David Jay, Esben Storm, Susan Leith, John Sheerin, Bob Baines, Paul ChubbDrama TV filmOriginal title: Was There A Dream aka Knuckle
High TideGillian ArmstrongJudy Davis, Jan Adele, Claudia Karvan, Frankie J. Holden, Colin Friels, Toni Scanlan, Monica Trapaga, Barry Rugless, Bob Purtell, Mark HembrowDrama Feature filmIMDb
Howling III: The MarsupialsPhilippe MoraBarry Otto, Imogene Annesley, Leigh Biolos, Ralph Cotterill, Dasha Blahova, Carole Skinner, Glenda Linscott, Barry Humphries, Bill CollinsComedy / Horror / Thriller Feature filmIMDb
Hungry HeartLuigi AcquistoNick Carrafa, Kimberly Davenport, Lisa Schouw, Norman Kaye, John Flaus, Sheila Florance, Osvaldo Maione, Mark Rogers, Gaetano Scollo, Dasha BlahovaDrama Feature filmIMDb
InitiationMichael PearceRodney Harvey, Bruno Lawrence, Miranda Otto, Arna-Maria Winchester, Bobby Smith, Tony Barry, Luciano Catanacci, Mladen Mladenov, Vuong Nguyen, Bob MazaAdventure / Thriller Feature filmIMDb
I've Come About the SuicideSophia TurkiewiczBarry Otto, Gosia Dobrowolska, Ralph Cotterill, Duncan Wass, Gwen Plumb, Gary Down, Jonathan Biggins, Ron Stephenson, Louise Fox, Patrick WardComedy / Fantasy TV filmOriginal title: Pigs Can Fly
JiltedBill BennettRichard Moir, Jennifer Cluff, Steven Jacobs, Helen Mutkins, Ken Radley, Tina BursillDrama / Romance Feature film
KangarooTim BurstallColin Friels, Judy Davis, John Walton, Julie Nihill, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Peter Hehir, Peter Cummins, David Hutchins, Tim RobertsonDrama / Romance Feature filmIMDb, Entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival[4]
Les Patterson Saves the WorldGeorge T. MillerBarry Humphries, Pamela Stephenson, Thaao Penghlis, Andrew Clarke, Henri Szeps, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Garth Meade, Esben Storm, Joy Westmore, Christine Hill, Graham Kennedy, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, Joan Rivers, Sally Tayler, John ClarkeComedy / Fantasy Feature filmIMDb
The LighthorsemenSimon WincerJon Blake, Peter Phelps, Tony Bonner, John Walton, Gary Sweet, Tim McKenzie, Sigrid Thornton, Anthony Andrews, Gerard Kennedy, Serge Lazareff, Ralph Cotterill, Shane Briant, Nick Waters, John Larking, Di O'Connor, Bill Kerr, Grant PiroAction / Drama / War Feature filmIMDb
A Matter Of ConvenienceBen LewinJean-Pierre Cassell, Deborra-Lee Furness, John Clarke, Kym Amad, Dalibor Satalic, Mark Little, Kirk Alexander, Marion Heathfield, Peter Hosking, Cliff Ellen, Peter MoonComedy / Drama ABC TV film
Nepal: Where the Legends LiveDenise G. CoxShortIMDb
Nice Coloured GirlsTracey MoffattJanelle Court, Fiona George, Gayle MaboShortIMDb
The Nights Belong to the Novelist: Elizabeth Jolley, Australian WriterChristina WilcoxRuth Cracknell, Kerry WalkerDocumentary / Short filmIMDb
OliveStephen WallaceKerry McGuire, Nick Tate, Paddy Costa,ABC TV filmIMDb
Outback VampiresColin EgglestonRichard Morgan, Angela Kennedy, Brett Climo, John Doyle, Maggie Blinco, David Gibson, Antonia Murphy, Richard Carter, Lucky GrillsComedy / Horror TV film IMDb aka: "The Wicked" in the USA[5]
PalisadeLaurie McInnesShortIMDb
PandemoniumHaydn KeenanDavid Argue, Amanda Dole, Esben Storm, Arna-Maria Winchester, Kerry Mack, Mercia Deane-Johns, Gary Foley, Ignatius Jones, Lex MarinosComedy / Fantasy Feature film
The PerfectionistChris ThomsonJacki Weaver, John Waters, Adam WillitsComedyIMDb
PietaMonique SchwarzMaggie Millar, Sally Cooper, Tony Rickards, David Blackman, Maud ClarkDrama ABC TV filmIMDb
A Place To Call HomeRuss MayberryLinda Lavin, Lane Smith, Maggie Fitzgibbon, Lori Loughlin, Robert MacNaughton, Paul Cronin, Patricia Patts, Richard Azzaga, Tamsin West, Mervyn DrakeDrama TV film US Co-production
The Place at the CoastGeorge OgilvieJohn Hargreaves, Heather Mitchell, Tushka Bergen, Margo Lee, Willie Fennell, Garry McDonald, Ray MeagherDrama / Romance Feature filmIMDb
ResanPeter WatkinsFrancine Bastien, Brian Mulroney, Mila MulroneyDocumentary / WarIMDb
The Right Hand ManDi DrewRupert Everett, Hugo Weaving, Arthur Dignam, Ralph Cotterill, Adam Cockburn, Tim Elliot, Jack Allen, John Spicer, Brian Scrymgeour, Pat Bishop, Jennifer ClaireDrama / Romance Feature filmIMDb
Rock 'N' Roll CowboysRob StewartPeter Phelps, David Franklin, Nikki Coghill, Ben Franklin, Dee Krainz, John DoyleDrama TV filmaka Uncle Sam's at the Door
Running from the GunsJohn DixonJon Blake, Mark Hembrow, Nikki Coghill, Terence Donovan, Bill Kerr, Peter Whitford, Warwick Sims, Patrick Ward, Gerard Kennedy, Linda Megier, Simon Westaway, Toni Lamond, DelilahAction / Crime Feature filmIMDb
Shaka ZuluWilliam C. FaureEdward Fox, Robert Powell, Trevor HowardTV Mini SeriesIMDb
Slate, Wyn & MeDon McLennanSigrid Thornton, Simon Burke, Martin Sacks, Tommy Lewis, Lesley Baker, Simon Westaway, Peter CumminsAction / Crime Feature filmIMDb
SpinelessAlex ProyasCathy Linsley, Andrew McPhail, Alex ProyasShortIMDb
Terror in SuttervilleMichael HawesIMDb
Those Dear DepartedTed RobinsonGarry McDonald, Pamela Stephenson, Su Cruickshank, John Clarke, Graeme Blundell, Ignatius Jones, Antonia Murphy, Jonathan Biggins, Arthur DignamComedy / Fantasy Feature filmIMDb aka: "Ghosts CAN Do It" in the USA[6]
The Time GuardianBrian HannantTom Burlinson, Nikki Coghill, Carrie Fisher, Dean Stockwell, Damon Sanders, Jim Holt, Harry Salter, Jo Flemming, Tim Robertson. Narrator Kirk AlexanderAction / Sci-fi Feature filmIMDb
To Market to MarketVirginia RousePhilip Quast, Maureen Edwards, Noel Trevarthen, Marcus Gollings, Kate Reid, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Maureen Edwards, Wayne Cull, Genevieve PicotDrama Feature filmIMDb
Travelling NorthCarl SchultzLeo McKern, Julia Blake, Graham Kennedy, Henri Szeps, Michele Fawdon, Diane Craig, Drew Forsythe, Andrea Moor, Genevieve Mooy, John GreggComedy / Drama / Romance Feature filmIMDb
Twelfth NightNeil ArmfieldGillian Jones, Ivar Kants, Jacquy Phillips, Peter Cummins, Kerry Walker, John Wood, Jim Holt, Geoffrey Rush, Tracy Harvey, Odile Le ClezioComedy / Drama Feature filmIMDb
VincentPaul CoxJohn Hurt, Marika Rivera, Gabriella TrsekAnimation / BiographyIMDb
Watch the Shadows DanceMark JoffeTom Jennings, Vince Martin, Nicole Kidman, Joanne Samuel, Jeremy Shadlow, Craig Pearce, Doug Parkinson, Alexander Broun, Laurence CliffordAction / Drama TV filmIMDb aka: "Nightmaster" in North America[7]
With Love to the Person Next to MeBrian McKenzieKim Gyngell, Paul Chubb, Barry Dickins, Beverley Gardiner, Phil Motherwell, Mark Mitchell, Sally McKenzieDrama Feature filmIMDb
With Time to KillJames ClaydenIan Scott, Elizabeth Huntley, Jan Friedl, James Clayden, Janet Golding, John Howard, Barry Dickins, Peter Green, Tim RobertsonDrama / Thriller Feature filmIMDb
The Year My Voice BrokeJohn DuiganNoah Taylor, Ben Mendelsohn, Leone Carmen, Graeme Blundell, Lynette Curran, Malcolm Robertson, Judi Farr, Tim Robertson, Harold Hopkins, Nick Tate, Vincent Ball, Allan Penney, Colleen Clifford, Bruce SpenceDrama / Romance Feature filmIMDb

See also

References
  1. Bachelor Girl (1987) - IMDb, retrieved 27 June 2021
  2. "Official Selection 1987 : Out of Competition - Festival de Cannes 2016 (International Film Festival)". 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. "Programme 1988". berlinale.de. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. "1987 :: Moscow International Film Festival". moscowfilmfestival.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. The Wicked (TV Movie 1987) - IMDb, retrieved 27 June 2021
  6. Ghosts CAN Do It (1987) - IMDb, retrieved 27 June 2021
  7. Nightmaster (TV Movie 1988) - IMDb, retrieved 27 June 2021
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