Jack and Jill: A Postscript

1970 Australian film

Jack and Jill: A Postscript

Directed by| Phillip Adams
Brian Robinson
Written by| Phillip Adams
Brian Robinson
Produced by| Phillip Adams
Brian Robinson
Starring| Anthony Ward
Judy Leech
Narrated by| Rosemary Adams
Jim Berinson
Cinematography| Phillip Adams
Brian Robinson
Edited by| Phillip Adams
Brian Robinson
Music by| Peter Best
Distributed by| Columbia Pictures

Release date

* 29 October 1970 (1970-10-29)

Running time

| 67 mins
Country| Australia
Language| English
Budget| $10,000[1] or $24,000[2]

Jack and Jill: A Postscript is a 1970 Australian film.

## Plot

[edit]

Jill, a kindergarten teacher who lives with her parents, meets Jack, a biker. The two fall in love but are unable to reconcile their differences, with tragic results.

## Cast

[edit]

* Anthony Ward as Jack Anderson
* Judy Leech attas Gillian O'Keefe
* Lindsay How as Christopher
* Stanley Randall as Stan
* Jean Higgs as Mrs Whelan
* Phyllis Freeman as Mrs O'Keefe
* Alan Higgs as Mr O'Keefe
* Gerry Humphries as Gerry
* Bob Cornish as television announcer
* Gordon Rumph as minister
* Sylvia Threlfall as minister's wife
* Ray Watts as the singer

## Production

[edit]

The script was originally devised in 1964 as a series of sketches where nursery rhymes provided commentary on modern suburbia. It took several years to film and shooting finished in mid 1969.[1][3]

## Release

[edit]

The film won a silver award at the 1969 Australian Film Awards and screened at a number of festivals. It was released commercially by Columbia Pictures.[4]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 247
2. ^ Hall, Sandra (15 February 1969). "Who's filming what". The Bulletin. p. 42.
3. ^ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p12
4. ^ Bruce Hodson, 'The Carlton Ripple and the Australian Film Revival', Screening the Past Archived 18 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine accessed 15 Sept 2012

## External links

[edit]

* Jack and Jill: A Postscript at IMDb
* Jack and Jill: A Postscript at Australian Screen Online
* Jack and Jill a Postscript at Oz Movies
* Jack and Jill: A Postscript is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

* v
* t
* e

AACTA Award for Best Film

1958–1975|

* Conquest of the Rivers / Hard to Windward (1958)
* Edge of The Deep / The Power Makers (1959)
* Three in a Million (1960)
* Not awarded (1961)
* Bypass to Life / Night Freighter (1962)
* The Land That Waited (1963)
* The Dancing Class / I, the Aboriginal (1964)
* The Legend of Damien Parer / Stronger Since The War (1965)
* Concerto for Orchestra (1966)
* Cardin in Australia (1967)
* The Change at Groote / The Talgai Skull (1968)
* Jack and Jill: A Postscript (1969)
* Three to Go: Michael (1970)
* Homesdale (1971)
* Stork (1972)
* Libido: The Child / 27A (1973)
* Sunday Too Far Away (1974/75)

1976–2000|

* The Devil's Playground (1976)
* Storm Boy (1977)
* Newsfront (1978)
* My Brilliant Career (1979)
* Breaker Morant (1980)
* Gallipoli (1981)
* Lonely Hearts (1982)
* Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)
* Annie's Coming Out (1984)
* Bliss (1985)
* Malcolm (1986)
* The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
* The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988)
* Evil Angels (1989)
* Flirting (1990)
* Proof (1991)
* Strictly Ballroom (1992)
* The Piano (1993)
* Muriel's Wedding (1994)
* Angel Baby (1995)
* Shine (1996)
* Kiss or Kill (1997)
* The Interview (1998)
* Two Hands (1999)
* Looking for Alibrandi (2000)

2001–present|

* Lantana (2001)
* Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
* Japanese Story (2003)
* Somersault (2004)
* Look Both Ways (2005)
* Ten Canoes (2006)
* Romulus, My Father (2007)
* The Black Balloon (2008)
* Samson and Delilah (2009)
* Animal Kingdom (2010)
* Red Dog (2011)
* The Sapphires (2012)
* The Great Gatsby (2013)
* The Babadook / The Water Diviner (2014)
* Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
* Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
* Lion (2017)
* Sweet Country (2018)
* The Nightingale (2019)
* Babyteeth (2020)
* Nitram (2021)
* Elvis (2022)
* Talk to Me (2023)

This article related to an Australian film of the 1970s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template