Palm Beach (1980 film)

For the 2019 film, see Palm Beach (2019 film).

1980 Australian film

Palm Beach

Directed by| Albie Thoms
Written by| Albie Thoms
Produced by| Albie Thoms
Starring| Kenneth Brown
Nat Young
Bryan Brown
Cinematography| Oscar Scherl
Edited by| Albie Thoms
Music by| Terry Hannigan

Production
company

Albie Thoms Productions

Distributed by| Albie Thoms

Release date

* 6 March 1980 (1980-03-06)

Running time

| 88 minutes
Country| Australia
Language| English
Budget| A$100,000[1]

Palm Beach is a 1980 Australian drama film directed by Albie Thoms. The stories involving surfing and drugs are followed in Sydney during two days. Thoms was nominated for an AFI award for Best Original Screenplay for the film.

Thoms had made a large number of experimental films but this was his first traditional feature.[2]

## Cast

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* Kenneth Brown as Joe Ryan
* Nat Young as Nick Naylor
* Amanda Berry as Leilani Adams
* Bryan Brown as Paul Kite
* Julie McGregor as Kate O'Brien
* John Flaus as Larry Kent
* Bronwyn Steven-Jones as Wendy Naylor
* David Lourie as Zane Green
* Peter Wright as Rupert Robert
* John Clayton as Eric Tailor
* Lyn Collingwood as Mrs Adams

## References

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1. ^ Geoff Gardner, "Palm Beach", Australian Film 1978–1992, Oxford University Press, 1993, p. 65
2. ^ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980, p. 280

* Murray, Scott, ed. (1994). Australian Cinema. St. Leonards, News South Wales: Allen & Unwin/AFC. p. 282\. ISBN 1-86373-311-6.

## External links

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* Palm Beach at IMDb
* Palm Beach at Oz Movies
* Palm Beach is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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