John Meillon
8 titles
Filmography
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The Cars That Ate Paris
(1974)In the hard edged near future, anti-hero Arthur Waldo (Terry Camilleri) ends up in the rural Australian village of Paris. Taken in by the Mayor (John Meillon), Arthur must navigate the tension between the corrupt town establishment and the wild new generation of Parisians - all of whom are concealing a horrific secret. 24 years before "The Truman Show", director Peter Weir gives us a surreal black comedy set in a sinister small town.
King Solomon's Mines
(1986)Based on the novel by H. Rider Haggard. Alan Quartermain is a fortune hunter who is persuaded by Jesse Houston to help her find her father. Jesse's father has gone missing whilst on his last expedition somewhere in the African jungle. During Their journey they hear rumours of a mine hidden deep in the jungle, that holds the fabulous riches of King Solomon. Follow their adventures as they encounter fierce warriors and dangerous wild animals in their quest to find Jesse's father and discover the hidden treasures of King Solomon's Mines.
Crocodile Dundee II
(1988)Mick "Crocodile" Dundee's New York adventure leads him back to Australia and life in the Land Down Under will never be the same again when his girlfriend, journalist Sue Charlton is kidnapped by drug dealers.
Walkabout
(1971)Two city-bred siblings are stranded in the Australian Outback, where they learn to survive with the aid of an Aboriginal boy on his "walkabout": a ritual separation from his tribe.
Crocodile Dundee
(1986)Paul Hogan is the legendary Mick Dundee, a larrikin bushman with a unique philosophy, rugged charm and easy humour. American journalist, Sue Charlton, travels to the wild Australian Outback to investigate the tall tale of Mick's croc attack survival, but bites off more than she can chew. When Mick saves Sue's life, sparks fly, opposites attract, and the adventure really begins.
On the Beach
(1959)After World War III has ended life in the Northern Hemisphere and as the fallout heads for Melbourne, a sub of scientists investigate cyptic signals.
633 Squadron
(1964)Courage and stunning self-sacrifice clash against the powers of evil in this WWII epic set in the aerial battlefields of war-torn Europe.
They're a Weird Mob
(1966)An Italian journalist deals with culture shock in Australia in the 1960s when his cousin convinces him to emigrate for a lucrative magazine job.