Jan 31 2025 73 mins 5
This week Kate Jinx is joined by comedian & film lover/critic/chameleon Alexei Toliopoulos to talk about Gillian Armstrong's 1982 film with that "little something extra" – Starstruck! A musical extravaganza that is So Sydney, complete with a pub under a Harbour Bridge pylon, a talent show at the Sydney Opera House (or is it the Seymour Centre) and a gig at the Lizard Lounge aka the Bondi Pavillion. A breakout role for Jo Kennedy, it's still way too underseen but Jinx and Alexei are on a mission to make everyone watch it as many times as they have.
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See Alsos:
- Alexei’s interview with Gillian Armstrong for the Sunburnt Screens podcast
- Jo Kennedy in Tender Hooks (dir. Mary Callaghan, 1989) on YouTube
- The incredible Starstruck costumes at NFSA:
- Kate's Rediscovering Starstruck piece by Kate (as seen on Wikipedia!): https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/01/rediscovering-starstruck-gillian-armstrongs-80s-rock-musical-extravaganza
- The Coca–Cola Kid (dir. Dušan Makavejev, 1985)
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