Puberty Blues (1981)

Puberty Blues (1981) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$23.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
87 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1981 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Bruce Beresford

Written By:
Gabrielle Carey
Margaret Kelly

Actors:
Nell Schofield ..... Debbie Vickers
Jad Capelja ..... Sue Knight
Geoff Rhoe ..... Garry
Tony Hughes ..... Danny
Sandy Paul ..... Tracy
Leander Brett ..... Cheryl
Jay Hackett ..... Bruce
Ned Lander ..... Strach
Joanne Olsen ..... Vicki
Julie Medana ..... Kim
Michael Shearman ..... Glenn
Dean Dunstone ..... Seagull
Tina Robinson Hansen ..... Freda (as Tina Robinson)
Nerida Clark ..... Carol
Kirrily Nolan ..... Mrs. Vickers

Synopsis:

Adapted from the popular novel by Gabrielle Carey and Kathy Lette, Puberty Blues traces the lives of two adolescent females who have spent the first part of their lives in a group by themselves, while desperately trying to break into the in crowd who dominate the Greenhill beach. Once accepted into the group, they realise the laid back, ultra cool facade is just that: a glossy cover up. As Debbie (Nell Schofield) and her lifelong companion Sue (Jad Capelja) are drawn into the groups many vices, including drug usage and casual sex, they begin to realise there might be more to life and set out to regain respect and equality. Directed by Bruce Beresford, Puberty Blues is presented in a stunning new high definition transfer and includes up to date special features produced exclusively for this release, diving deep into the 70s Australian social landscape to deliver a classic coming of age tale.

Meet Sue, a teenage Australian girl in the late 70s, whose life mainly consists of doing what everyone else does - watch the surfing boys and have sex with the same surfing boys. The girls have to follow lots of strange customs, e.g. do not eat or go to the bathroom when a boy is around. Ugly girls have two choices - being nasty and hate boys, or being generally cheap and looked down upon by everyone. The afternoons are spent on the beaches, in the backseats of car or at home-alone-parties where sex and alcohol are the main ingredients. Parents and teachers are trying to straighten the kids out, but that is not easy. Director Bruce Beresford continued his tradition of putting socially disenfranchised characters front and center with this wryly observant comedy drama about middle class Australian teens that served as a stark contrast to the popular American teen films of its day. Friends from the Sydney suburb of Cronulla, Debbie (Nell Schofield) and Sue (Jad Capelja) are a pair of average schoolgirls who smoke, drink, have sex, and cheat on exams. The girls are also striving to become 'surfie chicks,' the groupies that hang around the surfer boy gangs of southern Sydney, pairing off with the objects of their affection. Adhering to odd rules that prevent them from eating or going to the bathroom in the surfers' presence, the girls get into trouble for their wild behavior, with Debbie eventually fearing that she's pregnant, leading to a fatal overdose of heroin for her boyfriend Garry (Geoff Rhoe). Ultimately, Debbie and Sue become disillusioned with the sexism and narrow-mindedness of their crowd. Puberty Blues (1981) was based on the book of the same name by Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey, a pair of real-life Sydney teens who wrote newspaper articles under the pseudonym 'The Salami Sisters.'

The mating rituals of two teenage surf chicks from the southern suburbs of Sydney.

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