Paperback Hero (1999) ( Paper back Hero )

Paperback Hero (1999) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: Paper back Hero
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

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

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

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1999 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Antony J. Bowman

Written By:
Antony J. Bowman

Actors:
Claudia Karvan ..... Ruby Vale
Hugh Jackman ..... Jack Willis
Angie Milliken ..... Ziggy Keane
Andrew S. Gilbert ..... Hamish
Jeanie Drynan ..... Suzie
Bruce Venables ..... Artie
Barry Rugless ..... Mad Pete
Barry Lea ..... Policeman
Steven Colling ..... Cafe Drinker
Randel Ross ..... Auctioneer
Bill Watson ..... Mr. Reece
Scott Nugent ..... Bag Pipe Player
Brooke Fairley ..... Dancing Girl
Ross Marsden ..... Country Pub drinker
Charles Little ..... Errol (as Charlie Little)

Synopsis:

Jack Willis seems like any ordinary outback trucker - but in secret he's a romance novelist. And he's about to become very successful. But real men don't write romance novels, and so Jack's been writing under the name of his friend, Ruby Vale. The only problem is, Ruby doesn't know. When glamorous publisher Ziggy Keane arrives to do business with 'Ruby Vale', Jack must do some fancy footwork in order to keep his writing career afloat. Jack hatches a scheme, but will he be able to get Ruby to go along with it? What about her plans to marry the local vet? And, more importantly, what about Jack's growing attraction to Ziggy? In this entertaining comedy of errors, does Jack have what it takes to be a true romantic hero?

Jack Willis is a handsome roadtrain driver with a secret - he has just become a top-selling romance novelist. However, being a 'man's man' in the Australian outlook, to avoid embarrassment, he needs a name, a woman's name - and he chooses that of his best friend, Ruby Vale. He must do some fancy footwork to continue the charade when the glamorous city publisher, Ziggy, arrives in dusty outback Lucktown to sign 'Ruby Vale' to a major book deal. Ruby agrees to help Jack though it's for her own gain as well - the publisher will pay for her coming wedding (with Hamish, Jack's buddy). Accompanied by Jack, Ruby goes to Sydney to meet the media, appear on TV and cocktail parties, etc. Gradually, Jack realizes that he has fallen in love with Ruby, while Ruby is also touched by Jack's novel. However, Hamish arrives in Sydney a few days later and asks both of them to stop all these foolish things...

An Australian (Hugh Jackman) secretly uses his female friend's (Claudia Karvan) name as his nom de plume for a best-selling romantic novel.

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