Category Archives: Screenplays

The original screenplay, was Fellini-like in style and embraced the whole life-and-death cycles of a small Australian country town seen through the eyes of a visiting English anthropologist. The director, John Duigan, eviscerated the dramatic sub-plots, making the film one-layered … Continue reading →

The eponymous Uncle Sam escapes from the Hollywood Hospital for the Psychiatrically Challenged (where he has been spuriously incarcerated). He forms a political party – the New New Deal – and runs for president. In this political satire and serious … Continue reading →

A night movie set in Melbourne in which a forensic scientist, Miss Finger, turns private eye following the death of her two children from ODs. With the aid of a uniquely honest Sydney detective (on furlough) she dissects her way … Continue reading →

A cinematic version of the play … revised with fresh added material.