A long-haul truck driver writes best-selling romantic novels and is too embarrassed to admit to his tough truckie mates that he's some sort of arty-crafty poofter in his spare time. He passes off his feisty girlfriend as the real author. Then the publishers want to arrange public appearance for the author, and the pawpaw hits the fan...
96 minutes, Parental Guidance
Comedy, Romance, On the Art Circuit
Tony Barry, Jeanie Drynan, Andrew S. Gilbert, Hugh Jackman, Claudia Karvan
Director
Antony Bowman
Screenplay
Antony Bowman
Music
Burkhart von Dallwitz
Cinematography
David Burr
Sound formats
Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Soundtrack
Not available
Made in
1998
Produced by
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Ratings
Scale (Max)
20
South African Media
The MoviesiteIan Douglas
10
Cape ArgusDerek Wilson
10
Cape TimesJean-Pierre Rossouw
10
The StarPeter Townshend
12
Die BurgerFrancois Smith
15
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge
15
SA City Life
5
TV3 ScreenplayBarry Ronge
16
International Media
Film Review (UK)John Binns
10
Internet (IMDB)28 Netizens
13
Average .. 58%
12
Visitor Ratings
Jean Grey
20
Amanda Nowac
20
Average .. 100%
20
Visitor Comments
Ian Douglas: Offbeat Aussie romance which follows a somewhat different pattern to the usual Hollywood fare. However there is not really much substance to the movie.
Eveymartine Brogan: A gem!
Jean Grey: Very sad and romantic, Hugh Jackman was fantastic!
