"Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Down Under"

1987

1h 38m

4.5(133 votes)

Horror

Overview

A strange race of human-like marsupials appear suddenly in Australia, and a sociologist who studies these creatures falls in love with a female one. Is this a dangerous combination?

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Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

Barry Otto

Prof. Harry Beckmeyer

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Max Fairchild

Thylo

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Imogen Annesley

Jerboa

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Lee Biolos

Donny Martin

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Dagmar Bláhová

Olga Gorki

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Ralph Cotterill

Prof. Sharp

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Frank Thring

Jack Citron

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Michael Pate

President

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Jon Ewing

General Forster

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Barry Humphries

Academy Award Presenter

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William Yang

Siberian Peasant

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Deby Wightman

Wolf Woman

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Christopher Pate

Agent #1

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Jerome Patillo

Agent #2

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Carole Skinner

Yara

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Burnam Burnam

Kendi

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Jennifer Vuletic

Goolah

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Glenda Linscott

Bahloo

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Roger Eagle

Priest

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Richard Carter

First Drunk

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Lionel Curtin

Second Drunk

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Costume & Make-Up

Bob McCarron

Werewolf in Park

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Mary Acres

Paper Seller

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Steve Shaw

Horror Movie Actor

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Megan Shapcott

Horrow Movie Starlet

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