The FJ Holden

Apr 29, 1977

1h 45m

★ 5.2

Overview

Suburban Australia in the late 70s. It was the era of the drive-in movie, the Chico Roll girl and the beloved FJ Holden. Boasting drunken fist fights, back seat sex, illegal drag racing, a classic Oz rock soundtrack (featuring Ol'55, Skyhooks and Renee Geyer) and the screen debut of future star Sigrid Thornton. THE FJ HOLDEN forged a strong connection with 70s mainstream youth audiences and today

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

FJ Films

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Cast

Anne

Eva Dickinson

Kevin

Paul Couzens

Wendy

Sigrid Thornton

Deadlegs

Gary Waddell

Bob

Carl Stever

Cheryl

Karlene Rogerson

Kevin's Father

Roy Corbett

Kevin's mother

Beryl Marshall

Who else?

Frankie J. Holden

Brian

Colin Yarwood

The Sgt (Cop)

Graham Rouse

Mr Sullivan

Ray Marshall

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