| The spiritual and sexual coming of age of a Seventh-Day Adventist boy in 1950s Australia. Ken Elkin is a "randy young man" who is told that the world is about to end. In a race against time, there's only one goal Ken wants to accomplish: bedding the love of his life, who just happens to be the local pastor's daughter. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 14, 1993 | 
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| Director: | Bob Ellis | 
| Writer: | Bob Ellis | 
| Genres: | Drama, Romance | 
| Keywords | australia, young man, world | 
| Production Companies | Simpson Le Mesurier Films, Beyond Films | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: May 02, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Noah Taylor | Ken Elkin | 
| Miranda Otto | Jennie O'Brien | 
| Arthur Dignam | Pastor Anderson | 
| Peter Gwynne | The Shepherd's Rod | 
| Jack Campbell | McAlister | 
| Erick Mitsak | Wayland | 
| Loene Carmen | Meryl | 
| Alice Garner | Esther Anderson | 
| Lucy Bell | Sarai Anderson | 
| Jeanette Cronin | Christy | 
| Colin Friels | American Preacher | 
| Hec Macmillan | Pastor Dibley | 
| Bob Maza | Black Man | 
| Bartholomew Rose | Kavanagh | 
| Robyn Gurney | Mrs. Elkin | 
| Marie Lloyd | Mrs. Rod | 
| Julie Godfrey | Meryl's Mum | 
| Gregory Simpson | Mr. O'Brien | 
| John Noble | General Booth | 
| James Robert McClelland | Magistrate | 
| Bruno Baldoni | Italian Grocer | 
| Alan Light | Brother Allison | 
| Norm Galton | Bus Conductor | 
| Carmel Mullin | Adventist Customer | 
| Nan Vernon | Shopkeeper | 
| Kenny Graham | Garage Attendant | 
| Philip Brown | Fuzzy Wuzzy | 
| Melanie Reason | Adventist Girl | 
| Kirilee Trist | Adventist Girl | 
| Luke Cross | Bikie | 
| Chris Harding | Bikie | 
| Justin Lewis | Bikie | 
| Claudia Karvan | Beat Girl | 
| Imogen Annesley | Beat Girl | 
| Evan Williams | University Lecturer | 
| Norman Kaye | Wedding Pastor | 
| Ron Hill | Large Man | 
| Rick Hill | JMV Leader | 
| Bob Ellis | Pyjama Man | 
| Maggie Blinco | 'General Booth Enters Heaven' Strolling Player | 
| Liddy Clark | 'General Booth Enters Heaven' Strolling Player | 
| Patrick Cook | 'General Booth Enters Heaven' Strolling Player | 
| Vanessa Downing | 'General Booth Enters Heaven' Strolling Player | 
| Drew Forsythe | 'General Booth Enters Heaven' Strolling Player | 
| Jonathan Hardy | 'General Booth Enters Heaven' Strolling Player | 
| Kate Fitzpatrick | 'General Booth Enters Heaven' Strolling Player | 
| Denny Lawrence | 'General Booth Enters Heaven' Strolling Player | 
| Tony Llewellyn-Jones | 'General Booth Enters Heaven' Strolling Player | 
| Martine Monroe | 'General Booth Enters Heaven' Strolling Player | 
| Don Reid | 'General Booth Enters Heaven' Strolling Player | 
| Bernadette Robinson | 'General Booth Enters Heaven' Strolling Player | 
| Phillip Scott | 'General Booth Enters Heaven' Strolling Player | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Bob Ellis | Director, Writer | 
| Geoff Burton | Director of Photography | 
| Tony Lynch | Stunts | 
| Chris Neal | Music | 
| Henry Dangar | Editor | 
| Roger Ford | Production Design, Costume Design | 
| Laurie Faen | Art Direction | 
| Trish Glover | Makeup & Hair | 
| Paul Pattison | Makeup & Hair | 
| Tina Gordon | Makeup Artist | 
| Anne Bruning | Production Manager | 
| Dennis Hulm | Assistant Unit Manager | 
| Will Matthews | Unit Manager | 
| Robert Donaldson | First Assistant Director | 
| John Meredith | Second Assistant Director | 
| Ian Hamilton | Third Assistant Director | 
| Jock McLachlan | Set Dresser | 
| John Osmond | Standby Property Master | 
| Sara Probyn | Runner Art Department | 
| Catherine Silm | Assistant Art Director | 
| Eric Todd | Scenic Artist | 
| Kate Wingrove | Art Department Assistant | 
| Sandy Wingrove | Set Dresser | 
| Jeanine Chiavlo | Dialogue Editor | 
| Peter Fenton | Sound Mixer | 
| Catherine Gross | Boom Operator | 
| David Lee | Sound Recordist | 
| Martin Oswin | Sound Mixer, Foley Recordist | 
| Mark Perry | Dialogue Editor | 
| Ron Purvis | Sound Mixer | 
| Penn Robinson | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Roger Cowland | Visual Effects | 
| Luke Quinton | Stunts | 
| Grant Atkinson | Electrician | 
| Robbie Burr | Best Boy Electric | 
| Nick De Laine | Electrician | 
| Leilani Hannah | Clapper Loader | 
| David Hansen | Grip | 
| Robert McFarlane | Still Photographer | 
| Kathryn Milliss | Focus Puller | 
| Ian Plummer | Gaffer | 
| Simon Quaife | Key Grip | 
| Paul Smith | Assistant Grip | 
| Kate Finsterer | Extras Casting | 
| Louise Wakefield | Assistant Costume Designer | 
| Arthur Cambridge | Color Grading | 
| Basia Ozerski | Assistant Editor | 
| Maude Heath | Location Manager | 
| Nicola Moors | Continuity | 
| Debbie Atkins | Production Coordinator | 
| Jennifer Des Champs | Production Secretary | 
| Marianne Flynn | Production Accountant | 
| Giles Lovell-Wilson | Publicist | 
| Sandie Morris | Assistant Accountant | 
| Tom Read | Production Runner | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Terry Jennings | Producer | 
| Roger Le Mesurier | Executive Producer | 
| Roger Simpson | Executive Producer | 
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