The Facts of Life Down Under
1987 | 100m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Stuart Margolin |
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| Writer: | Gordon Cotler |
| Staring: |
| Blair, Tootie, Natalie, Jo, Beverly Ann, and Andy visit the land down under. Blair and Jo are warned of a planned jewel heist; Beverly Ann visits a beau from many years ago; Natalie is stranded in the outback; and Tootie meets a Yale student who pretends to be a young Aborigine. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 15, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Stuart Margolin |
| Writer: | Gordon Cotler |
| Genres: | Comedy, TV Movie |
| Keywords | australia, female protagonist |
| Production Companies | Crawford Productions, Embassy Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Cloris Leachman | Beverly Ann Stickle |
| Lisa Whelchel | Blair Warner |
| Kim Fields | Tootie Ramsy |
| Mindy Cohn | Natalie Green |
| Mackenzie Astin | Andy Moffett |
| Nancy McKeon | Jo Polniaczek |
| Mario Van Peebles | David Johnson |
| Joss McWilliam | Nick Aintree |
| Jay Hackett | Kevin Colton |
| Andrew McKaige | Ren Calley |
| Noel Trevarthen | Roger Pitt |
| Misty Bernard | Jane Willis |
| Sally Martin | Gwen Pitt |
| Barbara-Jane Cole | Miss Carstairs |
| Gary Waddell | Hugo |
| Kristopher Graves | Denny |
| Melissa Bickerton | Helen Brown |
| Martha Westbrook | Betty Owens |
| Joan Bruce | Mrs. Winters |
| Annie Byron | Counter Girl |
| Dan Holiday | Aussie Passerby |
| John Faasen | Choral Director |
| Tony Deary | Opal Merchant |
| Bernard Curran | Henry, the Hotel Clerk |
| Bevan Wilson | Gerber |
| Steve Dodd | Aborigine One |
| Sol Bellear | Aborigine Two |
| Laurie Moran | Mr. Calley |
| Danny Caretti | Waiter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stuart Margolin | Director |
| Ron Hagen | Director of Photography |
| Brian Adams | Gaffer |
| John Mahaffie | Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator |
| Pip Shapiera | Key Grip |
| Gordon Cotler | Writer |
| Fred Karlin | Original Music Composer |
| Harry Glynatsis | First Assistant Camera |
| Brett Hull | Best Boy Electric |
| Ken Sax | Still Photographer |
| John Wild | First Assistant Director |
| David Stiven | Editor |
| Tony Hall | Key Grip |
| Nick Mayo | First Assistant Camera |
| Susi Stitt | Second Assistant Camera |
| Brett Popplewell | Second Assistant Director |
| Cameron P. Mellor | Third Assistant Director |
| Sally Shepherd | Art Direction |
| Michael Tolerton | Property Buyer |
| Liz Mullinar | Casting |
| Jenny Quigley | Script Supervisor |
| Marc Hirschfeld | Casting |
| Michael McLean | Construction Manager |
| Georgina Greenhill | Assistant Art Director |
| Murray Boyd | Location Manager |
| Stephen Kolzak | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Grant Hill | Unit Production Manager |
| Kerry Barnett | Costumer |
| Dick Fokker | Assistant Editor |
| Rochelle Ford | Hairstylist |
| Mark Keating | Boom Operator |
| Leeanne White | Makeup Artist |
| Ken Stump | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Robert Threadgold | Production Accountant |
| Kate Green | Costume Assistant |
| Sally Gordon | Makeup Artist |
| Diana Eden | Costume Design |
| David R. Elliott | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Walton Dornisch | Post Production Supervisor |
| Phillip Hain | Costume Assistant |
| Max Bowring | Sound Mixer |
| John Suhr | Unit Manager |
| Vicki Popplewell | Production Coordinator |
| Cynthia Gylov | Production Coordinator |
| Willi Kenrick | Hairstylist |
| Glenn Ruehland | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Virginia L. Carter | Executive Producer |
| Michael Lake | Producer |
| Rita Dillon | Supervising Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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