I'm in the process of passing on Aussie culture (?) to yank workmates, using some great classic movies.
Yeah, stuff like Don's Party, Blue Murder, and... Windrider.
To no avail of course, but anyhow da missus and I have a ball in doing so...
About the abysmal movie Windrider, a question: what actual then-top aussie sailor performed the 'loop' scenes? Everyone knew that at the time, but I can't remember, pissed as I was watching this at the time at the local League's club. Movie was made end of 1985.
I put the word loop in quotes, as IMDB says the loop clips were made up. And we all know the Internet is never wrong.
(Some terrible, terrible acting by Nicole K in there. Was probably her last movie before she tried to catch up with Michael Jackson and look like a white grocery plastic bag...)
What about "They're a Wierd Mob" and The Bazza McKenzie movies. Also my favourite pollie, Sir Les in "Les Patterson Saves the World". A more recent, but outstanding Ozzie comedy is "Hercules Returns". That lot will give and Seppo all he needs to know 
Love the flubber in Windrider where the sunrise is oceanside (story being in WA).
They also have a couple of scenes where the wind and shadow come from different directions in consecutive shots.
They probably wanted the script and flubbers to go along with the acting...
Another great movie is "The Club" with Jack Thompson, Graham Kennedy, Frank Wilson and John Howard and is about the machinations in an AFL club.
The scene when Frank Wilson (club committee member) visits John Howard (under performing "star" recruit) at his home, IMO, is one of the funniest scenes ever.
Cheers!
I seem to recall Peter Dans was in Windrider.
Bad Boy Bubby best movie of all time!!
I loved Windrider! Didn't notice anything about the acting. Too busy perving on Nicole. 
Actually the next show will be Blue Murder, great flick.
But me reckon they haven't got buckley's chance of getting it.
Young Einstein was always my favourite, "oou is this barbarian?" "Im a Tasmainian!"
Someone mentioned Gettin Square, cool movie fimed at Cav's Steakhouse on the goldy.
My list would include Running on Empty, Razorback, Dogs in Space, Spotswood and not that it reflects Australia but Mad Max would be a must on the list... Yeah, she's the last of the V8's, SuSuuuSucks nitro, Phase head, Twin overhead cam.
Oh and "the combination" for a modern day exploration into Western Sydney.
I loved Windrider as a kid, used to watch it all the time when there was no wind.
Enjoy:
Yes Windaddict, even non-sailors caught on all those flubbers... was fun for a laugh as a group still (had to have a few beers to get started).
For Nicole's fans: one site says a scene was deleted whereby she sails around naked on the windsurfer. Was deleted for lack of time, not on the account of good taste or others.
Her confession (at the time) was that it was her idea of making the transition into adult acting by appearing naked. Weird, but the reasoning gels with what we see of her now IMO.
I was trying to convince my cousin and his girlfreind (while we were watching Mad Max at a drive in in Sacramento) that the movie we were watching was made in Australia. They wouldn't hear of it, they were convinced that it was made in Death Valley (California).
I believed at that stage that they wouldn't listen to anything that would seemingly detract from anything American. [}:)]
So I began to drink heavily, enjoying the American accents, as it was dubbed as well. Apparently we talk funny!
I like watching Aussie movies, but I wouldn't like to sit next to someone and explain the plot to them throughout.
