Betty Blokk-buster Follies (1976)

Directed by

Doug Livermore, Peter Batey

Genre

comedy, music

Country

Australia

Runtime

2h

Rating

3.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a film version of Reg Livermore's stage show. It features a German maid, an old man remembering his modeling days, and a football star who joins the ballet. The movie was shot in a theater in Balmain in 1975.

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What happens

Betty Blokk-buster Follies is a 1976 Australian film based on Reg Livermore's popular one man show of the same period. Characters include: Betty Blokk-buster, a German maid who entertained the troops during the war; an old man who recalls his youth as a male model Vaseline Amyl Nitrate, a football star who joins the Australian ballet. It was shot in the Bijou Theatre, Balmain, in late 1975. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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