Mama's Gone A-Hunting (1977)
- Original title
- Mama's Gone A-hunting
- Directed by
- Peter Maxwell
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A mother goes searching for her missing child. The film follows her investigation and the people she meets along the way.
datedmysteriousslow-pacedsuspensefulmelodramaticretrofamily-orientedmildly tense
What happens
Mama's Gone A-Hunting is a 1977 Australian television film. The title is taken from the English nursery rhyme and lullaby, Bye, baby Bunting. The film featured many well known Australian actors of the period, including Gerard Kennedy, Carmen Duncan, and starred Judy Morris It was one of a series of TV movies Robert Bruning made for Channel 7. He sold it to Paramount to distribute worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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