1976 Australian film
Betty Blokk-buster Follies | |
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Directed by | Peter Batey (director) |
Produced by | Eric Dare (executive) Reg Livermore |
Starring | Reg Livermore The Baxter Funt band The Reginas |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 mins |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
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.
Soundtrack※
Track listing※
- LP/Cassette
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tiller Girls" | John Kander, Fred Ebb | |
2. | "The Family of Man" | Jack Conrad, Paul Williams | |
3. | "Money, Money" | Kander, Ebb | |
4. | "Voice of Experience" | Reg Livermore | |
5. | "Hello in There" | John Prine |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Captain Jack" | Billy Joel | |
2. | "Last Cigarette" | Sidney Charter | |
3. | "Matrimony" | Gilbert O'Sullivan | |
4. | "A Little Bit of Love" | Williams |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "What Makes a Man a Man" | Charles Aznavour | |
2. | "Long Tall Glasses" | Leo Sayer | |
3. | "The Entertainer" | Joel | |
4. | "Festival of Light" | Livermore | |
5. | "Walk on the Wild Side" | Lou Reed | |
6. | "Southern Fried" | Harlan Leonard |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Train" | David Courtney, Sayer | |
2. | "Travelling Prayer" | Joel | |
3. | "Celluloid Heroes" | Ray Davies | |
4. | "Silverbird" | Sayer | |
5. | "The Show Must Go On" | Sayer | |
6. | "You Are Yourself" | Sayer | |
7. | "S.O.L.O." | Sayer |
Soundtrack chart※
Chart (1975/76) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) | 15 |
Release history※
Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia | 5 November 2010 | Festival Records | L-45644 |
References※
- ^ Webpage on the show at Reg Livermore's site
- ^ Andrew Pike and "Ross Cooper," Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide——to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, "1998," p 299
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 282. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
External links※
- Betty Blokk-buster Follies at IMDb
- Betty Blokk-buster Follies at Oz Movies
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