Emerald City

1988Movie⏱️ 1h 32m

ComedyDrama

⭐ 5.3

IMDB Rating

733 votes

A couple is being tested by the temptations of a big city.

Director

Michael Jenkins

Writers

N/A

Stars

John Hargreaves, Robyn Nevin, Chris Haywood

Release Date

February 9, 1992

Language

English

Country

Australia

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Wins

🎯 4

Nominations

💬 7

Reviews

📋 1.1K

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🎭 Top Cast

John Hargreaves

as Colin Rogers

Robyn Nevin

as Kate Rogers

Chris Haywood

as Mike McCord

Nicole Kidman

as Helen McCord

Ruth Cracknell

as Elaine Ross

Dennis Miller

as Malcolm Bennett

Nicholas Hammond

as Ian Wall

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Ella Scott

as Penny Rogers

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Haydon Samuels

as Sam Rogers

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Michelle Torres

as Kath Mitchell

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Sound

Dolby

Color

Filming Location

New South Wales, Australia

Production

Limelight Productions (II), New South Wales Film Corporation, The Australian Film Commission

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

SatireComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

An emerald among the rough

by videorama-759-859391 • 2020-03-30

8/10

"Again a movie success transition, from another David Williamson play, this one with colorful bite and characters like Sydney itself, Chris Haywood, a hoot, as a struggling scriptwriter parasite, who sadly happens to be the hot Kidman's boyfriend. The always fine Hargreaves, plays an award winning, and unappreciative scriptwriter, leaves the smog and noise of busy old Melbourne with his family, for the glitz, glamor and lushness of Sydney. There of course, he's bedazzled by Kidman's beauty, while also being used by shark, conning Haywood. Anyone connected with the movie industry,..."

💡 Did You Know?

The film was made and released only about a year after its source stage play of the same name written by David Williamson had been first performed in 1987.