Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Windrider
Windrider

Windrider

The ride of a lifetime.

Genres

DramaRomance

OverView

A rock star falls for a rich man's son who competitively board-sails the coast of Western Australia.

Others

Budget

$2500000

Revenue

$19367

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

25 December 1986

Country

Australia

Cast

Simon Chilvers

Simon Chilvers

Howard

Tom Burlinson

Tom Burlinson

Stewart 'P.C.' Simpson

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Jade

Jill Perryman

Jill Perryman

Miss Dodge

Charles Tingwell

Charles Tingwell

Stewart Simpson Sr.

Kim Bullad

Kim Bullad

Coyote

Stig Wemyss

Stig Wemyss

Ratso

Mark Williams

Mark Williams

Mangles

Alastair Cumming

Alastair Cumming

Rabbit

Robin Miller

Robin Miller

Wally

Matt Parkinson

Matt Parkinson

Lurch

Lorraine Webster

Lorraine Webster

Mud

John Ryan

John Ryan

McBride

Lance Karapetcoff

Lance Karapetcoff

King

Ric Whittle

Ric Whittle

Ross

Andy Copeman

Andy Copeman

Hayes

Trevor Spencer

Trevor Spencer

Engineer

Alistair Browning

Alistair Browning

Cram

Penny Brown

Penny Brown

Kate

Peggy Walker

Peggy Walker

Tea Lady

Roger Watkins

Roger Watkins

Barman

Jerry Thomas

Jerry Thomas

Bouncer

Maurie Ogden

Maurie Ogden

Marco

Sid Plummer

Sid Plummer

Tow Truck Driver

Greg Nunn

Greg Nunn

Lifesaver

Tolis Papazaglou

Tolis Papazaglou

Costa

Jeremy Higgins

Jeremy Higgins

Contest Organiser

Don Barrett

Don Barrett

Sports Announcer

Bill McCluskey

Bill McCluskey

Television Director

Mike Van Moorsel

Mike Van Moorsel

Motor Bike Rider

Allan Symons

Allan Symons

Radio Announcer

Similar Movies

7.3

A Single Rider

February 2017 •Korean

Promising fund manager Jae-hoon is at the brink of losing everything when his company goes bankrupt. Overwhelmed by despair, he takes an impulsive trip to Australia where his wife and son live. As his trip nears its unexpected end, Jae-hoon gets a chance to look back on his life.

5.4

Martino's Summer

November 2010 •Italian

The story takes place in the summer of 1980 in Brindisi, Italy. Martino is a young man whose father isn't giving him enough attention. His older brother and his friends, including Silvia, a young northern Italian who spends her holidays in the south of the country and has a romance with Martino. Young people tend to enter an American military base north, and Martino ends up finding a US military officer, Captain Clark, a good friend who teaches him how to surf.

6.7

The Last Wave

December 1977 •English

A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualised taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing truths about himself and premonitions.

5.0

Global Heresy

September 2002 •English

A rock band bursts onto the scene and then their frontman disappears on the eve of a European tour.

7.0

Take Shelter

September 2011 •English

Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.

6.6

On the Beach at Night Alone

March 2017 •Korean

Young-hee, an actress reeling in the aftermath of an affair with a married film director, escapes to Hamburg. But when she returns to Korea and meets with friends for drinks, startling confessions emerge.

6.4

Son of a Gun

October 2014 •English

Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. JR soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch, but protection comes at a price.

5.0

Tanya's Island

December 1980 •English

Tanya is a female model who lives with her boyfriend Lobo, a surrealist painter who is extremely violent. Subjected to Lobo's constant abuse, Tanya dreams of escaping to a desert island, which comes true. The only other being on her island is an enormous blue-eyed man-ape who was born from one of Lobo's paintings.

6.3

The Earthling

July 1980 •English

Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, a man returns home to Australia to die in the wilderness. His plans become complicated when he comes across a young boy whose parents have been killed and decides to take him under his wing.

6.1

Paperback Hero

March 1999 •English

An Australian truck driver writes romance novels. His engaged, tomboyish, crop duster best friend's name, Ruby Vale, is unasked used as author. Complications arise when his novel takes off. Will they remain friends or...?

5.6

Eureka Stockade

January 1949 •English

In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government.

4.3

Volunteers

July 1986 •

In this amusing antiwar comedy, seven inept and reluctant soldiers land on a desert island to carry on with the fighting. Just after their parachutes have collapsed behind them on the beach, helicopters approach and land nearby. Out pops a bevy of beautiful women sent to entertain the troops, which they do, and then they leave. From that point onward, there are a series of misadventures

6.5

Two Summers

December 2002 •Portuguese

A coming of age dramatic comedy dealing with the effect that two "summers" have on the lives of several teenagers. The main story involves an innocent teenage boy and a conniving teenage girl who meet on a beach one summer in Southern Brazil. They meet up again the following summer

0.0

Emotion Is Dead

June 2024 •English

A teenage skateboarder suffering from a recent family tragedy comes up with a money-making scheme that embroils him in something far bigger than he ever dreamed. Only his mum and emo ex-girlfriend can save him from a terrifying fate.

10.0

Blue Heart

November 2020 •English

A hitchhiker makes his way towards the coast.

6.3

Heartless

May 2014 •Portuguese

Léo goes on vacation at his cousin's, in a fishing village. There, he meets a girl who goes by the nickname Heartless.

7.3

Red Dog

August 2011 •English

The legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.

6.0

Bank Holiday

January 1938 •English

A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the seaside. Doreen and Milly are off to a beauty contest, Geoffrey and Catherine are having an illicit weekend in the Grand Hotel and May and the kids are set for a more straightforward holiday of sea, sand, and pub. Meanwhile, the manager and performers on the pier are praying for rain.

5.5

Confessions of a Sorority Girl

August 1995 •English

A spoiled little rich girl arrives at Sorority High with studying the last thing on her mind. Spreading malicious rumours and splitting people up are just some of the things she finds amusing. Her behaviour not surprisingly though, starts to alienate her from her fellow classmates.

5.4

Only You

January 1992 •English

Dumped by his fiancée, Clifford Godfrey goes on vacation anyway where he ends up torn between a sober party girl and his travel agent.