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Going Down

Going Down

"It's a dog-eat-dog world and there's never enough dog to go around..."

Genres

DramaComedy

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Middle-class Karli, alcoholic Jane, unemployed Jackie, and square Ellen are four friends living together and barely scraping by in suburban Sydney. But when Karli’s father offers her a little money and a one-way ticket to New York, she finally sees a way out of her dead-end life—that is, until the money goes missing, kickstarting a final night out on the town that none of them will ever forget.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

3.5/10

Release Date

01 July 1983

Country

Australia

Cast

Tracy Mann

Tracy Mann

Karli

Vera Plevnik

Vera Plevnik

Jane

Julie Barry

Julie Barry

Jackie

Moira MacLaine-Cross

Moira MacLaine-Cross

Ellen

Esben Storm

Esben Storm

Michael

David Argue

David Argue

Greg / Trixie

Ian Gilmour

Ian Gilmour

Shadow

Mercia Deane-Johns

Mercia Deane-Johns

Ned

Tim Burns

Tim Burns

Newlywed Dave

Ralph Cotterill

Ralph Cotterill

Karli's father

Hugh Keays-Byrne

Hugh Keays-Byrne

Bottom

Richard Moir

Richard Moir

Hotel night manager

Claudia Karvan

Claudia Karvan

Disgruntled Child

Lou Brown

Lou Brown

Adam

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