John Meillon

Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.

Dir. Nicolas Roeg · With Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, David Gulpilil

A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.

Dir. Ted Kotcheff · With Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty

In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?

Dir. Stanley Kramer · With Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire

When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotiates the concrete jungle. He proves that his instincts are quite useful in the city and adeptly handles everything from wily muggers to high-society snoots without breaking a sweat.

Dir. Peter Faiman · With Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Mark Blum

After surviving a car accident, a young man finds himself trapped in the isolated town of Paris, where the local economy depends on deliberately causing crashes and salvaging the wreckage. As he becomes entangled in the town’s routines, tensions between its residents and a rebellious group of youths begin to surface.

Dir. Peter Weir · With John Meillon, Terry Camilleri, Kevin Miles

Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.

Dir. John Cornell · With Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon