Buddies (1983 film)

Buddies is a 1983 Australian comedydrama film directed by Arch Nicholson and written by John Dingwall. Dingwall won the Best Original Screenplay AFI Award for the script. The film was not a great success in 1983, as no Australian distributor wanted to release it, but Dingwall took it around the country cinemas himself, where it was well received.

John Dingwall wrote the script and decided to produce it himself. He raised the money with the help of Rex Pilbeam, a former mayor of Rockhampton. Most of the money was raised in Queensland, including investment from the Queensland Film Corporation. Shooting took place on location in Emerald, Queensland and lasted six weeks.According to Dingwall, the film tested extremely well with audiences but there was a difficulty in marketing it. Buddies grossed 81,777 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to 215,891 in 2009 dollars. ........

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