The Journalist (1979 film)

The Journalist is a 1979 Australian sex comedy about the romantic adventures of a journalist Jack Thompson. It has the reputation as one of the worst Australian films of all time.

Money came from Roadshow, who wanted Jack Thompson to play the lead, and the New South Wales Film Corporation. The shoot started January 1979 and went for four weeks.The Journalist was a misfire completely and I think it was my fault entirely. We should never have had Jack Thompson. He was just miscast. Hes not a comedian. Hes a serious, solid actor. We should have had Sam Neill in the lead role and you would have had a debonair roue it was meant to be a debonair roue. It was meant to be a piece of fluff, a piece of effervescent fluff that came out feeling like lard. ........

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