Puberty blues 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Puberty blues is an australian television drama series broadcast on network ten. Puberty blues subtitles subtitles download movie and tv. Puberty blues is surely one those early 80s films with its own theme song that makes you just want to throw things at the tv screen, cringing at almost everything the film portrays puberty blues follows the lives of two sunburnt 16 yearold best friends, raised in the beach city of cronulla in the sutherland shire of south sydney. See more ideas about sean keenan, blue tv show and me against the world. Watch puberty blues online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Jul 15, 1983 puberty blues, which opens today at the cinema studio, is based on a novel of the same name by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, which purported to tell all about the mores of surfer teenagers. Puberty blues nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. Underage drinking, weed, house parties, and an oddball aussie power pop band also a tune from kim fowley. It has long been controversial with adults but much sought out by teenagers for its depictions of adolescent sex. Puberty blues 1981 nude scenes movie and book and tv show that forever immortalised the youth culture of the late 70searly 80s, including the glorious slang. The puberty blues film phenomenon australian story 2012.
With nell schofield, jad capelja, jeffrey rhoe, tony hughes. I asked director bruce beresford why he originally. May 11, 2011 puberty blues is surely one those early 80s films with its own theme song that makes you just want to throw things at the tv screen, cringing at almost everything the film portrays. Puberty blues follows the lives of two sunburnt 16 yearold best friends, raised in the beach city of cronulla in the sutherland shire of south sydney. Oct 11, 2012 its hard to not be a little shocked by some of the issues covered in channel 10s puberty blues. A house made famous by the channel 10s ratings winner puberty blues has been sold. Director bruce beresford continued his tradition of putting socially. Nov 30, 2017 in this wryly observant comedy drama set in the late 70s, two teenage girls from the shire attempt to join the cool surfing crowd. Jul 24, 2012 excitement plus, because the new drama based on the book puberty blues premieres on wednesday the 15th august on network ten. Puberty blues 1981 was based on the book of the same name by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, a pair of reallife sydney teens who wrote newspaper articles under the pseudonym the salami. Puberty blues series 2 episode 8 5 years ago debbie is finally back in cronulla from boarding school but cant seem to settle back in. Set during the late 1970s, the series revolves around the family and friends of debbie and sue, two inseparable. The show focuses on the lives of two teen girls dealing with their lives in the 1970s. Puberty blues, title felt weird but its a good hangoutcoming of age story.
Puberty blues 1979 is a novel by the australian writers gabrielle carey and kathy lette. Jul 28, 2017 from the new puberty blues tv show, minus two tracks. Puberty blues traces the lives of two adolescent females who have spent the first part of their lives in a group by themselves, while desperately trying to break into the in crowd who dominate. Puberty blues 2 puberty blues series 2 episode 8 on vimeo. No, this is not mad men 2007, far from it, but the folks behind puberty blues have cultivated a surprisingly opaque picture of late1970s australia. The girls have to follow lots of strange customs, e. To ingratiate themselves into the greenhill gang and. Puberty blues is a 1981 australian comingofage film directed by bruce beresford. Puberty blues traces the lives of two adolescent females who have spent the first part of their lives in a group by themselves, while desperately trying to break into the in crowd who dominate the greenhill beach. Craig mathieson of the sydney morning herald wrote puberty blues is good. A television adaptation of the 1979 australian novel of the same name. Whats perhaps been most interesting about the series, set as it is about 35 years back, is just how dark it is. I asked director bruce beresford why he originally took on the project to adapt this edgy book to a film.
In october 2012, ten renewed puberty blues for a second season, which began airing on 5 march 2014. Though beresfords daughter was not keen to wade into the occasionally treacherous waters of puberty blues, the movie was reengineered for a new generation with the masterful tv series, puberty blues, which ran on channel 10 for two seasons from 2010, and expanded the narrative of the film outward, to deal more heavily with the larger world. Imagine how the original movie was received 30 years ago. Puberty blues is an australian comingofage comedydrama television series broadcast on network ten. Puberty blues original movie study guide australian surfing girls. Lets go over this a bit, shall we the new puberty blues stars brenna harding seen on packed to the rafters as georgia as sue and ashleigh cummings previously seen in tomorrow when the war began and miss fishers murder mysteries as debbie. Certainly not debbie ashleigh cummings and sue brenna harding, best friends who support each other through the often painful comingofage process in 1970s australia. The film is based on the 1979 novel puberty blues, by gabrielle carey and kathy lette, which is a protofeminist teen novel about two yearold girls from the lower middle class sutherland shire in sydney. Puberty blues was adapted from the novel of the same name by kathy lette and gabrielle carey. Puberty blues is a movie about being a teenager unlike its american, high budget counterparts such as pretty in pink or fast times at ridgemont high, it is a very honest look at life as a teenager. Sue obtains the perfect boyfriend, ferris visits graham in hospital in an attempt to make things right, vicki gets married, bruce and danny attempt their first armed robbery, debbie and gary fall in love all. Debbie starts off as an innocent young girl, living a conventional lifestyle at home and spending time with her best friend sue knight. Puberty blues 81 surfing chicks beresford australian one. Its hard to not be a little shocked by some of the issues covered in channel 10s puberty blues.
But heres something that will turn your frown upside down. There were many others that were offered roles in the film but turned them down to go surfing up the coast. Vhs trailer for the 1981 australian teen comedy puberty. Puberty blues r 1h 27min comedy, drama 10 december 1981 australia the mating rituals of two teenage surf chicks from the southern suburbs of sydney. In the late 1970s, debbie and sue are inseparable teenage girls. Find album release information for puberty blues original soundtrack on allmusic. Jan 02, 2014 puberty blues traces the lives of two adolescent females who have spent the first part of their lives in a group by themselves, while desperately trying to break into the in crowd who dominate. Deborahdebbie vickers is a character on channel tens puberty blues. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership.
Set during the late 1970s, the series revolves around the family and friends of debbie and sue, two inseparable teenage friends who are progressing through the coming of age process. Puberty blues reminded me a lot of the 1995 movie kids in how it depicts the raw nature of sexual experimentation, sex and drugs that younger crowds are going through. Debbie attends school and her and sue have a plan to. Debbie vickers is the daughter of martin vickers and judy vickers with a little brother david. Dec 07, 2016 comedy puberty blues hallmark movies 2016 comedy puberty blues hallmark movies 2016 comedy puberty blues hallmark movies 2016. Puberty blues 2012 is something that everyone can identify with. Bestselling author kathy lettes debut novel is available in britain.
Aug, 2016 though beresfords daughter was not keen to wade into the occasionally treacherous waters of puberty blues, the movie was reengineered for a new generation with the masterful tv series, puberty blues, which ran on channel 10 for two seasons from 2010, and expanded the narrative of the film outward, to deal more heavily with the larger world. Puberty blues original movie study guide australian. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Archived from the original pdf on 18 february 2011. Set during the late 1970s, the series revolves around the family and friends of debbie and sue, two inseparable teenage friends who are progressing through the coming. Puberty blues is chockers full of quotable, and sometimes cringeinducing, dialogue. It is based on the 1979 book by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, which was also the inspiration for the 1981 film puberty blues. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. I cant wait to watch them and see their spin on sue and debbie. For another, its handling of sexual initiation is realistic in welcome contrast to the raunchy comedyglamourfantasy treatment sex is given in other summer offerings. Puberty blues 1981 was based on the book of the same name by kathy lette and. Meet sue, a teenage australian girl in the late 70s, whose life mainly consists of doing what everyone else does watch the surfing boys and have sex with the same surfing boys.
Focused on 2 teenage gals looking to impress the local surfers and this one has that 80s formula. Lots of cringes and giggles on the cards, methinks. In this wryly observant comedy drama set in the late 70s, two teenage girls from the shire attempt to join the cool surfing crowd. Set during the late 1970s, the series revolves around the family and friends of debbie and sue, two inseparable teenage. Life beyond puberty blues the standard warrnambool, vic. A television series based on the novel began airing in 2012.
Puberty blues, which opens today at the cinema studio, is based on a novel of the same name by. Oct 14, 2016 puberty blues was adapted from the novel of the same name by kathy lette and gabrielle carey. Once they are accepted into the group, they realise that the groups laidback, ultracool facade is just that. Comedy puberty blues hallmark movies 2016 comedy puberty blues hallmark movies 2016 comedy puberty blues hallmark movies 2016. With brenna harding, ashleigh cummings, sean keenan, charlotte best. The new tv series based on this is also good, but this is the original and best. Puberty blues original soundtrack releases allmusic.
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