France / May 13, 1997 / Cannes Film Festival
The hills are alive...
1h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A con artist escapes a deal gone wrong in New York and winds up in the Aussie outback in a strange town whose inhabitants are an oddball collection of misfits.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rachel Griffiths | Sylvia |
| Barry Humphries | Blind Wally |
| Tina Louise | Bella |
| Mark Wilson | Duffy |
| Stan Yarramunua | Young Lionel |
| Bob Oxenbould | Moose |
| Janice Oxenbould | Big Pat |
| Daniel Rigney | Small Kenny |
| David Hoey | Dirty Dean |
| Sarah Osmo | Laverne |
| Con Demetriou | Darren |
| Chelsea Brown | Maude |
| Adryn White | Herbie |
| Felix Williamson | Jerome |
| Kevin Copeland | Plato |
| Shane Paxton | Sonny |
| Bindi Paxton | Cher |
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| Alan Finney | Barman |
| Pat Gibbs | Auntie Di |
| Bella Cooper | Leigh Ann |
| Cale Morgan | Damien |
| Baden Jones | Leon |
| Breanna Sonsie | Tina |
| Ding | Projectionist |
| Kurt Murray | Woop Wooper |
| Patrick Gooch | Woop Wooper |
| Arthur Dunne | Woop Wooper |
| Rory Laidlaw | Woop Wooper |
| Rosalie Breen | Woop Wooper |
| Julie Dunn | Woop Wooper |
| Rosalie Nethercott | Woop Wooper |
| Cecily Palmer | Woop Wooper |
| Sue Hunt | Woop Wooper |
| Bob Oakley | Woop Wooper |
| Aden Oakley | Woop Wooper |
| Rowan Churches | Woop Wooper |
| Rouslan Churches | Woop Wooper |
| Amber Rose Poduti | Woop Wooper |
| Jessica Poduti | Woop Wooper |
| Ricki Poduti | Woop Wooper |
| Tara Croucher | Woop Wooper |
| Christopher Hunt | Woop Wooper |
| Bonnie Hunt | Woop Wooper |
| Gavin Wakefield | Woop Wooper |
| Chris Wakefield | Woop Wooper |
| Chad Wakefield | Woop Wooper |
| Aaron Godfrey | Woop Wooper |
| Lecki Taylor Smith | Woop Wooper |
| Chookie | Self |
| Julie Andrews | Maria von Trapp (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Stephan Elliott | Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| Peggy Wood | Mother Superior (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Genres
MusicComedyFantasyAdventure
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Welcome to Woop Woop |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Australia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Goldwyn Entertainment Company, Scala Productionss, Unthank Films, Wildgaze Films, Australian Film Finance Corporation |
| Release date | 13 agosto 1998 |
| Executive producer | Nik Powell, John Bard Manulis, Stephen Woolley |
| Production | Finola Dwyer, Antonia Barnard, Margot Lulick |
| Writer | Douglas Kennedy, Michael Thomas |
| Casting | Gregory Apps |
| Editing | Martin Walsh |
| Cinematography | Mike Molloy, David Dunkley, Andre Fleuren, John Platt, Frank Flick |
| Assistant directors | Stephan Elliott, Judy Whitehead |
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| Additional directing | Andre Fleuren |
| Camera operators | John Platt, Mike Molloy, David Dunkley, Andre Fleuren, Frank Flick |
| Additional photography | Mike Molloy, David Dunkley, Andre Fleuren, John Platt, Frank Flick |
| Production design | Owen Paterson, Suza Maybury, Colin Gibson |
| Art direction | Colin Gibson, Suza Maybury, Owen Paterson |
| Set decoration | Suza Maybury, Colin Gibson, Owen Paterson |
| Stunts | Douglas 'Rocky' McDonald |
| Music | Guy Gross, John Hayward, Glenn Freemantle |
| Sound | Guy Gross, John Hayward, Glenn Freemantle |
| Costume design | Lizzy Gardiner, Cassie Hanlon, Wizzy Molineaux |
| Makeup | Cassie Hanlon, Wizzy Molineaux, Lizzy Gardiner |
| Hairstyling | Lizzy Gardiner, Cassie Hanlon, Wizzy Molineaux |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United States / Nov 13, 1998 / R
Theatrical release
Australia / Aug 13, 1998
Canada / Nov 13, 1998
TV
Germany / Feb 23, 2002 / 12 / PAY-TV
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