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Rikky and Pete

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Rikky and Pete (1988)

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Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: In Australia, Rikky is a researcher and frustrated country-western songstress. Her brother Pete creates wacky, gadgety contraptions, and is being sought by a revenge-seeking cop. When the siblings... In Australia, Rikky is a researcher and frustrated country-western songstress. Her brother Pete creates wacky, gadgety contraptions, and is being sought by a revenge-seeking cop. When the siblings decide to move, they end up in a small community, where they unexpectedly become very wealthy! However, the lives of Rikky and Pete are about to turn upside-down a few more times... [More]

Starring: Nina Landis, Stephen Kearney, Tetchie Agbayani, Bill Hunter

Starring: Nina Landis, Stephen Kearney, Tetchie Agbayani, Bill Hunter

Director: Nadia Tass

Director: Nadia Tass
Screenwriter: David Parker
Producer: David Parker

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...a hard movie to entirely dislike...

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Weirdly endearing and free-spirited characters wandering through the lovely, wide-open expanse of the Australian outback.

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An Australian classic....Kearney is great

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