Funny Things Happen Down Under
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Funny Things Happen Down Under is a 1965 Australian musical
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film directed by Joe McCormick. Today it is best remembered for being Olivia Newton-John
's first film.
that is used by a group of children as a meeting place for singing practice. When the owner of the property comes into financial difficulty and considers selling the barn, one of the children comes up with an idea to raise money. The children dye
sheep on his property and market the coloured wool as a naturally occurring phenomenon. The coloured wool soon becomes sought by buyers all over the world. However, when the colored wool runs thin, the owner is still in danger of losing his barn. Two ranch hands sympathetic to the plight of the children decide to help by winning the remaining money in a sheep shearing contest.
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
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Family film
A family film is a film genre that is designed to appeal to a variety of age groups and, thus, families.In December 2005, Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came first in a poll of the 100 Greatest Family Films. The genre today generates billions of dollars per annum.Family...
film directed by Joe McCormick. Today it is best remembered for being Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
's first film.
Plot
The film centres around a barnBarn
A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace. It may sometimes be used to house livestock or to store farming vehicles and equipment...
that is used by a group of children as a meeting place for singing practice. When the owner of the property comes into financial difficulty and considers selling the barn, one of the children comes up with an idea to raise money. The children dye
Dye
A dye is a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied. The dye is generally applied in an aqueous solution, and requires a mordant to improve the fastness of the dye on the fiber....
sheep on his property and market the coloured wool as a naturally occurring phenomenon. The coloured wool soon becomes sought by buyers all over the world. However, when the colored wool runs thin, the owner is still in danger of losing his barn. Two ranch hands sympathetic to the plight of the children decide to help by winning the remaining money in a sheep shearing contest.
External links
- Olivia Newton-John interview on Enough RopeEnough RopeEnough Rope with Andrew Denton is a television interview show originally broadcast on ABC Television in Australia...
. Q & A regarding the film.