The Boy Who Had Everything
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The Boy Who Had Everything is a 1984 Australian film
written and directed by Stephen Wallace
. Its video title was Winner Takes All. It won the award for best screenplay at the Australian Film Institute
. Jason Connery
and Diane Cilento
who plays his mother is his mother in real life.
) is a university student having problems with his alcoholic and emotionally damaged mother (Cilento
), who was recently divorced. At school, his fraternity brothers find out that Johnny excelled in his high school academically and in sports, and try to prevent him from achieving the same level of success. Johnny also has problems with his girlfriend Robin (Williams).
Cinema of Australia
Cinema of Australia, more commonly referred to as the Australian film industry, refers to the system of production, distribution, and exhibition of films in Australia. Film production commenced in Australia in 1906 with the production of The Story of the Kelly Gang, the earliest feature film made...
written and directed by Stephen Wallace
Stephen Wallace
Stephen Wallace is an Australian director. His 1986 film For Love Alone was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.He was awarded the A.M...
. Its video title was Winner Takes All. It won the award for best screenplay at the Australian Film Institute
Australian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...
. Jason Connery
Jason Connery
Jason Joseph Connery is an English actor.-Early life:Connery grew up in London. He attended Millfield School, a co-educational independent school in Somerset, England, and later at the independent Gordonstoun School in Scotland. He was later accepted into the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School...
and Diane Cilento
Diane Cilento
Diane Cilento was an Australian theatre and film actress and author.-Biography:Cilento's parents, Sir Raphael Cilento and Lady Phyllis Cilento, were both distinguished medical practitioners....
who plays his mother is his mother in real life.
Plot
Johnny Kirkland (ConneryJason Connery
Jason Joseph Connery is an English actor.-Early life:Connery grew up in London. He attended Millfield School, a co-educational independent school in Somerset, England, and later at the independent Gordonstoun School in Scotland. He was later accepted into the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School...
) is a university student having problems with his alcoholic and emotionally damaged mother (Cilento
Diane Cilento
Diane Cilento was an Australian theatre and film actress and author.-Biography:Cilento's parents, Sir Raphael Cilento and Lady Phyllis Cilento, were both distinguished medical practitioners....
), who was recently divorced. At school, his fraternity brothers find out that Johnny excelled in his high school academically and in sports, and try to prevent him from achieving the same level of success. Johnny also has problems with his girlfriend Robin (Williams).
Principal cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jason Connery Jason Connery Jason Joseph Connery is an English actor.-Early life:Connery grew up in London. He attended Millfield School, a co-educational independent school in Somerset, England, and later at the independent Gordonstoun School in Scotland. He was later accepted into the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School... |
John Kirkland |
| Diane Cilento Diane Cilento Diane Cilento was an Australian theatre and film actress and author.-Biography:Cilento's parents, Sir Raphael Cilento and Lady Phyllis Cilento, were both distinguished medical practitioners.... |
Mother |
| Laura Williams | Robin |
| Lewis Fitz-Gerald Lewis Fitz-Gerald Lewis Fitz-Gerald is an Australian actor and television director who has obtained a Masters degree in Creative Writing, majoring in Communications Studies.- As Actor :* Crownies * Home and Away... |
Vandervelt |
| Ian Gilmour Ian Gilmour (actor) Ian Gilmour is a New Zealand-born actor.He has acted in several Australian television series, most notably as Kevin Burns in Prisoner in 1980... |
Pollack |
| Nique Needles | Graham Cummerford |