The Nostradamus Kid
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The Nostradamus Kid is a 1992
Australia
n feature film
written and directed by Bob Ellis
.
The film is a romantic comedy
about the religious and sexual coming of age of a 1960s Seventh-day Adventist
boy. Ken Elkin (Noah Taylor
) is a "randy young man" who is told that the world is about to end. In a race against time, there's only one goal he wants to accomplish -- bedding the love of his life, who just happens to be the local pastor's daughter.
It was nominated for two AFI Awards
: Best Screenplay, Original & Best Achievement in Costume Design.
1992 in film
The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. -Top grossing films:-Awards:Academy AwardsGolden Globe AwardsNational Film Awards...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n feature film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
written and directed by Bob Ellis
Bob Ellis
Bob Ellis is an Australian writer, journalist, film-maker and political commentator. He was a student at the University of Sydney at the same time as other notable Australians including Clive James, Germaine Greer, Les Murray, John Bell, Ken Horler, and Mungo McCallum...
.
The film is a romantic comedy
Romantic Comedy
Romantic Comedy can refer to* Romantic Comedy , a 1979 play written by Bernard Slade* Romantic Comedy , a 1983 film adapted from the play and starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen...
about the religious and sexual coming of age of a 1960s Seventh-day Adventist
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
boy. Ken Elkin (Noah Taylor
Noah Taylor
Noah George Taylor is an English-born Australian actor.-Early life:Taylor, elder of two boys, was born in London, England, the son of Maggie, a journalist and book editor, and Paul Taylor, a copywriter and journalist. Taylor's Australian parents returned to Australia when he was five, and he grew...
) is a "randy young man" who is told that the world is about to end. In a race against time, there's only one goal he wants to accomplish -- bedding the love of his life, who just happens to be the local pastor's daughter.
It was nominated for two AFI Awards
Australian Film Institute Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...
: Best Screenplay, Original & Best Achievement in Costume Design.