Following a passion for country music, Ralph leaves his father’s sheep farm in a remote Australian town, armed with a guitar and a plane ticket to Nashville, Tennessee. He hopes to hitchhike to Sydney Airport where his take-off into a successful country/western singing career will hopefully begin. However, fate and his naivety find him hitchhiking with a psychotic drug thief named Boyd, and Boyd's mesmerising girlfriend, Patsy. The plot then splits into a series of parallels, flash forwards and flashbacks. One depicts Ralph’s imprisonment after being framed for drug trafficking. The other follows the dramatic ascent of his career to hype status and the pairing between the dynamic Patsy and himself.
Cast
Matt Day
Ralph
Richard Roxburgh
Boyd
Miranda Otto
Patsy
Roy Billing
Dad
Tony Barry
Dwayne
Annie Byron
Mum
Laurence Coy
Alfie
Tom Long
Brad Goodall
Gus Mercurio
Tyrone
Tyler Coppin
Bobby Joe
Simon Mills
Guard
Betty Bobbitt
Connie
Colette Brus
Waitress
Phil Collins
Police Photographer
Lillie Duxbury
Busker
Shayne Francis
TV Reporter
Rowan Jackson
Warren's Henchman
Len Kaserman
Master of Ceremonies
Kiri Paramore
Ken
Wayne Pygram
Geoff Spinks
Jeff Truman
Warren
Frank Whitten
Watson
Doug
Ralph's Dog
Crew
Chris Kennedy
Director, Writer, Producer
Marguerite Bunce
Script Editor
Ken Sallows
Editor
Andrew Lesnie
Director of Photography
Chris Webb
First Assistant Director
Tanya Jackson
Second Assistant Director
Jennifer Leacey
Third Assistant Director
Debbie Atkins
Production Coordinator
John Winter
Producer
Roger Ford
Production Design
Anna Howard
Additional Camera
Christine King
Casting
Louise Wakefield
Costume Designer
Robyn Elliott
Costume Supervisor
Paul Pattison
Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist
John Patterson
Sound Effects Editor
Chris Alderton
Sound
Ray Fowler
Special Effects
Chris Murray
Special Effects
Peter Best
Original Music Composer
Christine Woodruff
Music Supervisor
Ross Brewer
Dialogue Editor
Tony Vaccher
Dialogue Editor
Kerrie Brown
Set Decoration
Philip le Masurier
Still Photographer
Elise Lockwood
Still Photographer
Kristin Voumard
Script Supervisor
Zev Eleftheriou
Stunt Coordinator
Grant Page
Stunt Coordinator
Campbell Drummond
Clapper Loader
Nick Watt
Clapper Loader
Robin Morgan
Key Grip
Paul Hamlyn
Grip
Paul Booth
Gaffer
Caroline Bonham
Production Manager
Colin Deane
Focus Puller
Laurie Faen
Art Direction
