November 9, 2025 • 5 mins
The team were talking about the best Aussie movies of all time, but when they went to the phones, there was one startling omission!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now this week, of course, we saw history being made
again with another female jockey winning the Melbourne come but
also she'd won the one before it as well, so.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
That made so right.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
Like a Girl was an Australian movie about the story
of Michelle Payne, and that was a huge Australian movie
which got me thinking about awesome Australian films.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
The Dry is also, I think on TV tonight. Okay,
it's the one with Eric Banner. It's very good.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
And then there's an article from Richard Griffiths and Brian Brown.
I don't know why I say his name like that,
but I always do.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Bran Brown.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
He sounds like one of the baby off of Family Guy,
when you're.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
Saying, yes, I do hello, Brad Brown. Mummy, Mummy, mummy, mum, Mama,
Look mum. It's because the dog's Brian.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
So he says Brian all the time. Right. Anyway, her
brains not Brown, but I was. Anyway, we want to
know best Australian film.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
I've got two. Okay, break a Moriant.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Wow, that's old school. Yeah, I would have been new
in your day.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
I knew him and The Light Horseman.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Okay, these two I did not expect Why.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
Wow, The Light Horseman is absolutely brilliant from which decade
it was when the it was all about the the
Boar War and Brian Peter Phelps, isn't it not? Brian Brown,
Peter Phelps, isn't it yeah? And he nineteen seven it
(01:37):
was made and it is one of the best scenes.
One of the lead actors from that movie. He was
said to be the next well Mel Gibson, the next
heartthrow Yeah, the Heathledger but he think he had an accident.
But yeah, that and the Breaking Man was like next
level unbelievable.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
I was sure you would have said, Mad Marx. Yeah, I.
Speaker 4 (02:03):
One, two, three, oh yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Breaking Moran Light Horsemen have always been one of the
Like the last iconic scene for Breaking Morand is when
shoot straight.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
I've never seen it. Oh my lord, I've never seen it. Okay,
I will have to watch it.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Well, let's chat about movies.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
There have been some incredible ones in like the last
couple of years as well, not overly Australian, because there
was a period where we went through that real Oka
Crocodile Dundee, even you know, Priscilla Quid of the Desert
was still quite there.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Were the australianisms were in there.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
But there's one called Talk to Me, which is recently
the horror movie recently and the first version of Sawa
was written by an Australian as well. Oh really, yes,
the good one with carry els and not Brad Brown
carry Els.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
I took quite well done.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
We want to know best Australian film.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
Babies and Gentlemen.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Tanya from a being a what's your favorite Aussie film?
Speaker 5 (03:07):
I've got a couple. So my first one was The
Man from Snowy Room.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Oh my god, yes, brilliant.
Speaker 5 (03:13):
It was such a good movie. And my next one
is Priscilla Coin of the Desert.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
Of course it is Priscilla's great as well.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Such a great film.
Speaker 5 (03:22):
What a soundtrack that was?
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Oh yes, soundtrack, the whole movie was just absolutely fantastic.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
It was so good, brilliant. Thank you, good nominations. Natalie
from Helenswell favorite Australia movie.
Speaker 5 (03:35):
Oh my favorite is Last Camp to Darwin with Michael Cage.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Yes, that is good.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
Yeah, that was an amazing show.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
And yeah, keep going, keep going.
Speaker 5 (03:46):
Oh no, I also love The dress Maker.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Oh yes, now who was in that? Kate Winslet was yeah,
and Liam Hamsworth.
Speaker 5 (03:54):
I think it was.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
I've never seen.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
I don't think it's really up your alley.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
The dressmaker don't feel that there's no killing in it.
I mean there's a woman with scissors, but no killing.
She makes she make a dress addressing. Okay, all right, thanks.
Natalie Darren from Bora Point. What's your favorite Oussie film?
Speaker 5 (04:13):
Creek? Yes, but I've just been more and changed a
little bit. Remember one of the greatest. Yeah, that's gonna
be mad Max as well.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Yeah, okay, which Mad Max do you think is the best?
First one? We would have hung up on you if
you said any other one. Rachel from South Poor. Best
Aussie movie?
Speaker 5 (04:38):
I've got to one. The first one is a Telly
movie and I was Sheer Lee with Brian Brown sometimes
sheer who was wondering the land with this young six
or seven year old girls. That was really good.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
I remember that. I don't what nothing.
Speaker 5 (05:02):
The other one has got to be Priscilla, because you
after you've seen Priscilla, you'll never be able to look
at a ping pong the same way, or a.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Rock and a frock a frock, Yeah, definitely.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
And nothing else.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
The Castle. What's happened? What has happened.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
You guys did.
Speaker 2 (05:24):
The Castle, Castle
Speaker 3 (05:27):
Calling time with Moira and I'm tomorrow
Now this week, of course, we saw history being made
again with another female jockey winning the Melbourne come but
also she'd won the one before it as well, so.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
That made so right.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
Like a Girl was an Australian movie about the story
of Michelle Payne, and that was a huge Australian movie
which got me thinking about awesome Australian films.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
The Dry is also, I think on TV tonight. Okay,
it's the one with Eric Banner. It's very good.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
And then there's an article from Richard Griffiths and Brian Brown.
I don't know why I say his name like that,
but I always do.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Bran Brown.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
He sounds like one of the baby off of Family Guy,
when you're.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
Saying, yes, I do hello, Brad Brown. Mummy, Mummy, mummy, mum, Mama,
Look mum. It's because the dog's Brian.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
So he says Brian all the time. Right. Anyway, her
brains not Brown, but I was. Anyway, we want to
know best Australian film.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
I've got two. Okay, break a Moriant.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Wow, that's old school. Yeah, I would have been new
in your day.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
I knew him and The Light Horseman.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Okay, these two I did not expect Why.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
Wow, The Light Horseman is absolutely brilliant from which decade
it was when the it was all about the the
Boar War and Brian Peter Phelps, isn't it not? Brian Brown,
Peter Phelps, isn't it yeah? And he nineteen seven it
(01:37):
was made and it is one of the best scenes.
One of the lead actors from that movie. He was
said to be the next well Mel Gibson, the next
heartthrow Yeah, the Heathledger but he think he had an accident.
But yeah, that and the Breaking Man was like next
level unbelievable.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
I was sure you would have said, Mad Marx. Yeah, I.
Speaker 4 (02:03):
One, two, three, oh yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Breaking Moran Light Horsemen have always been one of the
Like the last iconic scene for Breaking Morand is when
shoot straight.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
I've never seen it. Oh my lord, I've never seen it. Okay,
I will have to watch it.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Well, let's chat about movies.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
There have been some incredible ones in like the last
couple of years as well, not overly Australian, because there
was a period where we went through that real Oka
Crocodile Dundee, even you know, Priscilla Quid of the Desert
was still quite there.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Were the australianisms were in there.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
But there's one called Talk to Me, which is recently
the horror movie recently and the first version of Sawa
was written by an Australian as well. Oh really, yes,
the good one with carry els and not Brad Brown
carry Els.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
I took quite well done.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
We want to know best Australian film.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
Babies and Gentlemen.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Tanya from a being a what's your favorite Aussie film?
Speaker 5 (03:07):
I've got a couple. So my first one was The
Man from Snowy Room.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Oh my god, yes, brilliant.
Speaker 5 (03:13):
It was such a good movie. And my next one
is Priscilla Coin of the Desert.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
Of course it is Priscilla's great as well.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Such a great film.
Speaker 5 (03:22):
What a soundtrack that was?
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Oh yes, soundtrack, the whole movie was just absolutely fantastic.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
It was so good, brilliant. Thank you, good nominations. Natalie
from Helenswell favorite Australia movie.
Speaker 5 (03:35):
Oh my favorite is Last Camp to Darwin with Michael Cage.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Yes, that is good.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
Yeah, that was an amazing show.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
And yeah, keep going, keep going.
Speaker 5 (03:46):
Oh no, I also love The dress Maker.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Oh yes, now who was in that? Kate Winslet was yeah,
and Liam Hamsworth.
Speaker 5 (03:54):
I think it was.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
I've never seen.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
I don't think it's really up your alley.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
The dressmaker don't feel that there's no killing in it.
I mean there's a woman with scissors, but no killing.
She makes she make a dress addressing. Okay, all right, thanks.
Natalie Darren from Bora Point. What's your favorite Oussie film?
Speaker 5 (04:13):
Creek? Yes, but I've just been more and changed a
little bit. Remember one of the greatest. Yeah, that's gonna
be mad Max as well.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Yeah, okay, which Mad Max do you think is the best?
First one? We would have hung up on you if
you said any other one. Rachel from South Poor. Best
Aussie movie?
Speaker 5 (04:38):
I've got to one. The first one is a Telly
movie and I was Sheer Lee with Brian Brown sometimes
sheer who was wondering the land with this young six
or seven year old girls. That was really good.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
I remember that. I don't what nothing.
Speaker 5 (05:02):
The other one has got to be Priscilla, because you
after you've seen Priscilla, you'll never be able to look
at a ping pong the same way, or a.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Rock and a frock a frock, Yeah, definitely.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
And nothing else.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
The Castle. What's happened? What has happened.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
You guys did.
Speaker 2 (05:24):
The Castle, Castle
Speaker 3 (05:27):
Calling time with Moira and I'm tomorrow
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