Jam-packed with non sequiturs and deliberately offensive gags, this scrap of aggressive Australian whimsy is a little hard to stomach. Teddy (Jonathan Schaech) is a New York City con man whose luck has obviously run out: He's beaten up in a Times Square
alley by loan sharks, and his extremely rare Australian cockatoos are shot to smithereens. To avoid his cranky creditors, Teddy absconds to the Land Down Under. Bopping through the Outback in his Volkswagen camper, Teddy picks up several hitchhikers, including the scrumptious Angie (Susie Porter).
Sparks fly as Teddy and Angie wend their way through the countryside, and PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT director Stepha...
Released:
1997
Rated:
R
Length:
103 mins