Bob Ellis
Know for: Writing
Born: 1942-05-10
Place of birth: Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Also know as:
I Own the Racecourse (1986)
A touching story of a likable, but somewhat slow, teenage boy who believes he has bought a major Sydney racecourse for $20. Based on the classic...
The Nostradamus Kid (1993)
When he discovers the world is about to end, a lovestruck teen makes it his mission to bed the girl he has fallen for.
Dear Cardholder (1989)
Hec, a sacked taxation clerk, seeks fame and fortune using the world of credit cards. Unfortunately for him, and the banks, he has no concept of...
Unfinished Business (1985)
Maureen's biological clock is ticking, and she wants a baby. Her husband George is unable to oblige. When Maureen bumps into Geoff, a former lover...
Down Rusty Down (1997)
An anthromorphic tale, humans representing canines, of compulsive traits and raging desires. A gang of neutered men; fat, subdued and lazy, look out...
Not Quite Hollywood (2008)
As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging...
Michael Kirby: Don't Forget the Justice Bit (2010)
Filmed during and after his time on the High Court of Australia, this documentary about Justice Michael Kirby explores the personal, moral and...
Man of Flowers (1983)
An eccentric elderly man tries to enjoy the three things in life that he considers real beauty: collecting art, collecting flowers, and watching...
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1987)
A convent teacher spreads a little happiness and makes enough money to support her crippled brother's habit by selling her favours regularly on a...
Fatty Finn (1980)
The 10-year-old Hubert Finn, known as "Fatty", lived in poor conditions in Australia in the 1930s. He and his friends stick together as they often...
Fatty Finn (1980)
The 10-year-old Hubert Finn, known as "Fatty", lived in poor conditions in Australia in the 1930s. He and his friends stick together as they often...
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1987)
A convent teacher spreads a little happiness and makes enough money to support her crippled brother's habit by selling her favours regularly on a...
Goodbye Paradise (1983)
The plot centres on Queensland's Gold Coast in the early 1980s, when a disgraced former cop, Michael Stacey writes a book exposing police corruption,...
Man of Flowers (1983)
An eccentric elderly man tries to enjoy the three things in life that he considers real beauty: collecting art, collecting flowers, and watching...
Cactus (1986)
A woman who injured her eyes in car accident and a young blind man fall for each other.
Bullseye (1987)
In the 1860s, two friends, Harry and Bluey, steal a thousand head of cattle and trek it across country from Queensland to Adelaide.
...Maybe This Time (1981)
Fran, the assistant to university professor Paddy, is about to turn 30. She is having an affair with a married minister's aide, Stephen. She returns...
Unfinished Business (1985)
Maureen's biological clock is ticking, and she wants a baby. Her husband George is unable to oblige. When Maureen bumps into Geoff, a former lover...
The Winds of Jarrah (1983)
Australia 1946. A young woman escapes from an unhappy affair to become tutor to three children who are being raised by their uncle.
Unfinished Business (1985)
Maureen's biological clock is ticking, and she wants a baby. Her husband George is unable to oblige. When Maureen bumps into Geoff, a former lover...
The Nostradamus Kid (1993)
When he discovers the world is about to end, a lovestruck teen makes it his mission to bed the girl he has fallen for.
The Nostradamus Kid (1993)
When he discovers the world is about to end, a lovestruck teen makes it his mission to bed the girl he has fallen for.
Ebbtide (1994)
Lawyer Jeff Warren takes over a compensation case after the sudden death of one of his legal partners. His subsequent investigations, and growing...
Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)
The Australian Aborigines (in this film anyway) believe that this is the place where the green ants go to dream, and that if their dreams are...
My First Wife (1984)
My First Wife is about the dramatic collapse of the marriage between John and Helen. It is also a film about our children and the future we offer...
Three to Go (1971)
An anthology of Australian short films by directors Brian Hannant ("Judy"), Oliver Howes ("Toula") and Peter Weir ("Michael"), each presenting a...