Windrider
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Windrider is a 1986 Australia
n romantic comedy film directed by Vincent Monton. Filmed in Perth
, Western Australia
, Australia.
It features Kidman in her first 'adult' role and includes a few nude scenes. In a interview Kidman stated was attracted to the role of Jade because the character was older.
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 romantic comedy film directed by Vincent Monton. Filmed in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, Australia.
It features Kidman in her first 'adult' role and includes a few nude scenes. In a interview Kidman stated was attracted to the role of Jade because the character was older.
Plot
Stewart 'P.C.' Simpson (Burlinson) lives in a magnificent beachfront home with his wealthy father and is an enthusiastic windsurfer, indulging his passion for windsurfing on a daily basis. His father (Tingwell) may fault him for not working at a regular job, but he can appreciate his son's remarkable abilities on the waves. With the help of his father's company's engineer Howard (Chilvers) he develops a high tech surf board for the coming world windsurfing championship. Jade (Kidman) is a rock singer, who starts a romance with P.C., but as their romance blooms sport, friends and the upcoming championship become secondary.Cast
- Tom BurlinsonTom BurlinsonTom Burlinson is an Australian actor and singer.He attended Pittwater High School on Sydney's Northern Beaches and was the School Captain in his final year...
as Stewart P.C Simpson - Nicole KidmanNicole KidmanNicole Mary Kidman, AC is an American-born Australian actress, singer, film producer, spokesmodel, and humanitarian. After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm...
as Jade - Bud Tingwell as Miss Dodge
- Jill PerrymanJill PerrymanJill Perryman AM MBE is an Australian stage actress and singer, born in Melbourne. Her parents and her sister were all prominent in Australian theatre. At the age of 19, she joined J.C...
as Stewart Simpson Senior - Simon Chilvers as Howard
- Kim Bullad as Coyote
- Stig Wemyss as Ratso
- Mark Williams as Mangles
- Alastair Cummings as Rabbit
- Robin Miller as Wally
- Matt Parkinson as Lurch
- Lorraine Webster as Mud
- John Ryan as McBride
- Lance Karapetcoff as King
- Ric Whittle as Ross
- Penny Brown as Kate
- Alistair Browning as Cram