Heatwave
6.4
“One man. One woman. Caught together in the cold terror of...HEATWAVE”
During a Christmas heatwave, a community activist attempts to stop a redevelopment project that is displacing residents in the Kings Cross section of Sydney.
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Cast
11 people
Judy Davis
Kate Dean
Known for
Ratched
Marie Antoinette
Paul Chubb
Known for
The Coca-Cola Kid
Don Crosby
Jim Taylor
Richard Moir
Stephen West
Known for
The Chain Reaction
Chris Haywood
Peter Houseman
Known for
Sleeping Beauty
Quigley Down Under
Bill Hunter
Robert Duncan
Known for
Muriel's Wedding
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
John Meillon
Freddy Dwyer
Known for
Crocodile Dundee II
Walkabout
Gillian Jones
Barbie Taylor
Known for
The Rover
The Tree
Carole Skinner
Mary Ford
Known for
Napoleon
The Marsupials: The Howling III
John Gregg
Philip Lawson
Known for
To End All Wars
Peter Hehir
Known for
Return to the Blue Lagoon
Fortress
Phillip Noyce Director · Marc Rosenberg Screenplay Tim Gooding Screenplay
Worldwide gross $188K · Budget $700K · United States release June 1, 1983
Box office
Budget
$700,000
Worldwide gross
$188,000
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
M & L Pty Limited
Production
Preston Crothers
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · March 8, 1982
Theatrical
United States · June 1, 1983
Limited theatrical
Germany
September 4, 1986 · TV · TV premiere
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