And with that, thanks #CultShelf brethren! Tuesday, it’s CHOPPING MALL! And Friday, it’s a double feature of weirdness with KUNG FURY and WHO KILLED CAPTAIN ALEX! Until then, take care and get some sleep!

This is like National Lampoon’s Australian Vacation. Our protagonist goes on holiday and ultimately learns, home is where the heart is. And has less drunken animal murder. #CultShelf

And somehow, things take a crazier turn. #CultShelf

Doc’s favorite magazine is apparently called Anything That Moves. #CultShelf

Meanwhile, Doc is having a metaphysical and philosophical breakthrough. #CultShelf

Allow me to take this moment to reassure you next week’s programming will not feature anything as messed up as that. #CultShelf

Elmo Hides on Shelf

ALT: Elmo Hides on Shelf

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I’m sure these days they would have animatronics for this, but still…jeez. #CultShelf

Goddamn Thats Some Fucked Up Shit Eddie Murphy

ALT: Goddamn Thats Some Fucked Up Shit Eddie Murphy

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I mean, what are we expecting from the guy who directed WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S? #CultShelf

Weekend At Bernie’s

ALT: Weekend At Bernie’s

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You know, I’m always wary of showing stuff with actual animal violence. Probably the reason we’ll never see CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST here. #CultShelf

The kangaroo hunting scene was really controversial in Australia (probably didn’t help its box office), and a few actors turned down this movie based on that alone. #CultShelf

Oh boy, if you got an aversion to kangaroo hunting, best to be ready to avert your eyesight. #CultShelf

Just take a leak on the car as opposed to the out house. And that’s somehow a good idea here. #CultShelf

Not sure having more beer after a headache is a good idea here, John. #CultShelf

Doc is really okay with himself. #CultShelf

Well, that almost worked out in his favor, getting to make out on the dirt. #CultShelf

Dick is played by a young Jack Thompson, now a veteran of many movies like BREAKER MORANT, THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER, and SHORT CIRCUIT. #CultShelf

You see the people in this town and you suspect Thanksgiving family dinners in these houses are pretty dysfunctional. #CultShelf

How nice of these people to give him a free drink. #CultShelf

Sweet Jesus That Aint Good Goldenrod

ALT: Sweet Jesus That Aint Good Goldenrod

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This was filmed in Broken Hill (the location that was an inspiration for the novel) and with some interiors down in studios in Sydney. #CultShelf

This was actually a co-production. #CultShelf

There’s something low key unsettling about this, watching this guy fall deeper and deeper into his most primitive impulses. #CultShelf

Oh, you wanna do some betting on your layover? This seems like a bad idea. #CultShelf

And Donald Pleasance! #CultShelf

“Yeah, that is one way to get outta town.” “What is?” “Killing yourself.” #CultShelf

Actor Chips Rafferty as Jock died the year this came out. #CultShelf

Despite some great reviews, the movie wasn’t a success in Australia. In fact, the actual negative went missing, meaning versions of this movie afterwards were either censored or near unwatchable in quality. It wasn’t until the 2000’s that the movie was properly restored. #CultShelf

This is based on a book made in the 1960’s. #CultShelf

Next week, we’re gonna take a detour with a movie featuring the recently departed Gerritt Graham (and one I’m shocked we’ve NEVER shown here) and next Friday, a double feature of over the top madness. More on that to come… #CultShelf

The teacher is played by Gary Bond, who was mostly a theater and TV actor. He did very few movies, like ZULU and this. Died of AIDS in 1995. #CultShelf

An early movie from Ted Kotcheff (First Blood, Uncommon Valor). #CultShelf