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Geoffrey Rush in Starstruck

Still from Starstruck (1982), featuring Geoffrey Rush.

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Characters and costumes

Jenny Gall takes a look at some classic Australian film costumes and how they've shaped the memorable characters who wore them.

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Jo Kennedy wearing the pink and purple tutu

Jackie (played by Jo Kennedy) wears the pink and purple tutu and blue tights at the final performance in Starstruck at the Opera House.

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Starstruck: pink and purple tutu

Gillian Armstrong’s effervescent rock musical comedy Starstruck features outrageous costumes designed by Terry Ryan and Luciana Arrighi and influenced by the kitsch aesthetic of early 1980

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Starstruck Movie Portraits

Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits explores striking portraits emerging from 100 years of Australian movies and draws extensively on items from the NFSA collection.

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Ross O'Donovan and Jo Kennedy in Starstruck

'Starstruck (Gillian Armstrong, Australia, 1982) is about being a kid with dreams', remarked Ross O'Donovan, who plays Angus, in an interview celebrating the NFSA's newly restored

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Starstruck: Body and Soul

Jackie (Jo Kennedy) returns home as a celebrity, having made the news as a tightrope walker, in a stunt set up by her cousin Angus (Ross O’Donovan).

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Harbour Bridge Hotel in 'Starstruck'

Jackie (Jo Kennedy) returns home as a celebrity, having made the news as a tightrope walker, in a stunt set up by her cousin Angus (Ross O’Donovan).

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Geoffrey Rush in Starstruck

In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance, Geoffrey Rush plays the stage manager during the Sydney Opera House finale of Gillian Armstrong's Starstruck.

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Beyond Starstruck

Ross O'Donovan talks about the impact that the film Starstruck (1982) has had on his life.