Buddies
One day it's "she'll be right".....then it's "have a go".....and finally an explosive battle of men and their machines.
Genres
Overview
Mike and Johnny are two mates who are mining sapphires in Emerald. Another bloke is trying to move in on their claim and things get ugly
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1983-06-23
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
5.5
Colin Friels
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Harold Hopkins
Johnny
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Simon Chilvers
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Norman Kaye
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Dennis Miller
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Dinah Shearing
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Lisa Peers
Jennifer
Andrew Sharp
Peter
Rob Steele
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