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The FJ Holden

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Suburban Australia in the late 70s. It was the era of the drive-in movie, the Chico Roll girl and the beloved FJ Holden. Boasting drunken fist fights, back seat sex, illegal drag racing, a classic Oz rock soundtrack (featuring Ol'55, Skyhooks and Renee Geyer) and the screen debut of future star Sigrid Thornton. THE FJ HOLDEN forged a strong connection with 70s mainstream youth audiences and today

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1977-04-29

Runtime: 105 mins

Director: Michael Thornhill

Writer: Terry Larsen

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: The FJ Holden

Production Companies: FJ Films

Production Countries: Australia

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