Re: On The Beach

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Stuart Thyer (s.thyer@anatomy.unimelb.edu.au) wrote:
> Filming was done in mid/late 1999. 

It premiered in the US in May 2000.

> If all this updating of the film was done, ie modern conflict China v Taiwan
> and the nuclear sub, it's surprising that no-one realised that we wouldn't
> run out of fuel as Bass strait supplies all our needs.

Plus we supposedly had enough electricity, but little use was made of
trams and suburban trains. The D3 was a nice touch, especially since
"Falmouth" (Talbot) had a service every 3 hours. They made a big show of
the Harris trains and the trams in the 1959 version.

Cheers
David