Re: On The Beach

["Johann Fan" <jyf@optusnet.com.au>]

David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> David McLoughlin (davemcl@NO***damned***SPAMiprolink.co.nz) wrote:
> > David Bromage wrote:
> > >
> > > Nice to see D3.639 in the remake of On The Beach. In the original,
they
> > > showed off the then new Harris trains.
>
> > This has been remade?  Is it a proper film, or some TV thing?
>
> It was remade last year specifically for television. It was made in a way
> so that it could be shown as a telemovie (on US cable) or as a mini series
> (Oz free-to-air).
>
> It's been mondernised a bit, in that the sub is a Los Angeles class and
> the mystery telegraph signal is replaced with mystery satellite IP
traffic.
>
> The best part about the remake is is..... the soundtrack is not 149
> variations on Walzing Matilda!
>
> > Are there trams in it?  There were lots in the original.
>
> Yes, there was an SW6 in Spencer St(?). It was running wrong line to give
> a better shot.

It was in Market Street/Flinders St. and they got out on the wrong side of
the tram as well.

cheers
Johann