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From: oscar@utcsrgv.UUCP (Oscar M. Nierstrasz)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Puberty Blues
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Date: Tue, 27-Mar-84 14:05:52 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 27 14:05:52 1984
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A little bit of elaboration ...

`Puberty Blues' is a film by Bruce Beresford (`Breaker Morant',
`Tender Mercies') about a couple of teenaged girls growing up
in an Australian city.  In order to be `in', they have to be
accepted by the wild, good-fer-nuthin' surfin' crowd.  They get
into trouble at school, mess around with boys, smoke drugs and
get sick on booze.  There's nothing new and original here.
There isn't even anything old but timeless.  I think you could
write this script during the commercials while you watch
`American Graffiti' on television for the tenth time.

I didn't stay until the closing credits wound completely off the
last reel (like I usually do) so I didn't notice the year it
was made.  The poster said 1983, but I think that was the year
Universal picked it up for North American distribution.  I *can't*
believe that Beresford made this bit of nonsense the same year
he did `Tender Mercies'.  If anyone knows for certain, please mail me.
Thanks.
				Oscar Nierstrasz