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Going Down
"It's a dog-eat-dog world and there's never enough dog to go around..."
Genres
DramaComedy
Overview
Middle-class Karli, alcoholic Jane, unemployed Jackie, and square Ellen are four friends living together and barely scraping by in suburban Sydney. But when Karli’s father offers her a little money and a one-way ticket to New York, she finally sees a way out of her dead-end life—that is, until the money goes missing, kickstarting a final night out on the town that none of them will ever forget.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
1983-07-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
4
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Tracy Mann
Karli
Vera Plevnik
Jane
Julie Barry
Jackie
Moira MacLaine-Cross
Ellen
Esben Storm
Michael
David Argue
Greg / Trixie
Ian Gilmour
Shadow
Mercia Deane-Johns
Ned
Tim Burns
Newlywed Dave
Ralph Cotterill
Karli's father
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Bottom
Richard Moir
Hotel night manager
Claudia Karvan
Disgruntled Child
Lou Brown
Adam
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