Mervyn Drake

Movies

Afraid to Dance
Terry
An out-of-luck youth gets a lift from a shoplifter whose car he had planned to steal. They become involved in crime and romance together.
Evil Angels
Gilroy
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in central Australia, claimed she witnessed a dingo take her baby daughter, Azaria, from their tent. Azaria's body was never found and, after investigations and two public inquests, she is charged with murder.
Danger Down Under
Det. Sgt. Woods
The story of an American horse-breeder living in Australia who is the single father of three sons.
Going Sane
Alistair McPhail
A business executive leaves his wife and family when he discovers that he only has a short time left to live.
Vietnam
Press Secretary
The trials and tribulations of the Goddard family after the entry of Australia into the Vietnam War.
A Place to Call Home
Father O'Leary
Sam Gavin decides to relocate his family from Houston, Texas to a sheep station in Australia to protect his eleven children from the "destructive influences" of modern American society. Because of business obligations, he fails to join them and, more or less, abandons his wife, Liz, to the hardships of her new surroundings. Mother and children are determined to make a go of it.
Emma's War
Iceman
After the start of WW2, a mother takes her children from Sydney to the countryside.
Razorback
Andy
In the Australian outback a vicious wild boar kills and causes havoc to a small community.
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Kelly
The true story of a part aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white culture intolerable, and as a result snaps in a violent and horrific manner.