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Synopsis: The movie Dons Party is about a wild house party in a suburban Australian neighbourhood. Don Henderson convinces his wife to have another party so that their friends can gather to watch the election, drink and carry on. Dons wife, Kath sees the party as just more work, while Don sees it as a chance to break his boring routine. The year is 1969 and some of Dons friends have jumped on the bandwagon of sexual freedom and experimentation. However, others at the party are more conservative about their politics and sex, and naturally, arguments break out over politics and fist fights erupt over the seduction of others wives.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Bruce Beresford
  6 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Year:
1976
90 min
876 Views


Very good reviews, though, didn't it?!

Not really.

I thought somebody told me

it was very successful.

Well, she sold a lot of stuff...

but then...

Well, she's very fashionable...

at the moment.

Do you know a lot about art... Evan?

A little... why?!

You'd find it hard to communicate with your wife

if you didn't, I would imagine.

Evan's doing Fine Arts at the Uni...

part time.

I gave it up.

Yes, I heard it was a tough course.

Well it crapped ME!

The plumbing in old houses is terrible!

It certainly is a very convenient layout.

Yes, but your place is so much more attractive.

All that wrought iron!

But my kitchen's so tiny, Kath...

You should try cooking in it!

I'd cook in HER kitchen, any time!

Does she play around?

As long as you're in the top ten

of some branch of the arts.

Stick a paintbrush up your bum,

and see how you go!

- Have you had a go at her?

- What do you reckon?!

No luck, eh?

Depends what you mean.

Yes or no?

Yes...

...and then... no.

Where's that beer...

a cold beer...

This is the first summing up

of the counting trends to date.

The most significant trend to emerge

from the early counting

has been the marked swing to Labor...

...a swing of 12 percent... The biggest since

the present counting system came into operation.

If this trend continues to midnight...

Labor will form the new government.

On the present figures, Labor is ahead...

F***in' beauty! We're in!

You bastard you told me

and I wouldn't f***in' believe you!

- You hear that?

- Super!

New government before midnight!

I hear you're very creative!

Thank you...

Are you interested in art?

Yes, very much...

I do a lot of photography.

Yes, I've seen your photography.

Is your husband te jealous type?

No... he's more the brooding type!

Why?

Well, to be frank...

Certain men at this party...

...are going to offer themselves

to you... tonight!

Really!

I'm afraid that 'certain men' are going

to be rather disappointed.

Which ones.

How's it going?

Oh, it's touch and go...

But I wouldn't mind having a few dollars

on a new government by midnight.

Labor have also taken Sturt!

Super! It looks like we've got Sturt.

...regarded as being a fairly safe Liberal seat

held by Mr Ian Wilson...

Funnily enough... I was only having

a few drinks with Whitlam last week...

"Mal," he said, "If we get Sturt,

we've got the whole deal."

You're in politics?

No, psychology...

Executive Selection.

Tell me, do you find you're always

analysing people?

It's an occupational hazard.

What can you tell about ME?

As a psychologist, I can't help feeling that

you're physical beauty could have its problems.

Such as?

Well, to put it quite brutally...

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David Williamson

David Keith Williamson, AO (born 24 February 1942) is one of Australia's best-known dramatists and playwrights. He has also written screenplays and teleplays. more…

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