Buddies

1983
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

151

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Comedy Drama

Young miners Mike and Johnny (Colin Friels and Harold Hopkins) work in the gem fields of central Queensland around Emerald. Conflict arises when their pick-and-shovel operation is threatened... Read allYoung miners Mike and Johnny (Colin Friels and Harold Hopkins) work in the gem fields of central Queensland around Emerald. Conflict arises when their pick-and-shovel operation is threatened by a large scale bulldozer operator.Young miners Mike and Johnny (Colin Friels and Harold Hopkins) work in the gem fields of central Queensland around Emerald. Conflict arises when their pick-and-shovel operation is threatened by a large scale bulldozer operator.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

151

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

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Trivia
This film has been said to be a follow up to Sunday Too Far Away (1975). John Dingwall is the writer of both films and both movies deal with male mateship within industry in the Australian outback: sheep shearing in Sunday Too Far Away (1975) and sapphire mining in Buddies (1983).

Connections
Featured in Buddies: A Gem of a Time (2009)

Soundtracks
Buddies
Written and performed by John Williamson

User reviews14

Featured review

6/10

Buddies movie

I, too, have been looking for it for my father and my tracking has lead me to discover that an American company now owns the rights to Buddies and it is up to them if they re-release it or not. Try contacting the Australian Film Archives and see what details they can give you. The other way is to track down the director, producer and the company that originally released it, JD Productions. The Australian Archives is a good source as well. I am writing to the production company and hopefully get some answers. When I get the answers I will get back and let you know.

Phoenix