Rikky and Pete

1988 Australian movie by Nadia Tass

1988 (1988)

Running time

101 minutesCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishBudgetA$4million^[1]Box officeA$1,071,875 (Australia)

Rikky and Pete is a 1988 Australian film directed by Nadia Tass, written by David Parker, and starring Stephen Kearney and Nina Landis.^[2]

Plot

Rikky Menzies (Nina Landis) is an out-of-work geologist and aspiring singer (vocals by Wendy Matthews). Her brother Pete Menzies (Stephen Kearney) is a misfit inventor. To find peace of mind and escape the ire of Police Sergeant Whitstead (Bill Hunter), they travel the outback of Australia until they reach the desert mining town of Mount Isa and its own zany individualists.

Cast

Stephen Kearney as Pete Menzies
Nina Landis as Rikky Menzies
Tetchie Agbayani as Flossie
Bill Hunter as Whitstead
Bruno Lawrence as Sonny
Bruce Spence as Ben
Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Adam
Dorothy Alison as Mrs. Menzies
Don Reid as Mr. Menzies
Peter Cummins as Delahunty
Peter Hehir as Desk Sergeant
Ralph Cotterill as George Pottinger
Roderick Williams as Holy Joe
Denis Lees as Fingers
Robert Baxter as Truckyard Man
Alan Hopgood as Laughing uncle
Christopher Mayer as Eureka Tavern drinker

Production

While United Artists provided $3 million of the budget, the rest of the money raised privately in Australia through 10BA. Shooting took place in Melbourne and Broken Hill.^[1]

Reception

Box office

Rikky and Pete grossed A$1,071,875 at the box office in Australia,^[3] which is equivalent to $2,014,185 in 2009 dollars.

Soundtrack

Most of the songs on the album were written and/or performed by alumni of Split Enz and their later bands Crowded House, The Makers, and Schnell Fenster.

*Rikky and Pete – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Pete's Theme" (a.k.a. "Rikky and Pete (Theme)")	Anthony Edward Rayner, Brian Baker	The Makers	1:51
2.	"Recurring Dream" (originally by the Mullanes)	Neil Finn, Paul Hester, Craig Hooper, Nick Seymour	Crowded House	2:52
3.	"Rikky's Sample"	Rayner, Baker	The Makers	0:42
4.	"Fingers Crossed"	Phil Judd	Noel's Cowards	2:38
5.	"Cold Shoulder"	Judd	Noel's Cowards	2:29
6.	"In the Dark"	Judd	Noel's Cowards	2:56
7.	"Tears of Joy"	Judd	Noel's Cowards	2:50
8.	"Just Like You"	Judd	Noel's Cowards	2:28
9.	"Hard to Believe"	Judd	Noel's Cowards	2:51
10.	"Pete's Ride"	Rayner, Baker	The Makers	1:46
11.	"As Good as It Gets"	Rayner, Baker	The Makers	1:10
12.	"Run a Mile"	Noel Crombie, Michael den Elzen, Nigel Griggs, Judd	Schnell Fenster	3:02
13.	"Return to Melbourne"	Rayner, Baker	The Makers	1:02
14.	"Perfect World"	Chris Stockley	Blue Healers	2:43
15.	"Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy"	Rayner, Baker	The Makers	1:08
16.	"Last Call for Love"	Keith Glass	Keith Glass and the Honky Tonks	2:39
17.	"How Many More Moves"	Glass	Keith Glass and the Honky Tonks	3:31
18.	"Hell of a Job"	Glass	Keith Glass and the Honky Tonks	3:51
19.	"Whitstead"	Rayner, Baker	The Makers	1:25
Total length:				43:45

Credits:^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p327-329
^ Philippa Hawker, "Rikky, Pete and mine over matter", Cinema Papers, May 1988 p26-28
^ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office Archived 18 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Rikky and Pete (soundtrack)". hem2.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 30 August 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
^ "Rikky and Pete – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
^ "Rikky and Pete Music Credits" (PDF). Oz Movies. Retrieved 24 November 2017.