Wendy Cracked a Walnut

...Almost (Wendy Cracked a Walnut)
Directed byMichael Pattinson
Written bySuzanne Hawley
StarringRosanna Arquette
Bruce Spence
CinematographyJeffrey Malouf
Edited byMichael Honey
Music byBruce Smeaton
Production
companies
Rosen, Harper Mortlock Entertainment
Classic Films
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Release date
  • August 2, 1990 (1990-08-02)
Running time
87 minutes[1]
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box officeA$43,074 (Australia)[2]

Wendy Cracked a Walnut (also known as ...Almost) is a 1990 Australian romantic fantasy/comedy film directed by Michael Pattinson and starring Rosanna Arquette and Bruce Spence.[3]

Plot

Wendy is unhappy with her life and with her preoccupied husband, Ronnie. She reads Mills and Boon romantic novels and dreams of a new life featuring a dream lover, Jake.

Cast

Production

It was the first theatrical film from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[4]

Reception

The film wasn't well received critically or commercially.[4] David Stratton of Variety called it "limply executed" and "unconvincing".[1] It grossed only A$43,074 in Australia.[2]

It was released in the U.S. direct-to-video under the title ...Almost.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Stratton, David (8 August 1990). "Film reviews: Wendy Cracks a Walnut". Variety. p. 49.
  2. ^ a b "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Film Victoria. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  3. ^ Caputo, Rolando (1993). Australian Film 1978-1992. Oxford University Press. p. 306.
  4. ^ a b Groves, Don (15 August 1990). "'Future III' cuts swath; Aussies love 'Turtles'". Variety. p. 42.


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