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Phillip Avalon
Born February 24, 1955 · Merewether, New South Wales, Australia (age 71)
Phil Avalon (born 24 February 1955) is an Australian producer, director, writer and actor of films and TV. A former surfing champion and male model, he was responsible for giving Mel Gibson his first break in Summer City. He served in the Army Air Wing and also appeared as a contestant on the original series of Blind Date. He finally made his directing debut in 2003 with Liquid Bridge.
Known For
The Man from Hong Kong · 1975The Man from Hong Kong
★ 6.61975
MovieActionCrime
Australian authorities arrest a man believed to be connected to the Sydney criminal underworld and send for Inspector Fang Sing Leng from Hong Kong to question him. After the alleged criminal is assassinated, Inspector Leng and the Sydney police try to hunt down those responsible and hope to solve their case along the way.
Sons of Summer · 2023Sons of Summer
★ 6.32023
MovieActionThriller
To mark the anniversary of his father's death, Sean takes his friends on a road trip to his surfer dad's favorite beach. But Sean's drug-dealing friend forces him to do one last favor – steal a heroin shipment from a local mobster.
Wet and Wild Summer · 1992Wet and Wild Summer
★ 4.31992
MovieComedy
A property developer wants to take over an Australian beach for a high rise resort. He sends his son to Australia to check out the situation, posing as an exchange lifeguard. He falls in love with a woman who owns the land his father needs for the development and finds himself sympathising with the locals.
Tunnel Vision · 1995Tunnel Vision
★ 4.01995
MovieMysteryThriller
A pair of cops investigate a series of art-gallery related murders.
William Kelly's War · 2014William Kelly's War
★ 5.92014
MovieWar
When WW1 breaks out, farm boys, Billy (Josh Davis) and Jack Kelly (Mathew John Davis), along with their cousin, Paddy (Lachie Hume), sign up, and are shipped out to serve in Europe. With Billy a dead-eye shot with a rifle, the boys are soon set up as a sniper team, mowing down Germans and Turks like nobody’s business. They become heroes, but back home, the family farm is being circled by a gang of cattle thieves, meaning that even when the war ends, the blood is set to keep flowing.
Summer City · 1977Summer City
★ 5.01977
MovieThrillerDrama
Four friends take a road trip to kick back, hit the pubs, and go surfing. Tension builds among the group between Sandy, a quiet young man who is angered by the obnoxious, womanizing Boo who seduces a teenaged girl while on their trip in one of his usual one night stands. Meanwhile, the girl's psychotic dad is also looking for Boo out of revenge for what he did to his daughter. Boo is in for a major wake up call.
Sher Mountain Killings Mystery · 1990Sher Mountain Killings Mystery
★ 6.01990
MovieActionCrime
A gem with magic powers falls into the wrong hands. A man known as "The Protector" is charged with tracking down the criminals who stole it and getting it back.
Inn of the Damned · 1975Inn of the Damned
★ 4.41975
MovieActionHorror
A sheriff investigates why the guests at a local hostelry check in, but never check out.
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