Outback Bound

Outback Bound

1988 · 90 min · ★ 5.5 · TV Movie, Drama, Comedy, Romance

A girl from Beverly Hills tries to find her fathers opal mine in the Australian outback.

Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey · Written by Luciano Comici

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