Stork

Stork

There's a little bit of Stork in all of us

1971 · 85 min · ★ 5.6 · Comedy

Stork is a gangly young man, a virgin with an overactive imagination who thinks he’s a revolutionary. Bored with a design job at General Motors Holden in Melbourne, he drops out and moves into a share house with his mate Westy. He daydreams his way through life, bungling job interviews, upsetting ‘respectable’ people, and getting drunk. The only girl in the house, Anna resists Stork’s advances, because she’s already involved with the other two resident males, Tony and Clyde. But when she becomes pregnant and Clyde and Anna decide to marry, Stork, Tony, Clyde and Westy are shocked when they realize that either one of the foursome could be the father. Then the fun begins....

Directed by Tim Burstall · Written by David Williamson

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Bruce Spence Graham 'Stork' Wallace
Jacki Weaver Anna
Graeme Blundell Westy
Helmut Bakaitis Clyde
Sean Myers Tony
George Whaley Businessman
Peter Cummins Sculptor
Dennis Miller University Lecturer
Jan Friedl Women's Libber
Max Gillies Uncle Jack
Lynne Flanagan Matron
Alan Finney Tailor

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