Dean Murphy Dean Murphy i(A126281 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 2 form y separately published work icon The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee Robert Mond , Dean Murphy , ( dir. Dean Murphy ) Australia United States of America (USA) : Clock Sounds Productions Kathy Morgan International Piccadilly Pictures Salt Media and Entertainment , 2020 19733979 2020 single work film/TV

'Paul Hogan is reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight as he desperately attempts to restore his sullied reputation on the eve of being knighted.' (Publication summary)

1 1 form y separately published work icon That's Not My Dog! Shane Jacobson , Robert Mond , Dean Murphy , ( dir. Dean Murphy ) Australia : Ocean View Entertainment , 2018 12543882 2018 single work film/TV humour

THAT'S NOT MY DOG is a joyous comedy that celebrates our love of joke telling. The film centers around the lovable Shane Jacobson (playing himself) who is throwing a party. Invited are the funniest people Shane knows comprising of Australia's biggest stars along with several Australian music legends playing their biggest hits live, right throughout the party. The invite that goes out is clear. Don't bring meat. We'll provide the beer. Just come armed with nothing but the funniest jokes you've ever heard. Shane will take care of the rest. It'll be a night of great friends telling the world's funniest jokes over a beer and BBQ. (Sounds Write Productions)

1 7 form y separately published work icon The Divorce Joanna Murray-Smith , Elena Kats-Chernin (composer), ( dir. Dean Murphy ) Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2015 8828846 2015 series - publisher film/TV opera

'In this musical soap era, [sic] wealthy couple Iris (Marina Prior) and Jed (John O’May) are getting a "modern" divorce after a long and satisfying marriage, and are throwing an elaborate party at their elegant home to celebrate. But by the end of the evening, Iris and Jed’s divorce has triggered a renegotiation of all that had seemed certain, and the characters are each set on an unanticipated course.'

Source:

'Creating a Four-Part Divorce', The Screen Blog, 12 August 2015. (Sighted: 24/8/2015)

1 8 form y separately published work icon Cliffy Robert B. Taylor , ( dir. Dean Murphy ) Victoria : Clock End Films , 2013 Z1850268 2013 single work film/TV

'Set against the backdrop of the early eighties, Cliffy retraces his extraordinary journey from famously training in gumboots among cow paddocks through the epic six day period of the ultra marathon and his emergence as Australia's most unlikely sporting hero.'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 13 form y separately published work icon Charlie and Boots Stewart Faichney , Dean Murphy , ( dir. Dean Murphy ) Australia : Instinct Entertainment , 2009 Z1614780 2009 single work film/TV travel

'Boots McFarland and his estranged dad Charlie head off to Cape York Peninsula to drop a line off the northern most tip of Australia.'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 1 form y separately published work icon Strange Bedfellows Dean Murphy , Stewart Faichney , ( dir. Dean Murphy ) Australia : 2004 Z1636239 2004 single work film/TV humour 'A struggling widower businessman finds a new tax loophole offered in Australia to same sex couples. Needing a tax break, he cajoles his best friend, also a widower, into filing papers indicating they are a gay couple living together and assuring him that the small town (population 652) they live in will never have a clue. However, their return letter from the government pops open and the town busybody soon has it spread all over town without the two men's knowledge. Meanwhile, the letter tells the men that a tax inspector will be coming to investigate their claim. The two decide they have to learn to act gay, so they get lessons from a local hair dresser and visit a gay nightclub in Sydney.' Source: www.imdb.com/ (Sighted 16/10/2009).
1 form y separately published work icon Muggers Robert B. Taylor , ( dir. Dean Murphy ) Australia : Instinct Entertainment , 2000 6327975 2000 single work film/TV crime

Two desperate medical students turn to crime in order to keep a roof over their heads, but rather than mugging people for their wallets, they turn to black-market organ donation.

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