John Jarratt John Jarratt i(A132966 works by)
Born: Established: 1951 Wongawilli, Dapto area, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Book Bite : The Bastard from the Bush John Jarratt , 2015 extract autobiography (The Bastard from the Bush : An Australian Life)
— Appears in: Good Reading , October 2015; (p. 50-51)
1 y separately published work icon The Bastard from the Bush : An Australian Life John Jarratt , Scoresby : Five Mile Press , 2015 8954919 2015 single work autobiography

'John Jarratt, cult icon and one of Australia's best-loved screen actors, grew up in rural New South Wales and Queensland. These were years filled with boisterous outdoor adventures, a rollicking extended family and a collection of true friends, clouded only by his father's violent rages.

'After an unlikely apprenticeship at NIDA he launched a career that took him to the peaks of the film industry, from a featured role as Albert in Picnic at Hanging Rock to his career-defining embodiment of Ned Kelly. For years he was a laconic TV home improvement co-host, before reviving his film career with a nightmare-inducing performance as Mick Taylor in Wolf Creek. Along the way he fathered six children in a series of tumultuous relationships, as he struggled with the dual addiction of alcohol and house building.

'In his sixth decade, after a lifetime of reckless living, he has found his voice, salty but rambunctiously entertaining, and told with the confidence of a raconteur - and, finally, he has discovered personal happiness by unexpectedly reuniting with the one grand love of his life.

'Told with honesty and humour, this is an Australian life lived large, filled with passion and pain.' (Publication summary)

1 4 form y separately published work icon StalkHer Stalk Her Kristijana Maric , ( dir. John Jarratt ) Australia : OZPIX Entertainment , 2014 6851425 2014 single work film/TV

'Jack is pushed past the brink of his stalking obsession when he decides to break into Emily’s home to take what he wants by force. However, his plans [...] come unhinged when he wakes up to find himself bleeding and bound to a chair in her kitchen. For one night Jack and Emily engage in a twisted and thrilling courtship of the sexes that leads one to wonder which one of them will survive the night.'

Source: Promotional blurb.

1 1 form y separately published work icon Savages Crossing John Jarratt , Cody Jarrett , ( dir. Kevin James Dobson ) Australia : Winnah Films , 2010 Z1690385 2010 single work film/TV thriller crime

A man recently released from prison pursues his wife and teenaged son into the Australian countryside, where the three find themselves stranded in a roadhouse by a raging flood, along with the roadhouse owners, two backpackers, and a hired assassin.

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