Career counsellor Michael Thornton decides to change his career and become an actor. He dreams of performing Shakespeare but ends up in a television ad where only his hands appear on camera. He finds a friend in actress Mary McAllister (Nicole Kidman) until she is called to Hollywood to star in a horror feature. Katrina Foster plays Michael's understanding wife Helen, who supports him while he pursues his elusive dream.
Brendan Maher
Director
Steve Vizard
Writer
Ian McFadyen
Writer
Chris Haywood
Michael Thornton
Nicole Kidman
Mary McAllister
John Wood
John Bainbridge
Katrina Foster
Helen Thornton
Maurie Fields
Peter
Brian Mannix
Barry
Deborra-Lee Furness
Acting Teacher
Maggie Miller
Molly
Maureen Edwards
Bev Howard
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)74%
Jay Kelly61%
Wish I Was Here65%
Funny People58%
Sunset Boulevard82%
All That Jazz75%
The Country Girl70%
Blackbird67%
CQ59%
Hollywood Ending65%
A Different Man68%
Mainstream63%
Punching Henry59%
Rental Family77%
Maps to the Stars61%
Young Adult58%
Swingers68%
The Human Voice67%
Fatherhood74%
Nothing in Common59%
