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04/05/2015 Music, Documentary 0h 29m
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The Story of Men at Work and a Little Kookaburra.

Overview

A film about Men At Work, their hit single Down Under, and the Kookaburra controversy. The band were sued for copyright infringement and faced the label of 'plagiarists', 35 years after their success. An examination of the organic development of the song, its commercial success and cultural significance and questions the relationship between art and law, influence and copyright.

  1. Harry Hayes

    Director

  2. Lee Simeone

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Martin Armiger

    Himself

  2. Brian Edmond

    Himself

  3. Alec Gilbert

    Himself

  4. Greg Ham

    Himself

  5. Jerry Speiser

    Himself

  6. Ron Strykert

    Himself

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Reviews

A review by Simon Foster
Written by Simon Foster on 2016-06-02
"Local audiences will puff their chests with national pride during scenes of America’s Cup and Commonwealth Game jubilation, but expect teeth to grind when the details of the copyright law court case engineered by Larrikin are brought into cold, greedy focus..."

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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