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Clowning Around is a 1991 Australian family film that was shot on location in Perth, Western Australia and Paris, France. It was based on the novel Clowning Sim by David Martin.
The film was produced by independent film company Barron Entertainment Films in Western Australia and educational film company WonderWorks in the United States, was directed by George Whaley. It was distributed by Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It featured Australian actors such as Clayton Williamson, Noni Hazelhurst, Ernie Dingo, Rebecca Smart, and Jill Perryman, and also featured veteran American actor Van Johnson along with French actor Jean-Michel Dagory. This film also features the first film role for Heath Ledger, who would later appear in Blackrock (1997) with Smart and Candy (2006) with Hazlehurst. Ledger's role appeared in the last ten minutes; he played an orphan clown who closes the film by delivering its final lines. His role was so minor he was not even mentioned in the film's credits. This series was followed up with a sequel entitled Clowning Around 2, which was filmed in 1992.
Original Release
11/26/1991
Cast
Name | Character |
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Clayton Williamson | Simon Gunner |
Ernie Dingo | Jack Merrick |
Rebecca Smart | Linda Crealy |
Jean-Michel Dagory | Anatole Tollin / Anatole Tolin |
Van Johnson | Mr. Ranthow |
Noni Hazlehurst | Sarah Gunner |
Annie Byron | Una Crealy |
Steve Jodrell | Skipper Crealy |
Jill Perryman | Miss Gabhurst |
George Shevtsov | Fyodor |
Directors
Writers
Shane Brennan, Tom Cavanagh, David Martin
Cast
Name | Character |
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Clayton Williamson | Simon Gunner |
Ernie Dingo | Jack Merrick |
Rebecca Smart | Linda Crealy |
Jean-Michel Dagory | Anatole Tollin / Anatole Tolin |
Van Johnson | Mr. Ranthow |
Noni Hazlehurst | Sarah Gunner |
Annie Byron | Una Crealy |
Steve Jodrell | Skipper Crealy |
Jill Perryman | Miss Gabhurst |
George Shevtsov | Fyodor |
Jo Bolton | Sim's Clown Double |
Johnnie Miller | Ukelele Player |
Kevan Johnston | Compere |
Lee Cumming | Bobby |
Jean-Pierre Mignon | Inspector |
Nicholas Cros | Immigration Official |
Phillip Hinton | Chevalier |
Reg Bolton | Eugene |
Peter Longbottom | Clown Gendarme |
Bruce Bauer | Clown Gendarme |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Antonia Barnard | Producer |
Paul D. Barron | Producer |