It’s been exactly 30 years since one of the best Aussie movies hit the big screen! The movie was not just a heart warming comedy, the takeaway for a lot of people was far more significant. Rachel Griffiths, who played Rhonda, reflected on the people she spoke to, and why it was important to them. “We’re all Muriel. We don’t fit in.” one person said. “We’re the outcasts in our family. Our fathers belittle us for being feminine. We escape to the big smoke with the promise of becoming ourselves and following our own journey. We replace our families who have rejected us with our chosen family who celebrate us.” The beauty of it, is that audiences and people everywhere will take their own unique meaning from the film, intended to be a comedy that showcases true Aussie culture, was so so much more for so many of us.
Watch the trailer below, and the actors/actresses 30 years on right after it for the full effect!
