Product Details

• Actors: Chips Rafferty, John Fernside, Helen Grieve, Nicky Yardley, Stan Tolhurst
• Directors: Ralph Smart
• Writers: Ralph Smart
• Producers: Ralph Smart, J. Arthur Rank
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• VHS Release Date: September 5, 2000
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0792846591
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #313,373 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Item Name: Bush Christmas; Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Australiania, December 18, 2001

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Sasi (Wonthaggi, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bush Christmas [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This film is a light-hearted film that kids and adults will enjoy. I had a laugh at the way Australians were portrayed - It was so exaggerated. It made it funny in a nice way- I reckon if they re-released the film, it would almost get cult status. Mum in the kitchen cooking and all perfectly made up in the middle of the Bush. The stereotypical portrayal of Aboriginals (which are referred to as blackefellas believe it or not) as good stockman and trackers. (which they were but there is alot more to ABoriginals than that - ie their culture, spirituality). The Aussie kids all blond and freckled with names like Snow (How original!)
Australia had come such as long way, and we like to laugh at ourselves! This film is a bewdy mate!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Summer Christmas, January 17, 2005

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A. Olive "Aussie movie buff" (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bush Christmas [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Yes Christmas in Summer down under, and in a long gone era. I first viewed this film when I was about eight or so, with my Grandpa stating how he actually filmed this movie. It is a long gone era in Australian history with everyone having a slight British accent, but northern hemi-sphere viewers do get to see Christmas in the summer instead of winter. As for some of the references to Aboriginals.......my kids didn't even pick them up (6 & 7 ages), funny to think how half these lines would now have this movie poorly judged, but as I said my kids didn't even pick them up and laughed with the jokes. And my kids are black! This movie also featured the late Chips Rafferty who was one of Australia's most premiered stars, and always portrayed that so called "Australian look and sound".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars bush christmas, November 11, 2008

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H. Vennemann - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bush Christmas (DVD)

I saw this film as a 13 year old in Holland, after migrating to Australia saw it several times and enjoyed it, am now 66 years old and still enjoy it