Tempe Tip

Tempe Tip
Directed by	Michael Ralph
Written by	Michael Ralph
Produced by	David Rowe
Starring	Jason Donovan Helen Dallimore Gary Sweet Gary Day Simon Westaway
Edited by	Denise Haratzis
Release date	2001 (2001)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$3 million

Tempe Tip is a 2001 Australian comedy film. It was shot in Adelaide.[1][2]

Plot

Max (Jason Donovan) and Joy (Helen Dallimore) move into their new home in inner west Sydney, and while building a backyard swimming pool they happen upon a fortuitous discovery. This in turn leads to a mining operation where they rope in a group of culturally diverse neighbours to lend a hand.

Cast

• Jason Donovan as Max Franklin
• Helen Dallimore as Joy
• Gary Sweet as Nico
• Gary Day as Norman Crisp
• Simon Westaway as Vladimir
• Bruno Xavier as Ashok
• Paul Dalglish as Ravi
• Charlotte Rees as Greta

Production

The budget was reportedly $3 million and filming began in October 2000.[3]

Tempe Tip was shortlisted for the 2001 Hawaii International Film Festival.[4]

References

1. "straight to video". The Chaser. Vol. 4, no. 59. New South Wales, Australia. 7 June 2002. p. 18. Retrieved 20 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
2. Idator, Michael (29 January 2001). "The trouble with Jason". The Sydney Morning Herald The Guide. p. 2.
3. George, Sandy (1 April 2000). "Becker Group signs on for Rowe comedy". Screen Daily.
4. https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/tempe-tip-2001/15709/

External links

• Tempe Tip at IMDb
• Tempe Tip at Screen Australia
• Tempe Tip at National Film and Sound Archive
• [https://misacor.org.au/item/11972-tempe-tip Tempe Tip at MSS
• Tempe Tip at Letterbox DVD