Rebel
(1985)
Rebel is a drama set during World War 2 in Sydney
and centering around a club with female dancers and singers who entertain
the resting American troops. Kathy (Debra Byrne in a rare film role) is
the lead singer of the troupe and Rebel (Matt Dillon) forms a crush on
her, but she is married. Rebel pursues Kathy and she gradually falls for
his charms, but he has been assigned to a boat and is shipping out. He
decides to go AWOL and Kathy hides him in her apartment as the military
police look long and hard for him. Very good musical pieces can't hide the
fact that the film is a rather stock standard romance with nothing really
to recommend it, just a passable film. The director would go on to direct
the greatest thing made in this country in Blue Murder. Rebel is a long
way from that...
Also, the all-girl band in the movie has a number
of sort of known actresses from the period including Joy Smithers, Julie
Nihill, Cassandra Delaney, Antoinette Byron and Nikki Coghill. Not bad,
not bad at all.
Debra
Byrne film clip
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