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Desperate Remedies (1992)

Desperate Remedies

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1h 33m

Comedy, Drama, Musicals, Romance, Thriller

January 1st, 1992

6.6/10

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In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?

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5 wins and 3 nominations

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Cast

Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Dorothea Brook
Kevin Smith
Lawrence Hayes
Lisa Chappell
Anne Cooper
Cliff Curtis
Fraser
Michael Hurst
William Poyser
Kiri Mills
Rose
Bridget Armstrong
Mary Anne
Timothy Raby
Mr. Weedle
Helen Steemson
Gnits
Geeling Ching
Su Lim
Full cast & crew

Directors

Stewart Main
Peter Wells
Full cast & crew

Producers

Trishia Downie
associate producer
James Wallace
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Stewart Main
writer
Peter Wells
writer
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Impassioned ! Unleashed ! Hellbent !
Will the boy get the girl! Will the girl get the girl! Desperate Times call for Desperate Remedies
Colonial romancing and complicating...
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Keywords

nudity
male nudity
kiss
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Country of Origin

New Zealand

Languages

English

Release Dates

November 26th, 1993 (Australia)
November 26th, 1993 (Australia) theatrical
August 4th, 1994 (Netherlands) (Amsterdam)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Desperate Remedies (original title)
Amantes Alucinados (Brazil)
愛の館/禁じられた関係 (Japan) (Japanese title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Auckland, New Zealand

Running Times

93 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

New Zealand On Air
Avalon/NFU Studios
James Wallace Productions
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Distribution Companies

New Vision Films (Australia)
Footprint Films (New Zealand)
Cine Company S.A. (Spain)
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