Stork is a gangly young man, a virgin with an overactive imagination who thinks he’s a revolutionary. Bored with a design job at General Motors Holden in Melbourne, he drops out and moves into a share house with his mate Westy. He daydreams his way through life, bungling job interviews, upsetting ‘respectable’ people, and getting drunk. The only girl in the house, Anna resists Stork’s advances, because she’s already involved with the other two resident males, Tony and Clyde. But when she becomes pregnant and Clyde and Anna decide to marry, Stork, Tony, Clyde and Westy are shocked when they realize that either one of the foursome could be the father. Then the fun begins....
Acting
Bruce Spence's limbs doing things no human should
Production
Genuine 70s Melbourne share-house authenticity
Writing
David Williamson's stage play adaptation crackles
Director
Tim Burstall
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from David Williamson's play 'The Coming of Stork,' this helped launch the Australian film revival of the 70s alongside 'Picnic at Hanging Rock.'
Jacki Weaver's breakthrough role; she'd later be Oscar-nominated twice. Bruce Spence became Australia's go-to 'tall weird guy' in Mad Max and beyond.
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