Dogs in Space (1986)

Director
Richard Lowenstein

Main cast
Michael Hutchence; Saskia Post; Nique Needles; Deanna Bond

Genres
Music, Drama

Description
The place is Melbourne, Australia 1978. The punk phenomenon is sweeping the country and Dogs In Space, a punk group, are part of it. In a squat, in a dodgy suburb, live a ragtag collection of outcasts and don't-wanna-be's who survive on a diet of old TV space films, drugs and good music. And the satellite SKYLAB could crash through their roof at any moment...


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