Puberty Blues is a 1981 Australian coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford, based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey, which is a protofeminist teen novel about two 15-year-old girls from the middle-class Sutherland Shire in Sydney. The girls attempt to create a popular social status by ingratiating themselves with the "Greenhill gang" of surfers, who have a careless attitude toward casual sex, drugs and alcohol over the course of one Sydney summer.
| Director | Bruce Beresford |
| Produced by | Joan Long, Margaret Kelly |
| Screenplay by | Margaret Kelly |
| Starring | Nell Schofield, Jad Capelja, Geoff Rhoe, Tony Hughes, Kirrily Nolan, Alan Cassell, Rowena Wallace, Charles Tingwell |
| Music | Les Gock |
| Cinematography | Don McAlpine |
| Edited by | William M. Anderson |
| Production, company | Limelight Productions |
| Distributed by | Roadshow Films |
| Released | December 10, 1981 (Australia) |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | AU $800,000 |
| Box office | AU$3.9 million (Australia) |
About Puberty Blues
A pair of Australian teens go out of their way to find acceptance with the cool surfing crowd. The coming-of-age story takes place in Sydney's Sutherland Shire. It is based on Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey's 1979 book of the same name.
Achievement of Puberty Blues
The series ran for a total of seventeen episodes over the course of its two year run. It received positive reviews from The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Puberty Blues (TV series) - Puberty Blues is an Australian coming-of-age comedy-drama television series broadcast on Network Ten. It is based on the 1979 book by Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey, which was also the inspiration for the 1981 film Puberty Blues.. Films directed by Bruce Beresford.. Teen sports films.. Films set in Sydney.. Films set on beaches.. Films shot in Sydney.. Films based on Australian novels.
Latest information about Puberty Blues updated on July 28 2021.
