Gus Mercurio (born August 10, 1928 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American born Australian character actor who has appeared on both film and television.
He was a former professional boxer, ex-marine and chiropractor. His raspy voice, energetic personality and natural talents quickly came to the attention of Australian television production houses. He was also a well-known boxing promoter.
Mercurio appeared in several Australian period style TV series including Tandarra (1976), Cash and Company (1975) and Power Without Glory (1976). Additionally, he was a regular bad guy on several Australian TV police series including Homicide (1964), Division 4 (1969) and Matlock Police (1971). His film appearances included The Blue Lagoon (1980), The Man from Snowy River (1982) Crocodile Dundee II (1988), Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991) and Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997).
He is the father of dancer and actor Paul Mercurio, the star of the film Strictly Ballroom (1992).
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Return to the Blue Lagoon is a 1991 English language romance and adventure film starring Milla Jovovich and Brian Krause, produced and directed by William A. Graham. The screenplay by Leslie Stevens was based on the novel The Garden of God by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The film was marketed with the tagline "Return to the Romance, Return to the Adventure..."
The film tells the story of two young children marooned on a tropical island in the South Pacific. Their life together is blissful, but not without physical and emotional changes, as they grow to maturity and fall in love. The film has major thematic similarities to the Biblical story of Adam and Eve.
The original music score was composed by Basil Poledouris. The film's closing theme song "A World of Our Own" is performed by Surface featuring Bernard Jackson. The music was written by Barry Mann, and the lyrics were written by Cynthia Weil.
In the Victorian period, Mrs. Sarah Hargrave, a beautiful widow, and two young children are...,
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Crocodile Dundee II is a 1988 Australian adventure and comedy film. It is the sequel to the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee, and it was followed by 2001's Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles. Actors Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski reprise their roles as "Mick Dundee" and "Sue Charlton," respectively.
The film was the No. 5 grossing film of the year in the United States. It has earned more than $300 million worldwide. It was critically panned however, and is currently rated 14% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. [1]Tagline:The world's favourite adventurer is back for more! Much more!Sue Charlton's ex-husband, mentioned but unseen in the earlier film, finds himself in trouble when he takes pictures of a Colombian man who is murdered by the drug cartel. Before he is murdered by them as well, he sends it to Sue, who is in turn kidnapped by the cartel. Mick Dundee comes to the rescue, with a little help of some new friends, and convinces the police detectives to let him take Sue with him back to Australia....,
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The Blue Lagoon is a 1980 English language romance and adventure film starring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins, produced and directed by Randal Kleiser. The screenplay by Douglas Day Stewart was based on the novel The Blue Lagoon by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The original music score was composed by Basil Poledouris and the cinematography was by Nestor Almendros. The film was marketed with the tagline "A sensuous story of natural love."
The film tells the story of two young children shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific. Emotional feelings and physical changes arise as they reach puberty and fall in love. The film has major thematic similarities to the Biblical story of Adam and Eve.
In the Victorian period, two young children and a galley cook are the survivors of a shipwreck in the South Pacific. In the turmoil of the burning ship from which they escaped, they become separated from another lifeboat that the boy's father is in and drift out to sea. After days...,
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Harlequin is a 1980 Australian film starring Robert Powell, Carmen Duncan, David Hemmings and Broderick Crawford. The screenplay is by Everett De Roche, the music by Brian May and the film is directed by Simon Wincer.
The film is a modern-day version of the Rasputin story, and the major characters have the same first names as Rasputin and the Romanov royal family, and their family name 'Rast' is simply 'Tsar' backwards. Hemmings plays an up-and-coming senator, Nick Rast, whose young son is terminally ill with leukaemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe (Powell), appears and seems to cure the boy. Rast's wife Sandy (Duncan) falls in love with Wolfe, but the powerful interests behind Rast's career, represented by geriatric monster Doc Wheelan (Crawford) are less happy with events.
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