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'When local politician Barry Moochmore commits his wife to a mental hospital he suddenly finds himself alone and with five teenage daughters that he barely knows. Desperate, he impulsively picks up a hitchhiker named Shaz and installs her as the nanny in their home. Shaz is charismatic, hot-tempered, inspiring and completely crazy ... and the best thing that's ever happened to the Moochmore family.'

Source: Screen Australia.

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First known date: 2012

Works about this Work

The Laughter and the Tears : Comedy, Melodrama and the Shift Towards Empathy for Mental Illness on Screen Fincina Hopgood , 2018 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Screen in the 2000s 2018; (p. 165-189)
Analyses five Australian films (both textual analysis and production history) with a focus on their empathetic presentation of mental illness and their deployment of melodrama and comedy.
The Cringe Dwellers David Dale , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 30 December 2012; (p. 12)
Home-Grown Talent Attracts Hollywood Backing Garry Maddox , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 November 2012; (p. 5)
The Best of 2012 Australian Art : Film Adrian Martin , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Monthly , October no. 83 2012; (p. 65-66)
Untitled 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Lesbians on the Loose , October vol. 274 no. 23 2012; (p. 23)

— Review of Mental P. J. Hogan , 2012 single work film/TV
A Twist to the Family Mentality Philippa Hawker , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 September 2012; (p. 3)

— Review of Mental P. J. Hogan , 2012 single work film/TV
Review with Nick Dent Nick Dent , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 30 September 2012; (p. 24)

— Review of Mental P. J. Hogan , 2012 single work film/TV
Crazy Little Thing Called Life Ron Cerabona , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 October 2012; (p. 7)

— Review of Mental P. J. Hogan , 2012 single work film/TV
Crosses Disorder Line Leigh Paatsch , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 4 October 2012; (p. 4)

— Review of Mental P. J. Hogan , 2012 single work film/TV
Film Phil Brown , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 3 - 9 October no. 903 2012; (p. 22)

— Review of Mental P. J. Hogan , 2012 single work film/TV
Net Spread Wide for Young Actors Geoff Shearer , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 June 2011; (p. 22)
Reel Time Michael Bodey , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 1 June 2011; (p. 19)
Local TV Booms but Films Fall Behind Clare Kermond , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 October 2011; (p. 10)
Cinematographer in the Frame for Highest Honour Adam Fulton , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 November 2011; (p. 11)
Film Andrew Fenton , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22 December 2011; (p. 51)
This year's awards coincide with a resurgence in Australian film, commercial and critical successes vying for Glory
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