Stir (1980): Cast
Stir is a 1980 action thriller directed by Stephen Wallace, starring Bryan Brown as China Jackson, Dennis Miller and Gary Waddell. It runs 1 hour 37 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 37m (97 min)
- Director
- Stephen Wallace
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Smiley Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Stir About?
The premise of Stir without spoilers.
A gritty prison drama set amid the harsh Australian outback, filmed in the Clare Valley, Gladstone and the Flinders Ranges. Inspired by the real 1974 Bathurst Jail riot and the ensuing Royal Commission into New South Wales prisons, it follows inmates whose hatred, desperation and brutality drive them toward an unstoppable rebellion.
Stir Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- gay sex
- male frontal nudity
- male full frontal nudity
- gay interest
- male rear nudity
- prison
- australia
- bare chested male
- urination
- male nudity
- sadism
- nudity
+38 more Show fewer
- armory
- 3 years later
- man in a bed
- man wears eyeglasses
- ozploitation
- prison drama
- riot
- jail
- criminal
- breaking the law
- tragedy
- crime victim
- character appears on tv
- prison life
- male protagonist
- scene during end credits
- barber
- bus
- gas mask
- surrender
- megaphone
- stretcher
- police car
- fire engine
- threat to kill
- prison yard
- locker room
- locker
- visit
- lying on bed
- night
- torch
- baton
- workshop
- use of bloody as epithet
- threat
- gate
- calling someone an idiot
Stir Cast & Characters
Bryan Brown leads the cast as China Jackson, with Dennis Miller as Redford and Gary Waddell as Dave. Directed by Stephen Wallace; 12 actors are credited in all.
- Director Stephen Wallace
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Bryan Brown as China Jackson - Dennis Miller as Redford
- Gary Waddell as Dave
- Robert Noble as Riley
Also Starring in Stir
· 8 more- Ray Marshall Chalmers
- Paul Sonkkila McIntosh
- Max Phipps Norton
- Phil Motherwell Alby
- Syd Heylen Old Bob
- Tex Morton The Govenor (as Robert 'Tex' Morton)
- Michael Gow Andrew
- Edward Robshaw Partidge
More from Stephen Wallace
More films directed by Stephen Wallace: Turtle Beach, Blood Oath, For Love Alone and The Love Letters from Teralba Road.
Stir Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “The Promotion of Mr. Smith” and “Kapinalliset”.
- Also known as
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- The Promotion of Mr. Smith
- Kapinalliset
- To xespasma
- Stir - OZ
- 搅拌
Seen Stir?
Movies Like Stir
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Riot, Cut Snake and Son of a Gun.
Stir FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Stir, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Stir?
Stir runs 1 hour 37 minutes (97 minutes).
When was Stir released?
Stir was released on May 11, 1980.
Who directed Stir?
Stir was directed by Stephen Wallace.
More films by Stephen Wallace Who is in the cast of Stir?
Stir stars Bryan Brown as China Jackson, Dennis Miller as Redford and Gary Waddell as Dave, among 12 credited actors.
Does Stir have a post-credit scene?
No. Stir has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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