Clowning Around

Clowning Around
Directed by	George Whaly
Starring	Clayton Williamson Annie Byron Jean-Michel Dagory Ernie Dingo Van Johnson Rebecca Smart Noni Hazlehurst Jill Perryman Heath Ledger
Music by	Peter Best
Distributed by	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Release date(s)	1992
Running time	165 minutes
Country	Australia France United States
Language	English

Clowning Around (1992) is an Australian family film that was shot on location in Perth, Western Australia and Paris, France.

The film was produced by independent film company Barron Entertainment Films in Western Australia and educational film company WonderWorks in the United States, was directed by George Whaley. It was distributed by Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia. It featured Australian actors such as Clayton Williamson, Noni Hazelhurst, Ernie Dingo, Rebecca Smart, and Jill Perryman, and also featured veteran American film actor Van Johnson in his final movie role, and French actor Jean-Michel Dagory. This film also features perhaps the earliest film role for Heath Ledger, who would later appear in Blackrock (1997) with Smart and Candy (2006) with Hazlehurst. Ledger's role appeared in the last ten minutes, of which he played an orphan clown who closes the film by delivering the film's final lines. This series was followed up with a sequel a year later (Clowning Around 2, filmed in 1992).

Synopsis

Simon Gunner (Clayton Williamson), is a starstruck kid who aspires to become a circus clown. With the help of veteran funster Jack Merrick (Ernie Dingo), Simon ultimately fulfills his goal.

Cast

• Clayton Williamson - Simon Gunner
• Annie Byron - Una Crealy
• Jean-Michel Dagory - Anatole Tollin
• Ernie Dingo - Jack Merrick
• Van Johnson - Mr. Ranthow
• Rebecca Smart - Linda Crealy
• Noni Hazlehurst - Sarah Gunner
• Jill Perryman - Miss Gabhurst
• Steve Jodrell - Skipper Crealy
• Heath Ledger - orphan clown

External links

• Clowning Around at the Internet Movie Database
• Clowning Around at AllRovi