1988 | Directed by Fred Schepisi |
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Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain: during a camping trip to Ayer's Rock in outback
Australia, she claims she witnessed a dingo stealing her baby daughter Azaria from the family
tent. Azaria's body is never found. Police note some apparent inconsistencies in her story,
and she is charged with murder. The case attracts a lot of attention, turning a simple
investigation into a media circus, with the public divided in their opinion. |
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| ADDITIONAL CAST & CHARACTERS |
Meryl Streep
Sam Neill
Charles Tingwell
Bruce Myles
Neil Fitzpatrick |
... Lindy Chamberlain
... Michael Chamberlain
... Muirhead
... Barker
... Phillips |
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Meryl Streep, Entertainment Weekly, March 2000
"There were enormous legal considerations over every line I said, because Lindy Chamberlain
was pressing the government to be exonerated. Along with all the other challenges of making
a movie, to have lawyers sitting there... There was no doubt in my mind that she was innocent.
And they did exonerate her, after the film. But because of her manner, she was condemned. She
wasn't the weeping, screaming, bereaved mother - she was more like 'None'a your f----ucking
business how I feel!' There are people you just want to tell, 'You know, you'll get further in
life if you just...' (laughs) She was vilified for the shape of her eyebrows, because they pointed
down and she looked mad all the time."
Based on the real-life incident that occurred near Ayers Rock, Central Australia, on the night of August 17, 1980, when Linda Chamberlain shouted: "A Dingo Took My Baby!", after she discovered that her nearly ten-week-old baby, Azaria had been taken by a dingo from their tent.
In 1986, Azaria's jacket was found in an area filled with dingo lairs. The case was reopened, and in 1988 the Criminal Appeals Court overturned all convictions against the parents. Two years later, the parents received compensation for wrongful imprisonment.
Additional Information at the Internet Movie Database
Full cast & credits, trivia and business information
Lindy Chamberlain's Official Website
Info on Ms. Chamberlain's life, the trial and her autobiography
| AWARDS / NOMINATIONS FOR MERYL STREEP |
1989 (
Winner) Cannes Film Festival - Best Actress
1989 (
Winner) Australian Film Award - Best Actress
1988 (
Winner) New York Film Critics Award - Best Actress
1989 (Nomination) Academy Award - Best Actress
1989 (Nomination) Golden Globe Award - Best Actress
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Features: none
Video: Widescreen, Color
Languages: English (Dolby)
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DVD Release: December 21, 1999
Region Code: 1
Distributor: Warner Home Video
ASIN: B00002E22E
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