Sep 06, 2005
88 min
Full-HD

50 Ways of Saying Fabulous (2005)

Sweet, chubby, theatrical Billy was never cut out to be a farmer or a rugby player, but as the only son of a ‘good kiwi bloke’ he’s obliged to try. The cows are stubborn and the chores gruelling but Billy finds escape in a fantasy world playing Lana, heroine of his favourite TV show Adventures in Space. Not everyone approves of Billy's transformation. On the brink of adolescene, he discovers growing up is more complicated than he could ever have imagined.

Category

Drama

Country

New Zealand

Companies

New Zealand Film Commission MF Films

Andrew Paterson

Billy / Lana (Billy)

Harriet Beattie

Lou / Brad (Lou)

Jay Collins

Roy

Georgia McNeil

Babe

Michael Dorman

Jamie

Rima Te Wiata

Evey

George Mason

Arch

Ross McKellar

Matt

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