The Night We Called It a Day (2003)

This nobody is about to catch a big somebody.

Based on the true events surrounding Frank Sinatra's tour of Australia. When Sinatra calls a local reporter a "two-bit hooker", every union in the country black-bans the star until he issues an apology.

Cast (48)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Joel Edgerton

Rod Blue

Rose Byrne

Audrey Appleby

Dennis Hopper

Frank Sinatra

Melanie Griffith

Barbara Marx

Portia De Rossi

Hilary Hunter

David Hemmings

Mickey Rudin

David Field

Bob Hawke

Victoria Thaine

Penny

Nicholas Hope

Phil

Jennifer Hagan

Doris

Tony Barry

Ralph Blue

G

George Vidalis

Vinny

P

Peter Demlakian

Ruby

Paul McDermott

Band Manager

Vincent Ball

Rex Hooper

Jeffrey Rowe

Reporter (uncredited)

Stephen Curry

Ferret

Gary Eck

Shorty

Marcia Hines

Manicurist

Abe Forsythe

Bellboy

Max Fairchild

Kerry Packer

Lena Cruz

Margarita

N

Nicholas Papademetriou

Luigi

P

Peter Callan

Mechanic

Hamish McDonald

Art Dealer

T

Tom Burlinson

Frank Sinatra (singing voice)

S

Stephen O'Rourke

Jilly Rizzo

R

Richard Williams

Billy Thorpe

P

Paul Nicholson

The Aztecs

R

Richard Warne

The Aztecs

B

Brett Cresswell

The Aztecs

J

Jon Holliday

The Aztecs

S

Simon Bull

Mr. Ed

S

Stephen Holt

Palm Man #1

Sean Lynch

Palm Man #2

J

John Simeon

Sammy Davis Jr.

A

Alex Babic

Hal

J

James McCluskey-Garcia

Jim

Keith Robinson

Mr. Fiddler

N

Nathaniel Links

Photographer (as Nathanuel Links)

M

Mark McCann

Reporter #1

A

Andrew Blaxland

Reporter #2

G

George Brodbeck

Band Conductor

T

Tony Young

Union Man

Tony Harvey

Jim North

M

Michelle Collins

Mrs. Appleby

Andrew Johnston

Goran

G

Gemma Byrne

Penny's Baby

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