The Nostradamus Kid (1993)

Acclaimed writer-director Bob Ellis brings two memorable years of his tumultuous life to the big screen in the semi-autobiographical Aussie comedy The Nostradamus Kid (1993). Based on Ellis’s experiences as a horny virgin in 1956 and an unhappy Seven Day Adventist in 1962, the coming-of-age tale documents every uncomfortable twist and turn of its protagonist’s efforts to get laid. Trying his luck hitting on a preacher’s daughter (Alice Garner) and a curvy barfly (Jeanette Cronin), Ellis’s hero (Noah Taylor) isn’t shy about fumbling after the opposite sex. It all pays off, however, when he coaxes a pert blonde (Miranda Otto) into sharing his bed. The busty Aussie is brilliant as the sexy trophy who makes all the hard work worth it.