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== Movie Summary ==
== Movie Summary ==
* ''Released November 26, 1993 (Australia)''
* ''Released November 26, 1993 (Australia)''
* In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?
* '''Tagline:''' Colonial romancing and complicating...
* In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyser, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?


== [[:Category:Actors|Alum Actors]] ==
== [[:Category:Actors|Alum Actors]] ==
* [[André Kovachevitch]] plays '''Chorus #12'''
* [[André Kovachevitch]] plays '''Chorus #12'''
* [[Bruce Hopkins]] plays '''Chorus #8'''
* [[Bruce Hopkins]] plays '''Chorus #8'''
* [[Ian Hughes]] plays '''Chorus #9'''
* [[Kevin Smith]] plays '''Lawrence Hayes'''
* [[Michael Hurst]] plays '''Willam Poyser'''
* [[Peter Mason]] plays '''Chorus #13'''
* [[Peter Tait]] plays '''Chorus #16'''
* [[Sam Williams]] plays '''Maori Warrior/Townspeople'''
* [[Sam Williams]] plays '''Maori Warrior/Townspeople'''


== [[Non-YH Alum Crossactors]] ==
== [[Non-YH Alum Crossactors]] ==
* None at the time.
* [[Cliff Curtis]] plays '''Fraser'''
* [[Gordon Hatfield]] plays '''Maori Warrior/Townspeople'''
* [[Jennifer Ward-Lealand]] plays '''Dorothea Brook'''
* [[Lisa Chappell]] plays '''Anne Cooper'''
* [[Timothy Raby]] plays '''Mr. Weedle'''


== Links ==
== Links ==
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106709/ ''Desperate Remedies'' on IMDB]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106709/ ''Desperate Remedies'' on IMDB]
* [http://www.themoviedb.org/movie/125262-desperate-remedies ''Desperate Remedies'' on The Movie Database]
* [http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film139362.html ''Desperate Remedies'' on Film Affinity]
* [http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/desperate-remedies-1993 ''Desperate Remedies'' on NZ On Screen]
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/desperate_remedies/ ''Desperate Remedies'' on Rotten Tomatoes]
== Watch the Trailer ==
<mediaplayer width='467' height='300'>http://yhwiki.com/videos/Desperate%20Remedies%20-%20(trailer).flv</mediaplayer>


== Additional Promo Pictures ==
== Additional Promo Pictures ==
[[File:Desperate Remedies.jpg|250px|center]]
[[File:Desperate Remedies.jpg|250px|center|thumb]]
 
[[File:Desperaterem.jpg|400px|center|thumb]]


== Additional Pictures (YH Alum Actors) ==
== Additional Pictures (YH Alum Actors) ==
* None at the time. (Why not add some?)
[[File:André Kovachevitch - Chorus -12.png|400px|thumb|center|''[[André Kovachevitch]]'' as '''Chorus #12'''.]]<br><br>
[[File:Bruce Hopkins - Chorus 8.png|400px|thumb|center|''[[Bruce Hopkins]]'' as '''Chorus #8.'''.]]<br><br>
[[File:Ian Hughes - Chorus 9.png|400px|thumb|center|''[[Ian Hughes]]'' as '''Chorus #9'''.]]<br><br>
[[File:Kevin Smith - Lawrence Hayes.png|400px|thumb|center|''[[Kevin Smith]]'' as '''Lawrence Hayes'''.]]<br><br>
[[File:Michael Hurst - Willam Poyser.png|400px|thumb|center|''[[Michael Hurst]]'' as '''Willam Poyser'''.]]<br><br>
[[File:Pete Mason - Chorus 13.png|400px|thumb|center|''[[Peter Mason]]'' as '''Chorus #13'''.]]<br><br>


== Additional Pictures (Non-YH Alum Actors) ==
== Additional Pictures (Non-YH Alum Actors) ==
* None at the time. (Why not add some?)
[[File:Jennifer Ward-Lealand - Dorothea Brook.png|400px|thumb|center|''[[Jennifer Ward-Lealand]]'' as '''Dorothea Brook'''.]]<br><br>
[[File:Lisa Chappell - Anne Cooper.png|400px|thumb|center|''[[Lisa Chappell]]'' as '''Anne Cooper'''.]]<br><br>


[[Category:Crossactor Shows and Films]][[Category:Movies]]
[[Category:Crossactor Shows and Films]][[Category:Movies]][[Category:Year 1993]] [[Category:Crossactors 08]]

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Movie Summary

  • Released November 26, 1993 (Australia)
  • Tagline: Colonial romancing and complicating...
  • In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyser, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?

Alum Actors

Non-YH Alum Crossactors

Links

Watch the Trailer

<mediaplayer width='467' height='300'>http://yhwiki.com/videos/Desperate%20Remedies%20-%20(trailer).flv</mediaplayer>

Additional Promo Pictures

Desperate Remedies.jpg
Desperaterem.jpg

Additional Pictures (YH Alum Actors)

André Kovachevitch as Chorus #12.



Bruce Hopkins as Chorus #8..



Ian Hughes as Chorus #9.



Kevin Smith as Lawrence Hayes.



Michael Hurst as Willam Poyser.



Peter Mason as Chorus #13.



Additional Pictures (Non-YH Alum Actors)

Jennifer Ward-Lealand as Dorothea Brook.



Lisa Chappell as Anne Cooper.