Jackie Mullins (Jo Kennedy) dreams of becoming a star while working in her family’s downbeat pub located under the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Gillian Anderson’s second film, following My Brilliant Career, bursts out of Sydney circa 1982 in a neon extravaganza of quirky Aussie pluck. Featuring a soundtrack by Tim Finn, The Swingers and Mental As Anything.

‘The film is a neon lightning bolt wrapped up in a gaudy tourist tea-towel and decoupaged with love letters to a skewiff memory of Hollywood.’ – The Guardian

Spending the holidays in Canberra? Enjoy matinee screenings of Australian classic films, restored by the NFSA. The Iconic Australia – NFSA Restores program runs from 26 December to 3 January.

Starstruck has been digitally restored as part of our restoration program, NFSA Restores, reviving our cinema icons.