Billy's Holiday (1995)
1h 32m
Running Time
July 26, 1995Release Date
Plot.
This movie is all about a normal guy called Billy Apples. He is a social drinker and sometimes lead singer of a band. While he is doing all of this, he still manages to bring up his teenage daughter. One night while sitting at home Billy finds that he has a talent! He finds that he is able to sing like his idol, 50's singer Billie Holiday. From there he is going places, from huge live performances to even cutting a hit record, but in the end he must make a choice between the life he has, and the life he once knew. Written by Graham Wilson Jr
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Cast & Crew.

Max Cullen
Billy Apples

Kris McQuade
Kate Hammond

Tina Bursill
Louise

Drew Forsythe
Sid Banks

Geneviève Lemon
Julie

Drew Forsythe
Sid Banks

Richard Roxburgh
Rob McSpedden

Rachael Coopes
Casey Appleby

Arianthe Galani
Anna

Garry Scale
Reg Conroy

Dylan Walters
Mack

Laurence Clifford
Jack

Maggie Kirkpatrick
Maureen O'Hara

Sacha Horler
Kristin

Jade Gatt
Alex

Maryanne Puntoriero
Melody

Peter Cobbin
Composer

Richard Wherrett
Director

Denis Whitburn
Writer / Producer

Jules Wurm
Clapper Loader

Tristram Miall
Producer

Adrian Pickersgill
First Assistant Director

Roger Lanser
Director of Photography

Sue Blainey
Editor
Details.
Release DateJuly 26, 1995
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
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Wiki.
Billy's Holiday is a 1995 Australian musical film, directed by Richard Wherrett and starring Max Cullen. Based on Cullen's real-life ability to vocally impersonate Billie Holiday, the film revolves around a man named Billy Apples, played by Cullen, whose life and music career are stagnating until he is visited by Holiday's spirit and finds himself gifted with her voice. Despite finding a receptive audience at the Cannes Film Festival and some success with international distributors, the film was negatively received in Australia and was a box office bomb.