Dear Cardholder (1989)
Hec, a sacked taxation clerk, seeks fame and fortune using the world of credit cards. Unfortunately for him, and the banks, he has no concept of credit card limit.
- Date of release
- 1989-11-22
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Bill Bennett
Casting
- Robin Ramsay — Hec Harris
- Jennifer Cluff — Aggie Smith
- Marion Chirgwin — Jo Harris
- Russell Newman — Alfred Block
- John Ewart — Mr. Hart
- Patrick Cook — Mr. Ardent
- Arianthe Galani — Antoinette
- Bob Ellis — Terence
- Helen Mutkins — Bank Secretary
- Phil Lambert — Egg Marketing Man
- Kenneth Radley — Waiter
- David Goddard — Maitre D'
Interesting facts
Dear Cardholder is a 1989 Australian film about a man who gets into credit card debt while attempting to design a tax planner computer program. It was written and directed by Bill Bennett and stars Robin Ramsay.
Production and release
Dear Cardholder was not released theatrically, but was eventually aired as a telemovie on the Nine Network in November 1989. Bennett later stated he felt he made a mistake by not making the film funny enough or its protagonist sufficiently sympathetic, and that he should have spent more time on the script.
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