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Dean Murphy

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Biography

Dean Murphy is an Australian screenwriter, producer and director.[1] Dean Murphy wrote, produced and directed his first feature, 'Just Cruising' at the age of 17, he followed this with a sitcom pilot for the Nine Network. In 1992 he wrote, produced and directed his second feature before moving to Los Angeles to write and develop projects with producer George Folsey Jr. (Trading Places, Coming to America). Dean returned to Australia in 1997 to direct his third feature and became a founding member of Instinct Entertainment. Dean went on to produce Till Human Voices Wake Us starring Guy Pearce and Helena Bonham Carter, co-write, executive produce and direct the Paul Hogan, Michael Caton feature Strange Bedfellows, (which took $5,000,000 at the Australian box office) produce the US set thriller Torn, the children's DVD series, Zokky – The Kangaroo and executive produce the feature documentary Salute. In 2009 Dean directed the Paul Hogan, Shane Jacobson feature Charlie & Boots, followed up by co-writing Kevin "Bloody" Wilson's Little Johnny. In 2012 Dean directed the top rating ABC telemovie, Cliffy, the ABC documentary Hanging with Hoges and has been producing live theatre including Mother & Son starring Noeline Brown and Shane Jacobson and An Evening with Hoges starring Aussie Icon, Paul Hogan. Dean also directed the ABC/Opera Australia project The Divorce starring Marina Prior, Lisa McCune, Hugh Sheridan and Kate Miller Heidke. In 2017 Dean wrote and directed That's Not My Dog! starring 30 of Australia's biggest stars in comedy before teaming up with John Cleese, Chevy Chase, Jacob Elordi, Paul Hogan and Olivia Newton John on his 12th feature. In 2023 Dean produced The Roast of Paul Hogan, in 2024 he co-wrote and co-directed the stage musical Midnight The Cinderella Story and again partnered up with a comedy legend for The Australian Roast of John Cleese.

Known For

The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
4.9

Paul Hogan is reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight as he desperately attempts to restore his sullied reputation on the eve of being knighted.

The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee

2020
The Divorce
2.8

A witty & sophisticated 'soap opera' with a stellar line-up of performers including Lisa McCune, Marina Prior, Hugh Sheridan & Kate Miller-Heidke. The Divorce takes a playful look at love, passion, regret, morality & longing.

The Divorce

2015
Charlie & Boots
6.1

After a family tragedy, Charlie and his estranged son, Boots, try to put their differences aside and head off on the road trip of a lifetime - from regional Victoria to the Cape York Peninsula - they overcome many challenges to reach their dream - to fish off the northernmost tip of Australia.

Charlie & Boots

2009
Little Johnny The Movie
4.3

Australia’s Answer to “Family Guy” But Wronger! Little Johnny jokes have been around for decades, passed down from generation to generation and from friend to friend but the origins of these jokes has been a mystery, until now… ‘Little Johnny The Movie’ celebrates the wrongest jokes ever told. It‘s a coming of age story that’s brimming with irreverent humour, larger-than-life characters, and crackling action to boot! It will remind you of the great cartoons of yesteryear — but on steroids! ‘Little Johnny The Movie’ reveals for the first time a feisty little rascal whose antics always land him in trouble with sidesplitting results giving rise to the legend, the legend of Little Johnny.

Little Johnny The Movie

2011
Muggers
4.2

When two medical students find themselves dangerously indebted to a sadistic loan shark, they become embroiled in an illicit black-market organ transplant scam in order to save their lives. 'Muggers' is a twisted, hilarious, pitch-black comedy about friendship, poor choices and the drag of student debt.

Muggers

2000
Cliffy
7.0

Set against the backdrop of the early eighties, Cliffy retraces his extraordinary journey from famously training in gumboots among cow paddocks through the epic six-day period of the ultra marathon and his emergence as Australia's most unlikely sporting hero. Based on a true story.

Cliffy

2013
The Roast of John Cleese
3.5

Some of Australia's funniest performers pay homage to international comedy legend, John Cleese. Firing good-natured insults & jokes at the guest of honour & themselves in a way only Aussie's know how.

The Roast of John Cleese

2024
Strange Bedfellows
5.7

Two 'very straight' old timers have to learn how to pass as a loving gay couple after falsely claiming same-sex status to take advantage of newly legislated tax laws.

Strange Bedfellows

2004
Till Human Voices Wake Us
5.3

Sam and Silvy are best friends. One night, as they are watching a falling star while floating on their backs in a lake, Sylvy disappears from his side. Despite his best efforts, he cannot find her under water. Many years later, Sam, now a psychologist, returns to bury his father. Back in his hometown, he meets a woman called Ruby who reminds him in so many ways of his lost love.

Till Human Voices Wake Us

2002
That’s Not My Dog!
4.9

THAT’S NOT MY DOG! is a joyous comedy that celebrates our love of joke telling. The film centres around the loveable Shane Jacobson (playing himself) who is throwing a party. Invited are the funniest people Shane knows comprising of Australia’s biggest stars along with several Australian music legends playing their biggest hits live, right throughout the party.

That’s Not My Dog!

2018
The Roast of Paul Hogan
8.0

Aussie comedy legends roast an Aussie comedy Icon in this hilarious, no holds barred special.

The Roast of Paul Hogan

2022
Salute
6.7

The black power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic moment in the US civil rights struggle. Far less known is the part in that episode in history played by Peter Norman, the white Australian on the podium who had run second — and the price paid afterward by all three athletes.

Salute

2008
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Comedian Paul Hogan opens the door into his private and public life. It’s been 40 years since he first stepped into the comedy limelight, and now at 73, he is ready to share - warts-and-all – his story with fellow comedian Shane Jacobson (Kenny, The Time of our Lives). This relaxed, candid and hilarious program charts his journey from raising a family in a housing commission home, to the highs of Crocodile Dundee, the Golden Globe Awards and performing stand-up at the Oscars. It also delves into the lows of Hogan’s battle with the Australian Tax Office. And right now Paul Hogan is once again set to do what he does best - entertain.

Hanging with Hoges

2014
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Oops! I Bought A Pub is a new Australian television show premiering on May 2, 2026, following comedian Shane Jacobson as he renovations the historic Dederang Hotel in Victoria, which he purchased sight unseen. The documentary series shows the trials of running a country pub and navigating the local community.

Oops I Bought a Pub

2026
Lex and Rory
8.0

Two rich Australian teens (Angus Benfield, Fiona MacGregor), too shy to get together, court by telephone.

Lex and Rory

1994