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Fall Guys: a generation of film-makers gutted by Australia bowing as Hollywood’s backlot – Michael West

The Fall Guy

Hollywood blockbusters Fall Guy and Planet of the Apes are filming in Sydney, and sci-fi remake Metropolis in Melbourne – all at high public expense, subsidised by state and federal governments. Is it worth paying for Americans telling American stories? Or would the money be better spent on Australians telling Australian stories? Michael West follows the money.

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