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Jean Dwight is the mother from hell. Once an up-and-coming comedienne back in the old country, she has a sharp and biting wit that rips most foes to shreds. Her next target happens to be her son’s feisty new girl friend; but this mother isn’t about to let her son go falling into the arms of another woman without a fight. By the end of the bitter-sweet comedic Aussie flick Clubland, you can’t help but fall in love with this formidable woman. Jean is full of so many paradoxes, but deep down she’s really a loveable hag.
Jean (played to perfection by British actress Brenda Blethyn) is on the other side of fifty and searching for a comeback as a comedienne on the club circuit. This entails her 21-year-old son Tim (Khan Chittenden) driving her in his removal truck to different evening gigs in retro-looking clubs across Sydney. He’s happy to help his mother’s in her quest for stardom. At home, Jean’s older, mentally-challenged son Mark (Richard Wilson), spends most of his time housebound after various disappearing acts.
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